2010
Range Rover Sport Supercharged
A "Grand
Touring" car is one that is fast, comfortable, and
luxurious, and meant for long-distance travel at a high
average speed. The category originally applied to
two-seat, or perhaps 2+2, coupes that offered
performance equal to or better than the sports cars of
the day, with far greater comfort. This still may be the
purist definition, but over the years there have been a
number of sedans that could be considered for the
category as well.
And one SUV.
With a steel
monocoque structure and an integrated chassis, the Range
Rover HSE still has the smooth handling even when towing
and hauling up to 7716 pounds with trailer brake.
Furthermore, this range rover car rental has
comprehensive safety systems to ensure it offers maximum
protection even when driving in off-road conditions. The
eight airbags with front, side and head airbags for the
driver and front-seat passenger as well as head and
seat-mounted side airbags for the rear. There is also
the advanced front and rear park distance control and a
rearview color television camera which is especially
handy when backing up. The Range Rover HSE gives you
extra security protection with deadlocks, an ultrasound
sonic alarm system and a panic button that activates
locks for additional security which is always a bonus to
have when traveling in big cities such as US.
The
interior is tastefully appointed with pleasing
architectural designs, creating a light and airy
atmosphere in the cabin. Spacious and comfortable, the
luscious leather seats will cushion the passengers even
on off-road excursions. The Range Rover HSE range rover
car rental is also loaded with many of the latest
technology offerings including three-zone climate
control, a 12-way power driver’s seat with three memory
settings and rain sensing windshield wiper. A
state-of-the-art voice controlled DVD based GPS
navigation system is provided as well, perfect for
traveling around a big city like US. There is also the
off-road mode featuring elevation contours that will
guide you to your destination as well as tracking where
you have been, making exploration trips all the more fun
and convenient. To add to the pleasurable ride, you can
enjoy your favourite tunes with the premium Harman/Kardon
digital surround-sound system with a six-disc CD changer
and 14 strategically placed speakers for enhanced
listening experience.
If the idea
of grand touring is fast, comfortable long-distance
travel, the Range Rover Sport can accommodate very well,
thank you, especially in supercharged form. And pavement
is not strictly necessary. It is a Range Rover, after
all.
The Range
Rover Sport Supercharged is also a very high-tech Range
Rover, almost as far removed from the ancient Land
Rovers seen in BBC nature documentaries as an F22 is
from a Spitfire. Cast iron and solid axles are
long-gone, replaced by high-strength steels and aluminum
and magnesium alloys - and a highly sophisticated
electronically-controlled active air suspension that is
the key to the Sport Supercharged's fine road manners.
There are
two models of Range Rover Sport. The HSE is equipped
with a 300-horsepower 4.4-liter naturally-aspirated V8,
while the Supercharged model has a namesake 4.2 liter
supercharged and intercooled V8 with 390 horsepower and
410 lb-ft of torque. Both engines are matched to a
multi-mode six-speed ZF automatic transmission and then
to a full-time dual-range four-wheel drive system, also
electronically-managed.
While there
is a ladder frame underneath the Sport, it is built with
hydroforming technology. And it is mated, by means of
small dampers to a monocoque body structure to give the
benefits of both body-on-frame and unibody construction.
Solid axles belong to the past - the Sport has
independent double wishbones at all four corners, with
monotube dampers and electronically-controlled air
springs. The Dynamic Response system, optional in the
HSE and standard in the Supercharged, consists of active
anti-roll bars that minimize body motion during
cornering, acceleration, and braking. It is the key to
the Range Rover Sport Supercharged's impressive
handling.
With a
distinctive profile, the Range Rover HSE is easily
recognizable by its smooth contour and unique detailing.
