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Land Rover is now offering a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine on the Range Rover Sport. It is available in S, SE and HSE trims with prices starting at Rs. 86.71 lakh (ex-showroom, India).



The 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engine produces 296 BHP @ 5,500 rpm and 400 Nm of torque @ 1,500-4,000 rpm. The engine is mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission, which sends power to all four wheels.



The 2019 Range Rover Sport is also available with 3.0-litre supercharged V6 petrol, 3.0-litre V6 diesel as well as 4.4-litre, V8 diesel engine options.

The new Range Rover Sport is equipped with features such as sliding panoramic roof, powered tailgate, 3-zone automatic climate control, 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system and a full colour head-up display.

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Optional extras, I am not sure if they will even allow extras beyond a certain value as the rules for lower custom duty @ 60 % are for 2 Ltr engines & maximum CIF 40000 USD.

S is 86,71 whereas SE is decently loaded and comes at around 94.

This makes the fully loaded CKD Velar feel VFM. The Velar would cost approx 80 OTR Mumbai. A similar spec RR sport would cost 40 lakhs more OTR, that’s nearly 50% extra.

Moreover, the performance is same. The Velar with 50bhp less hits the ton in 7 seconds which is at par with this heavier RR sport.

So besides the badge and bit more on the size, why would someone pick this over the Velar?
Cannibalisation at it’s best.

You're right, pretty much just snob value. If you look at base prices the Velar at 72.47 ex-showroom and the Sport at 86.71 ex-showroom, at that price range the even I'd take the bigger Rover just for the badge.