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CarAdvice 2010 Range Rover Sport – Review and Test Drive
By Matt Brogan
"Testing the entry-level Range Rover Sport TDV6 this week, we find a leather-clad interior worth a million in prizes. It’s seamless blend of wood, aluminium and flawless hide is impeccably well put together, loaded with all the mod cons you’d expect at this end of the price spectrum, and as comfortable – and indeed as British – as a deep buttoned Chesterfield by the hearth of an open fire."
"With a standard feature list that reads like War and Peace, the Range Rover Sport includes such highlights as dual-zone climate control air conditioning, eight airbags, cruise control, single-CD tuner with iPod integration, auto headlamps and wipers, and keyless pushbutton start."
"Beneath that vast clamshell bonnet lays perhaps the most impressive upgrade to lower-spec Range Rovers in years, an infallible twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre LR-TDV6 engine. Capable of delivering 180kW of power and a brawny 600Nm of torque, this is the engine low-end Rangey’s always deserved, and is an impressive 40kW/160Nm improvement on the out going model.
Power delivery is seamless, with absolutely no turbo lag whatsoever, and although it still feels like the runt of the litter compared to such offerings as the mighty 375kW supercharged V8, the 3.0 TDV6 tackles highway hills and the off-road obstacle course without raising a sweat. Best of all the LR-TDV6 uses a miniscule amount of fuel at 9.3L/100km (combined, as tested), a triumph considering the Range Rover Sport’s 2535kg tare weight."
"Five-star ANCAP safety comes courtesy of front, side and full-length curtain airbags (for a total of eight), while electronic aids include ABS braking with Electronic Brake-force Distribution and Emergency Brake Assist, Roll Stability Control, Hill Descent Control, Dynamic Stability Control (which automatically compensates when towing) and Traction Control. All five seating positions offer adjustable head restraints and three-point inertia reel seatbelts with front seat passengers adding pyrotechnic pretensioners to their belts."
| MODELS |
RRP | ORC | Driveaway | ||
| x | |||||
| TDV6 |
3.0L Advanced Sequential Turbo |
118kw, 600Nm | $99,990 | $10,188 | $110,088 |
| x | |||||
| TDV8 | 3.6L Twin Variable Geometry Turbo |
200kw, 640Nm | $120,500 | $11,528 | $132,028 |
| x | |||||
| TDV8 Luxury |
3.6L Twin Variable Geometry Turbo |
200kw, 640Nm | $135,500 | $12,498 | $147,998 |
| x | |||||
| V8 |
5.0L Petrol Normally Aspirated |
276kw, 510Nm | $125,900 | $11,878 | $137,778 |
| x | |||||
| V8 Luxury |
5.0L Petrol Normally Aspirated |
276kw, 510Nm | $138,900 | $12,728 | $151,628 |
| x | |||||
| V8 SC | 5.0L Petrol |
375kW, 625Nm | $159,900 |
$14,088 | $173,988 |
| x | |||||
| ORC Includes : 12 Months Licence, Dealer Delivery of $2995 and Stamp Duty. | |||||
| x | |
| TDV6 amd 5.0 V8 Standard Features | |
| x | |
| • Mis-fuelling Protection (Diesel Only) |
• 8-way driver and front passenger electric seat adjust |
| • 6 speed adaptive auto with CommandShift® |
• Driver and front passenger folding armrests |
| • Automatic light sensing self-levelling Bi-Xenon headlamps with corner lamps |
•Hard disk drive (HDD) premium satellite navigation |
| • Headlamp powerwash |
• harman/kardon® audio system with radio, CD player, 8 speakers including sub-woofer and 240W amplifier |
| • Front foglamps |
• Dual Automatic Climate Control |
| • LED twin stripe signature front and tail lights |
• Portable audio (iPod, MP3 and USB) interface |
| • Bodycoloured mirror caps |
• Touchscreen control |
| • Jupiter front grill |
• Bluetooth® phone connectivity |
| • Permanent four wheel drive |