Compared to other SUVs, this range rover car rental
looks like a trim, muscular athlete that is tough yet
agile. Built on a relatively shorter wheelbase, the
front of the Range Rover HSE is capped by the Range
Rover’s trademark clamshell hood and head lighting
clusters powered by bi-xenon headlamps. The futuristic
look is completed with the two round ports in the rear
with the deeply buried foglamps and taillights. The
smooth exterior is further enhanced by the high beltline
and a flat expanse of sleek metal on the side of the
body. It is hard not to receive jealous looks when
cruising around town in US in this eye-catching Range
Rover HSE range rover car rental.
Under the
hood, the Range Rover HSE is powered by the new Jaguar
4.4 liter V8 engine, making it more powerful and quicker
than its predecessors. With 305 horsepower and 325
pound-feet of torque, this range rover car rental can
easily gallop off from 0-60 mph in just over 9 seconds.
The Range Rover HSE is also equipped with Dynamic
Stability Control (DSC), helping drivers prevent from
skidding and stay on their intended course. This range
rover car rental has the civilized sophistication with
the outback brawn, the Range Rover HSE impressive
off-road prowess set the standards for the SUVs in its
class. This classy range rover car rental will surely
surpass all your expectations, so hurry and book the
Range Rover HSE for your upcoming travel to US!
Land Rover will unveil the next generation
Range Rover in 2012.
This will be the first step on replacing the next-generation
Range
Rover Sport, Discovery, Freelander and Defender, plus possible additional
new models. The new Range Rover will feature a key development: an aluminium
bodyshell.
The 2012 Range Rover will feature an aluminium bodyshell riveted and glued
together using technology already proven on Jaguar’s XJ saloon. Although Ford
has yet to give final approval to this significant development, insiders expect
the green light in the next few months. “We’re just waiting to hear ‘go’,” said
one source.
This will save around 40 per cent of the weight of the Range Rover’s unpainted
bodyshell, which translates into a saving of between 300kg and 400kg.
The next generation range Rover will be powered by a mix of new and revamped
units, co-developed with Jaguar. Two versions of an all-new direct injection
5.0-litre petrol V8 are in the pipeline: one with and one without a
supercharger.
Expect power outputs of around 350bhp and 460bhp.Land Rover is putting the finishing touches to the design and engineering of an
all-new Range Rover 2012, a milestone that marks the company’s next phase of
new-model launches.
Scheduled for sale in 2012, the all-new
Range
Rover 2012 starts the replacement cycle for the next-generation Range
Rover Sport, Discovery, Freelander and Defender, plus possible additional new
models.
It’s a crucial model, and with this in mind, the new
Range
Rover car rentals will feature a key development: an aluminium bodyshell.
With sharper styling, a super-luxury interior, new engines, modified running
gear and a possible hybrid powertrain, top-spec models might even nudge into
Bentley territory with prices of around £100,000.
And it is
most impressive on the road, with reflexes and responses
that belie its considerable weight. I started my week
with the Sport Supercharged expecting a typical
overweight, sluggish-handling SUV. I couldn't have been
more wrong. No laws of physics are actually broken, but
the Land Rover engineers appear to have found some
loopholes. There is plenty of sport with the utility and
all-surface, all-weather capability. The Dynamic
Response system keeps the big beast flat and stable,
even when driven in the spirited manner encouraged by
the supercharged engine. The interior is outfitted and
equipped as expected in a top-line luxury vehicle, with
first-class comfort and plenty of room - but it's not so
large as to be unwieldy in traffic or while parking. The
Range Rover Sport Supercharged is a fine vehicle for a
long, fast journey almost anywhere. Pavement optional.
APPEARANCE:
Range Rovers have had a readily-identifiable look since
Day One, and the Sport doesn't break the mold. It is the
box - or two boxes, really - that it came in, with only
minor modifications for styling purposes. The corners
and edges are slightly rounded, and an incised character
line sweeps back on the sides from the bottom of the
hood. That line becomes the beltline, as at the front it
separates the hood from the grille, while at the rear it
tops the large rectangular taillights and then becomes
the lower edge of the rear window structure. The grille
is made of satin-finished perforated horizontal slats,
flanked by multiple headlights under plastic covers.
