After nearly a decade on sale, now Range Rover Sport about to pave the way for a redesigned model.
It will be revealed at 7pm UK Standard Time on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
As a result, Aussies burning oil at midnight can watch the reveal on Land Rover’s YouTube channel at 4am AEST on Wednesday, May 11.
Before the livestream, Land Rover released several teasers of the new model.
The inside shot shows the new one Range Rover Sport will have the same cabin design as the recent redesign Range Rover.
There’s a clean, simple dashboard, with hidden vents, and the tablet-style Pivi Pro touchscreen infotainment system is housed in the center stack instead of protruding over the top of the dashboard. control.
The center console is angled upwards to contact the screen instead of flat like the Range Rover, although we can see the same dials and similar gear lever on the Range Rover Sport.
The exterior trailers are much less revealing, however previous spy shots have suggested the new Range Rover Sport will sport an improved design with slimmer headlights and tighter overhangs.
Land Rover calls the Sport the most dynamic member of the Range Rover family and says it “has been redefined, effortlessly combining unmistakable presence, exceptional on-road ability and chassis and engineering technology.” latest cutting-edge digital”.
Essentially, the next-generation Range Rover Sport will use Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) version of the MLA Flex architecture used in the fifth-generation Range Rover.
It will also offer a range of 48V mild-hybrid petrol and diesel variants, as well as plug-in hybrid and all-electric powertrains.
The EV will be the first for the Sport line, and Land Rover will use BMW’s electric motor.
Land Rover has previously said it will unveil six all-electric models by 2026, with the first coming in 2024. The new Range Rover has been confirmed to have an electric version in 2024.
The high-performance Range Rover Sport SVR is expected to feature a variant of the twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 used in many BMW models, including M550i xDrive and Competition M8 in different states of tune.
This twin-turbo 4.4-litre BMW V8 churns out up to 467kW of power in its most powerful form, beating Jaguar Land Rover’s supercharged V8 of 423kW in the current Range Rover Sport SVR.
The second generation Range Rover Sport, has been on sale in Australia since 2013 and battles the BMW X5, Mercedes-Benz GLE and Porsche Cayenneamong others.
As one of the company’s best-selling models – in 2021 it’s only going to outsell Defender in Australia – there’s a lot of pressure to ensure Land Rover gets this next-generation Range Rover Sport.
