RE: Range Rover Sport SVR 'ring time
Discussion
It's worth noting all Land Rover products have their off road abilities assessed and developed while shod with road tyres. No question that a set of aftermarket mud terrains will perform better in the more gloopy parts of Yorkshire, but these would be useless in the Sahara and show different results in the Arctic.
So to save any ambiguity in the performance results, the cars are flung around the various non tarmacked sections of JLR's test centres on standard, off the shelf, road tyres to the same spec they wear in the showroom.
So to save any ambiguity in the performance results, the cars are flung around the various non tarmacked sections of JLR's test centres on standard, off the shelf, road tyres to the same spec they wear in the showroom.
Debaser said:
Max_Torque said:
This is yet more Pub Ammo
Much like all 'ring lap times.
They bother because they know and accept the whole SUV thing is image-based, and 99% of owners would soil themselves driving one up a kerb. Difficult for a company called Land Rover, whose reputation is built around making capable off-roaders. Not so for Porsche, BMW etc. who don't need to keep up the pretense of off-road ability, but surely the reason why virtually all Land Rovers now come on entirely road-biased tyres, without low-range etc.
dvs_dave said:
Quite an achievement, and glad JLR have done it. Let the tdi estate crowd bore everyone to death with their "what's the point" diatribe. In the meantime I'll be applauding such automotive insanity in this day and age.
Is it insane though? There are plenty of heavy, powerful and wide tyred cars out there. There is obviously some careful design in order to overcome the centre of gravity disadvantage though. I can understand the appeal of it for an every day family car, and any car other than a Golf is pointless.
Solely focusing on it as a thrill however, it'll be interesting to see whether it's a drives car or not.
Max_Torque said:
Exactly no one, is going to take their RRS to a track day, and on the road, the physical size, bulk and "ambiguity" in the controls feedback of the car means you'll never get anywhere near it's limits on a daily basis.
You clearly haven't driven a new Sport then. There isn't any ambiguity in the controls. They no longer feel like a huge agricultural vehicle, and can be genuinely entertaining to drive....even the entry level diesel.The Crack Fox said:
FrankUnderwood said:
The Crack Fox said:
Why? Why do they f
king bother?
They'll sell loads, there is obviously a market demand. king bother? 
Anyway BECAUSE.
Grotesque. I simply do not understand the interest in trying to make something (an SUV) that is inherently unsuitable for track driving (heavy, large, high CoG) go round a circuit (where it is highly unlikely to be used by paying punters) more quickly than you'd think possible.
If I consider it from an ownership proposition, why would you be proud of hooning around a circuit in something which would have punched a large hole in the scenery before it got to Hatzenbach if all the clever electronics were disabled? It's not like your superior driving skills are being allowed to shine through….
I don't blame the marketing people for trying it on, I'm just disappointed that people seem to be susceptible to such shallow tactics.
If I consider it from an ownership proposition, why would you be proud of hooning around a circuit in something which would have punched a large hole in the scenery before it got to Hatzenbach if all the clever electronics were disabled? It's not like your superior driving skills are being allowed to shine through….
I don't blame the marketing people for trying it on, I'm just disappointed that people seem to be susceptible to such shallow tactics.
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