Although one of the main ideas that fueled the development of the Range Rover Sport was to create a vehicle that could out-gun
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| Land Rover wants the Sport to take on the heavy hitters of the SUV market, the Porsche Cayenne, Mercedes-Benz ML55 AMG and the BMW X5 4.8is. (Photo: Porsche Cars North America) |
Therefore, backing up the supercharged V8 will be a normally-aspirated 4.4L V8 with 300 horsepower and 315 lb-ft of torque borrowed from the LR3, as well as a 2.7L twin-turbocharged common-rail turbodiesel V6 with 190 horsepower and 325 lb-ft of torque, the latter unfortunately not available in North America.
Interestingly, both of these engines also have links to Jaguar, with the 4.4L V8 being an enhanced version of the naturally aspirated 4.2L V8, and the 2.7L diesel V6 being an unchanged Jaguar-PSA-developed powerplant.
While power levels may vary between models, all Range Rover Sports share one thing in common, their drivetrain. Power from all
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| Power from the motor is delivered to all four wheels permanently through a ZF six-speed 'intelligent shift' automatic transmission. (Photo: Land Rover) |
The gearbox has been reprogrammed from the LR3 specification to deliver a sportier shift feel, while offering CommandShift, Land Rover's manual gear change control.
Top speed has been electronically limited to 225 km/h (140 mph) on all variants, but there's no doubt that if left uncapped, the supercharged model could easily break 260 km/h (160 mph).