• Automatic dual climate control with air filtration |
| • Speed proportional and variable ratio power steering |
•Eight airbags, driver and passenger front, side and head airbags |
| • 4 channel all-terrain anti-lock braking system |
• 5" TFT driver information centre and trip computer |
| • Electric Park Brake |
• Cruise control |
| • Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) |
• Automatic rain-sensing wipers |
| • Roll Stability Control (RSC) |
• Electric, heated door mirrors |
| • Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) with Trailer Stability Assist (TSA) | • Rear park distance control |
| • Electronic Traction Control (ETC) | • Remote central locking |
| • Hill Descent Control (HDC) with Gradient Release Control | • Power tailgate latching |
| • Enhanced 5-programme Terrain Response® | • Perimetric alarm |
| • Electronic cross-linked air suspension | • Keyless push button stop/start |
| • Electronic centre differential | • Leather steering wheel with remote controls for TFT info centre, audio systems, cruise control and telephone |
| • Acoustic windscreen and row one side glass | • Loadspace cover |
| • American straight grain walnut veneer interior trim | • Three auxillary power outlets |
| •Auto dimming interior mirror | • Footwell and puddle lamps |
| •Leather seat facings | • Illuminated front vanity mirrors |
| • Leather gear knob | • Map reading lamps |
| TDV8 Additional Features |
|
| x | |
| • 3.6 200kW, 640Nm Twin Variable Geometry Turbocharged V8 Diesel |
• Dynamic Response |
| • Titan bright finish grill |
• Rear view camera with parking guide |
| Luxury Model Additional Features | |
| x | |
| • Steering sheel-mounted Paddle shift |
• Driver seat lumbar, mirror and steering column memory |
| • Automatic light-sensing, self-levelling Adaptive Bi-Xenon headlamps with corner lamps |
•Carpet mats |
| •Automatic high beam assist |
• Stainless steel tread plates |
| • Adaptive Dynamics (TDV8 only) |
• Digital/Analogue TV |
| • Premium perforated leather seat facings | • Electric heated powerfold door mirrors |
| • Leather armrests, dash, and door tops | • Front and rear park distance control |
| • Driver electric seat bolster adjustment | • Keyless Entry |
| • Driver electric and front passenger manual lumbar adjustment | • Interior mood lighting |
| • Electric steering column adjustment with entry/exit tilt away | • 20" 15-Spoke alloy wheels style 3 |
| Supercharged Model Additional Features | |||
| x | |||
| • Advanced Technology 5.0 375kW, 625Nm Supercharged V8 Petrol |
• harman/kardon® LOGIC7 surround sound audio system | ||
| • 20" 5 spoke alloy wheel style 6 | • 13 speakers including active sub-woofer | ||
| • Bright exhaust tailpipes | • 480W DSP amplifier | ||
| • Titan finish lower front bumper plinth | •Rear seat headphone modules | ||
| • High performance brakes | • Approach lamps in mirror housings | ||
| • Dynamic response and Adaptive Dynamics | |||
| x | |||
| Genuine Accessories | |||
| x | |||
| • Body Mouldings | $838 | • Luggage Sports Box | $1,451 |
| • Chrome Mirror Kit | $305 | • Mat set carpet (Ebony/Nutmeg) | $573 |
| • Driving lamp (POD) | $2,369 | • Mat set floor rubber | $481 |
| • Load Retention Net | $296 | • Mudflap kit front | $483 |
| • Load Space Protector | $664 | • Mudflap kit rear | $483 |
| • Load Space Rubber Mat | $388 | • Side steps | $2,188 |
| • Load Space Waterproof Liner | $419 | • Sill tread plate kit | $1,137 |
| • Luggage Aqua Sports Carrier | $682 | • Tow hitch & Adaptors | $530 |
| • Luggage Box | $1,446 | • Waterproof seat covers front | $762 |
| • Luggage Carrier | $983 | • Waterproof set covers rear | $861 |
| • Luggage Roof Rails & Crossbars | $1,682 | ||
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