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Range Rover Sport P400 - Smart Casual (ENG) - Test Drive and Review

Mar 26, 2024
This is the new Range Rover Sport, a rare example of how you can put off-road and

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y features in a single car, even if you barely use the former because of the 23-inch wheels, but if one wants, let's take a closer look at it. near. This foreign Beast

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s car debuted in 2005 as a cheaper alternative to the ever-growing Range Rover; By the end of 2020, one million units had been sold while the SUV was still in its second generation, in addition to footballers' wives with powerful propulsion systems, including a 5-liter engine. The supercharged V8 certainly contributed to the sales success.
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The current third generation also looks to introduce some green credentials before the arrival of the all-electric version in 2024. The engine

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, depending on the market, includes diesel engines, diesel with mild hybrid petrol engines. with mild hybrid gasoline engines with plug-in hybrids and BMW's 530 horsepower 4.4-liter gasoline V8 that powered the Gran Range Rover I

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ed a few months ago, the V8 is already or still available in some European markets , the

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unit I have here is a P400 which is a 6 cylinder inline gasoline engine with a mild hybrid which Land Rover explains is like an electric compressor, the power as the designation suggests is 400 horsepower at 550 newton meters from zero to 100 kilometers per hour in a time of 5.7 seconds.
range rover sport p400   smart casual eng   test drive and review

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I checked it and the best I got was 6 seconds with Launch Control. More on performance and driving experience in a moment, but for now a few words about the design Land Rover calls reductive design. On the one hand, it's about simplicity, and on the other hand, it's about improving aerodynamics. The drag coefficient has been reduced by 15 to 0.29. Furthermore, at more than 105 kilometers per hour the car bends 16 millimeters. The design of the Range Rover Sport is really simple, elegant and neat. Here the black package also eliminates the copper accents around the bumper and the faux Air. Outlets on the hood and front fenders will probably serve some purpose on the more powerful SVR version that will hopefully arrive at some point.
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After all, BMW easily extracts over 600 horsepower from its V8 engine and the previous SVR had 575. horsepower, so there are still Some foreign reservations, the full-size Range Rover that I reviewed a few months ago also here, jlr decided to go for the most expensive optional paint, this is the agar gray matte paint that costs almost 9,000 euros and now repairs damage to the bumper and front end. The doors will cost quite a bit of money, it seems that someone decided to

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this car off-road anyway. I like the Range Rover Sport from the front and from the side, but I'm not convinced by the rear view of the big Range Rover, the lights are too bright. well even when they are off and here without the lies you are left with this black cross bar which somehow doesn't work for me but the exhaust tips are real even if the exhaust sound is somewhat muffled and uninspiring I think Finally I discovered the trunk opening gesture on Range Rovers.
range rover sport p400   smart casual eng   test drive and review
I know the sensor is somewhere around the corner, so the easiest way to aim is to stand three-quarters back here and aim diagonally at the rear tire and if you kick it, you'll almost kick it. Certainly open or close and just be careful when wearing nicer shoes, that's why I'm wearing a less nice Susan today. Oh, there's water dripping from here. Oh, the trunk volume depends on the source, between 450 and 650 liters depending on the specifications. The album has nothing to do with it. What to do with the standard size or spare wheel or plug-in hybrid of my measurements there is about 550 liters above the ground which is more or less the same as in the previous sport here there is a full size spare wheel and a pulley to remove it was Same on a large

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, a full-size 23-inch spare probably weighs around 30 kilograms, so pulling it out without a pulley, even if possible, can end up straining your spine.
Thanks, the floor is not hinged on the seat side, there is only a latch on the tailgate side, in addition, the partition can be deployed here so that smaller purchases do not fall onto the trunk. It is very clever and something like this should be in all cars with a larger trunk, the backrest of the second row can be folded and deployed automatically from the trunk the maximum capacity of the cargo space with the seats folded is obviously 1860 liters. At this point a few words about dimensions. The third generation Sport is 6.5 centimeters longer than the second generation model.
Both have a similar width and height, but the wheelbase in the third generation is almost 8 centimeters longer, about 3 meters, the sports car is now a little larger than the foreign BMW X5, so the rear seats They seem to have a lot of space, but like the BMW X5, I'd like to see it. More so when I think to myself that in the full-size Range Rover, which is built on the same platform and with a standard wheelbase, rear passenger space is similar. I appreciate the sport even more, you save 30 grand and get pretty much the same size.
I mean, if you want to buy a full size Range Rover, just go for one with an extended wheelbase and don't look at the price in the back, there are heated and ventilated seats, yes, the backrest angle can be adjusted electrically, all These are options as is. Frozen climate control and window blinds, the backrest splits 40 20 40. There are cup holders and some storage here and also one more thing that is actually quite interesting: the seat belt buckle is illuminated, so It's easy to aim at night and when it's dark here and the driving position can be quite dark.
This car is equipped with optional 22-way adjustable seats. Heated and ventilated comfort and memory settings are standard, although that's nice now. Shorter people should be careful. Anna is 160 centimeters tall and it really takes her a while to get to 175 centimeters. In terms of height, I wouldn't mind if the suspension were a couple of centimeters lower. At least once we're behind the wheel, we can both find a comfortable driving position, as the adjustment range is very wide. In front of the

