2018 Land
Rover Range Rover Sport SVR
Land Rover is
working on a mid-cycle update for its Range Rover Sport, and naturally the
updates will filter across to the high-performance SVR variant.
Here is new
spy shots of a prototype for the updated Range Rover Sport SVR, a vehicle we
expect to be launched alongside the updated version of the regular Range Rover
Sport sometime next year. They should arrive as 2018 models.
We can see that the basic design will remain unchanged. However,
there appears to be a new design for the intakes in the front bumper. This
might suggest the vehicle is getting the 575-horsepower version of Jaguar Land
Rover’s supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 found in the 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR. The
current Range Rover Sport SVR has the same engine but with a 550-hp rating.
Beyond any
mechanical updates, look for tweaks to be made inside the cabin. We could also
see some additional tech features such as more advanced electronic driver aids.
The current
Range Rover Sport SVR is already a brilliant vehicle, so any refinements being
made are simply icing on the cake. Despite its size and ability to go off-road,
the Range Rover Sport SVR comes close to matching the performance of some
dedicated sports cars on the track, including Jaguar Land Rover’s own F-Type.
It really is that good.
Note, the
Range Rover SUV is also coming in for an update, as evidenced by a prototype
spotted earlier.
