New 2006 Range Rover Sport

[Kraig]

Oh my... check this out:







Brand new to the Land Rover lineup for 2006 is the Range Rover Sport, the first ever Land Rover performance-based vehicle. It will make its Canadian Debut in Toronto at the Canadian International Auto Show.

The Range Rover Sport comes with two engine types - normally aspirated and supercharged. The regular engine is nothing to scoff at, being a 4.4-liter V8 capable of producing 300-horsepower. The real performance comes from the supercharged version. Though smaller at 4.2-litres and also a V8, it produces 390-horsepower and has a top speed of 140 mph.

"Performance blended with a premium package, but grounded in Land Rover heritage. There is now a Range Rover to satisfy the widest range of consumers," said Matthew Taylor, managing director, Land Rover.

The Land Rover Sport is optimized for fast, long-distance driving according to Land Rover. It will be debuting a new Dynamic Response suspension system that senses cornering forces, working to optimize body control and handling. It also features a performance-tuned chassis.

Land Rover takes pride in its vehicles' offroad abilities, and the Range Rover Sport is no exception. It includes terrain response and low-range gearing. To keep things safe on any surface, it also includes electronic traction control, brake assist, dynamic stability control.

In addition to the dynamic response suspension, another Land Rover first will be the addition of adaptive cruise control. Other technology that can be found in the Range Rover Sport includes an onroad/offroad navigation system, bi-xenon adaptive front lighting and a rear-seat DVD system with two screens - one on each of the two front seat headrests.

Both models will be available in North America in June. Pricing and specifications will be announced closer to launch.

[impure]

my boyfriend has a 96' and it looks like they need to upgrade.
although i've been eyeing up the G class mercedes in black.

[acidic_liquid]

MMMM those look good.
For something I might actually afford sometime soon, the new Pathfinders are nice.

[Evolve]

I don't think im feeling the orange colour for the R.R. however gray and metallic green... hmmm.. i think i need to get me one of these :)

[sweet~kandy]

ohhhh purdy!!

[Jblaze]

Yeah the Range Rover is the way 2 go

[mapleleaf4ever]

I personally like the look of the 2000/2001 Model with the Bush Guards on them better. But this one is pretty snazzy still.

[lou_belle]

thats hot.

[{dC!}]

Really nice design!

[DJDeeb]

Cool

I still don't get the point of having an SUV and then lowering it and putting low profile tires on it
I'd rather jack it up and put massive tires on it :hehe: ( then i guess its not really a "sport" model then )

[lou_belle]

but why would anyone get that weak peice if you can get a V10 500 horsepower four door Viper Ram for wayyy cheaper. Dude put a supercharged muffler on that thing and you're talking like 515 horsepower 0-60 in under 5 seconds in a truck....stock....unheard of. Thanks chrysler*

[Haze]

I am not really feeling that cuz I prefer trucks that will actaully go off road and shiat... Otherwise I think that you jsut end up with a ralyl big gas guzzling car.... I would prefer a nice 84 4Runner on stilts with some nice swampers :D (excuse me I have to go change my shorts now :D )

- ë

[mapleleaf4ever]

Originally Posted by lou_belle

but why would anyone get that weak peice if you can get a V10 500 horsepower four door Viper Ram for wayyy cheaper. Dude put a supercharged muffler on that thing and you're talking like 515 horsepower 0-60 in under 5 seconds in a truck....stock....unheard of. Thanks chrysler*

Supercharged Muffler? I think you mean Supercharger... and just FYI if you did Supercharge a 500+ cubic inch V10 you'd get WAY more than 15HP gain. You'd me most likely looking at a 40% increase in Horsepower.

[DJDeeb]

Wooooohooooooo!!

[lou_belle]

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

Supercharged Muffler? I think you mean Supercharger... and just FYI if you did Supercharge a 500+ cubic inch V10 you'd get WAY more than 15HP gain. You'd me most likely looking at a 40% increase in Horsepower.

LOL, 40% increase to 700HP

[mapleleaf4ever]

You laugh, but it's true. With a high displacement Engine and cramming more Air into it with Forced Induction will get better results than trying to cram more into a smaller Engine. You increase the flow with better Cylinder Heads and those numbers increase even more. Some people with the right combination of modifications have hit 60% more Horsepower over stock.

[impure]

http://www.mbusa.com/brand/container...e=g_class_main

that's one of my dream cars, i think it far outdoes the new range rover.

http://www.thesmart.co.uk/

that would be my boyfriends fave car, i believe the next car he buys will be a smart, strange how someone who's 6'4 wants the smallest car on the road.
they're very roomy inside, i had no problems fitting in.

[KandyKid]

Originally Posted by DJDeeb

Cool

I still don't get the point of having an SUV and then lowering it and putting low profile tires on it
I'd rather jack it up and put massive tires on it :hehe: ( then i guess its not really a "sport" model then )

Dumbasses like to waste money for show...LOOK AT MY HUGE SUV THAT CANT GO OVER A SPEEDBUMP!...plz...

[meth0dical]

^it's all about style and class.
that'd be a pimp ride sitting on the frame rails or with 6" spacers between them.

[mux]

It's very pretty, and definitly has the bling factor, but the most important part:

...what's it get for gas mileage?

gas isn't getting any cheaper, and it's gonna get a LOT more expensive in the next 10 years or so...

[lou_belle]

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

You laugh, but it's true. With a high displacement Engine and cramming more Air into it with Forced Induction will get better results than trying to cram more into a smaller Engine. You increase the flow with better Cylinder Heads and those numbers increase even more. Some people with the right combination of modifications have hit 60% more Horsepower over stock.

you're talking about a blower i think...but that completely voids a warranty on a $110,000 purchase. It was the muffler that I was talking about. It only increases the power by up to 50HP 10% on a Ram, but you still have a truck that if anything goes wrong the dealership will fix it;)You can also get computer chip that increases it another 10%. 600HP on a fully warrantied 2005 truck. LOL, who in their right mind would take a high performance stock truck that has 500 HP already and overload the transmission to poop. That's why I laugh.....it's cRAzy*

[mapleleaf4ever]

Blower = Supercharger btw. But yah, good idea... it's always good to open up the exhaust. Nothing worse than a real hot engine on a real hot Car that sounds like a Civic. If I have something that powerful I want to feel the rumble. :)

[lou_belle]

^^yeah, once you get used to the rumble you just want more! loUDer and stROnger~ kind of like men*

[mapleleaf4ever]

*misses driving his Mustang* :(

[thebobman]

pWn3D
(note: this is lightly body kitted)
BiTurbo V8 / 450HP / 457lbs/ft
--0-60 in 5.5s / 13.8 1/4 mile

-------165mph top speed

I expected BMW to put the rightious M5 V10 in the Range Rover Sport, until they do, Porsche still holds the sport SUV crown