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2018 Range Rover Sport SVR, SVAutobiography bookings open

Jaguar Land Rover India has started taking bookings for the 2018 Range Rover Sport SVR and Range Rover SVAutobiography models. The 2018 Range Rover Sport SVR is priced at Rs. 1.96 crore, while the Range Rover SVAutobiography range starts at Rs. 3.11 crore (ex-showroom).

Both these models receive upgrades from the Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) team. The Range Rover Sport SVR features more aggressive styling compared to the standard model. It has a revised front bumper with large cooling vents. It also gets lightweight SVR Performance seats and a carbon fibre bonnet as standard.

The Range Rover Sport SVR is powered by a 5.0-litre, supercharged V8 engine that delivers 567 BHP @ 6,000-6,500 rpm and a peak torque of 700 Nm @ 3,500-4,000 rpm. Power is sent to all four wheels via an 8-speed automatic transmission. Land Rover claims that the Sport SVR can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 4.5 seconds.

The Range Rover SVAutobiography is available in 3 variants - Standard Wheelbase Dynamic, Long Wheelbase Diesel and Long Wheelbase Petrol. It gets body-coloured side vents with chrome inserts, chrome door handles and rear garnish, Pixel-Laser LED headlights with DRLs and a choice of 21-inch or 22-inch alloy wheels. On the inside, the SVAutobiography variants get power front seats with 24 massage functions, power deployable centre console with veneer trim, power close rear doors, in-built refrigerator and a Meridian sound system.

The SVAutobiography Dynamic gets a tuned chassis, steering, exhaust and suspension, which drops the ride height by 8 mm compared to the standard Range Rover. It gets Graphite Atlas accents and red brake calipers. 21-inch alloy wheels are standard on this variant.

Engine options on the SVAutobiography include a 4.4-litre, V8 diesel engine with 335 BHP and 740 Nm of torque and a 5.0-litre, supercharged V8 petrol engine in 2 states of tune - 558 BHP / 700 Nm and 567 BHP / 700 Nm. All engines come paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission.

 

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Range Rover Sport SVR now in India at Rs. 2.03 crore

The Range Rover Sport SVR is finally available on sale in India at a price of Rs. 2.035 crore (ex-showroom, Delhi). The SVR is the range-topping variant of the Sport, which sits above the Autobiography and is priced ~Rs. 29 lakh higher.

The SVR is powered by a 5.0 litre Supercharged Petrol V8 engine which producing 543 BHP / 680 Nm of torque. The motor is mated to an 8-speed automatic gearbox delivering the power to all 4 wheels. The 0-100 kph sprint can be achieved in 4.7 seconds. This SUV is more powerful (503 BHP) than the Autobiography variant which happens to achieve the 0-100 kph sprint in 5.3 seconds.

Other features exclusive to the SVR include an Active Sport Exhaust system which features a two-stage active exhaust with electronically controlled valves, Anti-Roll Control and its EPS and transmission are tuned differently as well. It also gets 16-way powered seats with memory and SVR embossing, draped in Oxford Perforated Leather.

This car rides on 21" wheels and the body includes several gloss black accents like ORVMs, front grill, a new front bumper etc. The SVR comes with Blue Brembo brake calipers.

Other features common with the Autobiography include electronic air suspension, 19-speaker Meridian Surround System (825 Nm), Terrain Response 2 Auto, adaptive xenon headlamps with LEDs etc.

Safety features such as dynamic safety control, roll stability control, hill descent control, cornering brake control, electronic traction control and a number of airbags are offered as standard.

 
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