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r is a 13.7-inch screen. and a 13.1-inch center screen for the PV Pro infotainment system. The screen in front of the

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r has several data presentation modes and you can choose the data you want to see.
There's also an optional head-up display, of course, that shows detailed instructions. from satnav, but only oem1. Now Android auto does not appear at the top of the screen and Android auto is not very stable. I found that several times I had to force a connection, other times I had to reset the phone to get media playback to work. maybe it's a problem with my phone maybe it's the PV Pro system in other cars. I generally don't have these kinds of problems   PV Pro supports remote updates. There are 63 modules in the car that can be updated remotely.
The system itself is relatively easy to use. Like the 360-degree view and the view through the hood, which is useful not only off-road but also when maneuvering around the city. I appreciate that the climate control panel is separate from the screen and between the air conditioning and the screen there is a place for the induction charger. to place your phone, however, if you need to charge your phone via USB, there is a USB port down here and a couple more cup holders underneath. There is a separate storage compartment from the one under the armrest. This can be optioned as a refrigerator. and yes, I highly recommend a refrigerator in the car, plus there are two glove boxes, one lower and one upper, here and there there are decent pockets in the doors too, so plenty of room to store your stuff.
Thanks, you often ask me for videos of the Interior at night, well this is what it looks like. You can set your own colors or you can choose one of several strange night themes. Here are the headlights, in this case the optional dynamic LEDs that change the way they illuminate the road depending on the type. of road speed and weather, what you see here are automatic high beams that illuminate the soft shoulder and beyond as well as traffic signs while avoiding oncoming traffic, and what happens? With off-road driving on the 23-inch wheels I'm going to stick to my diagonal approach

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which, unsurprisingly, the Range Rover doesn't really notice in difficult conditions.
The air suspension can increase ground clearance up to 135 millimeters for 15 seconds to help overcome the most difficult obstacles. Of course, there are several off-road modes. but let's not kill ourselves without good tires the fun will end quickly even with a ground clearance of 281 millimeters the standard ground clearance is 216 millimeters and can be automatically lowered by 20 millimeters for easier access this happens when the car is stationary the passenger unfasten the seat belt or turn off the ignition, maneuvering is exceptionally easy thanks to the four-wheel steering, it is standard on the most powerful engine variants and optional on other models and is worth every penny as the SUV measures almost 5 meters long and suddenly it has a twist.
Circle less than 11 meters, which is about the same as an Opel Astra, up to 50 kilometers per hour, the rear wheels turn up to 7.3 degrees in the opposite direction to the front wheels, allowing you to turn more strongly through above 50 kilometers per hour, the rear wheels. turning in the same direction as the front wheels improving stability at high speeds talking about stability at high speeds all-wheel drive helps maintain it obviously I mentioned this because up to 160 kilometers per hour when driving at a constant speed the computer can decide to disconnect the axle front to save fuel all-wheel drive is engaged when taking off in adverse weather conditions and off-road it is possible to automatically disengage the stabilizer bars for greater wheel articulation and improve comfort when driving on rough surfaces again adaptive road suspension It performs 500 calculations per second and the Bilstein active shock absorbers adapt in 12 milliseconds.
What does that mean for the driver most of the time? The Range Rover Sport is very comfortable, but when you step on it, the car automatically detects it. The change in driving style and rigidity means the sports car can still corner in a way you wouldn't expect from a 2.3-tonne SUV, but the P400, despite that electric compressor, doesn't respond as well. I would like that. Automatic and dynamic modes I feel like my commands are filtered by the computer, which needs time to decide if it is okay to do what I asked. This is true for both the response to the accelerator pedal and the paddle shifters.
Everything is a little off perhaps. Is it a question of reducing emissions or maybe Land Rover just wants to leave something for the higher models like the SVR, which I hope comes. Also, I haven't tried the regular V8 yet, so maybe there's some excitement in this override system that isolates me from the rest. ice in the outside world most of the time, however, when I put the car in sport mode, the 29 speakers around the cabin let more engine sound fake in the cabin, uninteresting since the exhaust is better to stick to the comfort and simply cover hundreds of miles at highway speeds.
Driver aids such as adaptive cruise control with active lane assist work quite well, inspiring confidence. I feel less confident that the pump, instead of just under 10 liters per 100 kilometers combined, the Range Rover Sport P400 consumed around 14 liters per 100 kilometers in my test. Interestingly, the full-size Range Rover with BMW's V8 was more economical, but JLR has never been famous for its Frugal engines. The fuel tank of the gasoline versions is 90 liters, the diesels have 80-liter fuel tanks and, by the way, the plug-in hybrids have a 71.5-liter fuel tank. The sports car can tow up to three and a half tons.
Three tons for the phev. Prices for the Range Rover Sport start at 93,000 euros for the d250 diesel. This test P400 Dynamic SE starts at around 105,000 euros. With options, the Range Rover costs around 130,000 euros. The sport is comfortable and easy to drive, it can take you places you never go. It's a shame that for more driver involvement you probably need to spend more on high-performance versions, while I don't know, maybe BMW offers a little more driver involvement even in the less powerful models and if you like the new Range Rover Sport, let me know in the comments section below this video if you like my sarcastic, realistic and possibly slightly funny car reviews, join me every Friday at 3pm. m., European timeCentral, and don't forget to subscribe and like this video as it helps me with the YouTube algorithm.
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