2017 Range Rover Sport (USA)
The North American market won't be
getting the new Ingenium diesel engine installed into the Range Rover Sport
overseas. But it will get the other enhancements applied for the 2017 model
year.
Among those enhancements are an array of
new driver assistance technologies. Those include the new Advanced Tow Assist
that helps in reversing the vehicle with a trailer attached, an upgraded Blind
Spot Assist that improves visibility around the vehicle, and an Intelligent
Speed Limiter that reads roadside signage to keep the vehicle under the speed
limit while under cruise control.
Off-road capability is also enhanced
thanks to the inclusion of a new Low Traction Launch system and a new
All-Terrain Info Center. The latter displays all manner of off-road conditions
through the new 10.2-inch dashboard display that, along with the new InControl
Touch Pro infotainment system, comes as a welcome improvement over the old
8-inch system and its less-than-intuitive interface.
There's an array of new colors on offer
and a streamlined selection of options packages as well. Most of these features
were introduced on the flagship Range Rover as well along with the new
550-horsepower SVAutobiography that carries the same engine as the RR Sport
SVR.
Neither the new 2.0-liter Ingenium
diesel being offered elsewhere, the hybrid version thereof, nor the larger
4.4-liter diesel V8 are not coming to North America at this point. However the
middle 3.0-liter six-cylinder diesel is still available to American customers,
alongside the supercharged gasoline V6 and V8 engines.
The 2017 Range Rover Sport will arrive
at US dealers later this year with a starting price of US$ 65,650 (plus a US$ 995
destination charge). That represents a negligible US$ 700 increase over the 2016 model
– well worth it, we'd say, for the improved infotainment system alone.
