RE: New Range Rover Sport: official

[deltashad]

More and more Range Rovers in my area and the majority are driven by the bald muscle stereotypes, wearing t-shirts too small for them, 40-50 odd years old with a 25 year old blond sitting in the passenger seat.

I can see them driving one of these. Can't wait to see how it will look with oversizedfinch wheels and a real good numberplate.

Wicked car

[Carnnoisseur]

Vast improvement on the current model IMO, not just in terms of ability and weight saving, but also in exterior styling. The blend between the Evoque and the new Range works well.

[mercGLowner]

Love it but it's too expensive compared to the competition and too close to FFRR prices. If I could afford this I would be going Full Fat.

[fatboy b]

TaylotS2K said:

Looks exactly like the Evoque.

Do you really think the designers of the Evoque & RRS sit in different rooms?

[phib]

What will happen to the old sport prices ?

Phib

[aston addict]

what a belter. Never liked the looks of the previous model - far too squared off and slightly 'cheap' - new one is spot on, and as someone already said, looks much better in the grey than red.

Also gets rid of those door fins on the RR - all the better for it, and somehow manages to look much more compact.

[dtrump]

TVR Sagaris said:

I really like it.

+1

not in that red tho

[Cyrus1971]

Inevitable, capable, good looking - just a shame it has those Chav Chariot overtones.

[polartech]

The Evoque squashed roof look is just bloody awful!

Full fat will probably replace the current sport for me.. RRS, you`re fired!

[chrisironside]

I was a big fan of the original RRS and think this is quite a nice revision. My only beef is with the rear lights sweeping round the side. It seems they're meant to reflect/compliment the headlight styling... but I don't like it. You want the impression of movement from front to back, but not back to front.

[weez123]

The rear is very poor.

[ILoveCorners]

haha its an evoque just longer.
Another Chelsea tractor, oh for the love of god bring back the true 4x4s - landcruisers, land rovers

[BrightYellowTVR]

weez123 said:

The rear is very poor.

+ 1 agree looks rubbish at the back.

[tyrrell]

Looking good will sell very well around the world earning good money for UK PLC

[RedTrident]

There's nothing wrong with the car. Unfortunately, too much wrong with the image of the driver when I try to imagine myself driving one. I'm sure it will do well and hopefully the demographic (at least the stereotype anyway) will change.

It's a strange one really and probably deserves its own thread. A car you'd like to own but are put off by the image it gives. I always wanted a Subaru wrx type uk but could never shake off the the image of being compared to the local dodgy drug dealers. Fast forward 10 years and on my way to buy an r8, after convincing myself that it wasn't drawing a chav type following, I drove past a tight t shirt wearing man getting into his blinged up r8. Never made it to the Audi garage.

Anyway. Well done JLR. From where I'm sat the car looks good. Looking forward to the reviews.

[JordanTurbo]

I like the look of that but, as with the last generation, I still prefer the Full Fat RR

[Deranged Granny]

quote said:

Competition has gotten stiffer

Sorry?

WTF is with all the Americanism in DT's articles? Really pisses me off.

[NigelCayless]

Very nice. Presumably (given its lighter) this won't be able to tow as much as the current model? Or am I missing something here?

[RacingBlue]

Far too bling for my taste, but I'm sure that won't stop it selling.

[jonah35]

Size has increased again. I wish theyd stop making cas bigger, these do not fit properly in parking spaces and mean its difficult to park next to them.

Either spaces need to be bigger, these trucks banned from ncps or they should pay for two spaces.