Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged – 2008

Posted by US Auto Choice on March 9, 2008 under Land Rover |

Price est.: $72,400

HP: 390 @ 5,750

Torque: 410 @ 3,500

0-60 mph: 6.6 seconds

¼ mile: 15.0 seconds

So much better looking than Land Rovers of the ‘90s! Fortunately for consumers Land Rover, along with Saab and many other European auto manufacturers, finally decided to replace their finely tuned ugly-ass vehicles with a body-style much more aesthetic. As everyone knows, Land Rover has built the finest sport utility vehicle (SUV) dating back many decades; but until recently no one wanted to be seen driving such a grotesque box-shaped vehicle that appeared to belong in the heart of Africa waiting to be boarded for some elephant hunting tourist’s safari.

The Supercharged Range Rover isn’t necessarily built for high speeds or handling tight corners, even though its name would suggest so. It will accelerate off the line fairly quickly, taking its passengers from zero to sixty in only 6.6 short seconds. While this statistic doesn’t necessarily compare with similarly priced sports cars, being taken to sixty miles per hour that quickly, in a large vehicle, definitely is exciting.

Land Rovers are known for their reliability and capability to steadily perform under extreme conditions—terrain and weather. Jeremy Clarkson once drove up the side of Mount Tongue, in Scotland, in a Land Rover! Granted he got stuck in bog terrain a couple times and used a built-on winch to get out, but I can pretty much guarantee that few SUVs would have lasted five minutes into the expedition.

Why buy a Land Rover? Better yet, why buy a Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged? Because… you want the ability of a four-by-four with the aspiration of a sports car, all in one. The Range Rover Sport is ideal for active outdoorsmen (and women). If you enjoy camping, off road exploration, or tow a boat or ATV, and at the same time don’t want any lack of performance when overtaking another vehicle on the freeway; the Range Rover Sport Supercharged is ideal for you!

Visit the resources listed below to find more information on Land Rover and their Range Rover Sport models. To locate a retailer near you, click on the link found on the webpage found here.

Land Rover USA

Land Rover US (2008). Range Rover Sport. Retrieved March 9, 2008, from http://www.landroverusa.com/us/en/Vehicles/RangeRover_Sport/Overview.htm

Cars.com

Cars.com (2008). 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Summary. Retrieved March 9, 2008, from http://www.cars.com/go/crp/research.jsp?logtype=6&section=summary&aff=national&call=crp&makeid=26&year=2008&modelid=7991

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Jayson (2 comments.) said,

By far my favorite vehicle. I love the look of them and their ability to whoop most cars off the line is an added bonus.

I wonder if these can out climb hi-end hummers or the old school CJs.
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New Homes Victorville (1 comments.) said,

I want one of these so bad. I think that the Land Rover is a much better vehicle than the Hummer on its worst day.