Bumpers are car-like, with body-colored plastic covers
and foglamps are inset into the front. Chrome trim is
minimal. Where one might expect running boards, at the
bottom of the doors, are "aero kit" sill extensions that
look like they came right off a sports car, and the
lower bumper styling is also far more sports car than
sport-utility. It says "to the track!" more loudly than
"to the veldt".
COMFORT: Sport
buckets in a Range Rover? Believe it. And they are
wonderfully comfortable and supportive, too. Interior
decor is wood and leather, but in a modern style that is
less opulent, more Continental, than some older Range
Rovers. The Sport is as fully-appointed as expected from
Range Rover, which invented the luxury sport-utility in
1970. Anything that can be power-operated is, materials
and construction are first-rate, and there is no
shortage of head, leg, or shoulder room - even in the
rear seat. Commonly-used controls and systems are simple
and self-explanatory to use, even the touch-screen
navigation system - which thankfully does not integrate
the audio and climate system controls. As in other Land
Rover products, the monitor screen can also display 4x4
information, more for passenger amusement than anything
else. The rear seat folds 60/40 for cargo, and useful
cabin storage spaces include a dual glovebox.
SAFETY: Passive
safety comes from sturdy frame and body structures with
hydroformed steel frame rails for front, side, and rear
protection. Controlled-deformation crumple zones in the
front and rear also protect, as do front, front side,
and side-curtain airbags. On the active safety front,
credit excellent road manners and antilock brakes, with
electronic brake-force distribution, brake assist,
dynamic stability control, and active roll mitigation.
RIDE AND HANDLING:
Competition-developed active suspension technology
reaches its peak not in a sports car but in a sport
utility? Surprising, but true. The
Range Rover Sport
"Integrated Body-frame" hybrid ladder/monocoque
structure provides a solid base for the
fully-independent double wishbone suspension, and
combines the ruggedness of a ladder frame with the
rigidity and refinement of a unitized body structure,
for off-road use and all-around passenger comfort and
quiet. Electronically-controlled air shocks, with three
ride height adjustment levels, and monotube shocks are
standard fare in both models, but the Supercharged gets
the Dynamic Response active anti-roll bar system as
standard equipment. It controls body roll in cornering,
acceleration, and deceleration by increasing stiffness
when and where necessary. If a roll bar at one corner
needs to be stiffer, momentarily, it will be stiffer,
but only for the time necessary. Result? Flat cornering,
and a smooth, comfortable ride. The bars are relaxed in
off-road mode, allowing the necessary greater suspension
travel. The Terrain Response system, controlled by a
console-mounted knob, controls the settings of and
interactions between the engine, transmission, shocks,
roll bars, differentials, stability and traction control
systems, antilock brakes, and hill descent control
systems. Modern electronics (and software) at work.
Cornering behavior is exemplary, and the ride quality is
as good as any comparable European luxury sedan. With
40-profile tires and expensive alloy rims I'd be leery
of any serious off-road work, but snow and improved dirt
and gravel should pose few difficulties.
PERFORMANCE:
Under the Sport Supercharged's hood sits 4.2 liters of
supercharged and intercooled twincam, aluminum alloy V8.
390 horsepower, 410 lb-ft of torque, instant
acceleration. With torque like that, a transmission is
hardly needed, but the Sport's ZF six-speed automatic
contributes to the vehicle's prowess and civility. With
0-60 acceleration in the low 7 second range, passing and
merging are no problem. There is a manual-shift mode,
but rarely is there the slightest necessity as torque
comes in early and strong, peaking at 3500 rpm. With its
5700-pound mass and the available power, stopping a
Range Rover Sport takes strong brakes, and the Dynamic
Response Package's are up to the task. Four-piston
Brembo calipers grip large vented discs in front, with
smaller calipers and rotors at the rear. Fuel economy?
Do the math... 5700 pounds + 390 horsepower !=
"economy". The laws of physics are always obeyed, no
loopholes here. At around 13 mpg overall, it's no
different from most other SUVs.
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