RE: Overfinch Range Rover Sport
Monday 23rd June 2014
Despite the huge resentment such cars seem to garner, the stream of 500hp plus SUVs continues unabated. So ready to do battle with other irrelevant, irreverent 4x4s including the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, BMW X5 M and Mercedes ML63 AMG is this, the Overfinch Range Rover Sport.
Just chillin in the pit garage...560hp is the headline power figure from a Performance Pack, 50hp on the regular supercharged V8 thanks to a remap, exhaust and tweaks to the supercharger. Apparently weight is down too because of the carbon body parts but we'd have to assume the difference is minimal given a specific figure is absent.
Overfinch Range Rover Sport
Overfinch beats Land Rover to the uber Sport with its latest 560hp creation
Just chillin in the pit garage...
Despite press images with the car on track (is that Brands Hatch?), no further mechanical upgrades have been confirmed. But then the standard Sport seemed to cope admirably with Pikes Peak so a track day or two should pose no problem, right? Coming to a paddock near you soon, Overfinch hopes...
Elsewhere the Overfinch RRS is as expected; personalisation is prioritised, with plenty of options for inside and out to to make it as ostentatious as desired. The body kit is standard so why not go all out on the kitsch factor?
Perhaps the biggest obstacle the Overfinch Sport will face is that Range Rover is creating its own over-and-above-the-V8 flagship. Expected to be the RS, it could well offer everything that appeals to a certain customer about the Overfinch straight from the factory. No doubt they will be snapped up very swiftly.
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Discussion
I wish the orange, vacuous people who make up "the market" for cars these days would grow a few more brain cells and stop aspiring to these crass creations. - What is the point in a Range Rover with ruined off-road ability due to high performance road tyres and a stupid bodykit? It's never going to be a sports car so why compromise it? Are you going to notice the slightly better 'ring time when you're cruising the local council estate, selling drugs? At least with all-terrains, you could have a good crack at avoiding the cops. 
A Bowler-esque "off-road package" with steel bumpers, rock sliders etc. I could understand (it would also look pretty cool and maybe suit the requirements of those who just want to pose that way). If I were in the market in the US, or somewhere else with cheaper fuel, I'd take the uprated V8 engine but give the infantile bling a wide berth.
A Bowler-esque "off-road package" with steel bumpers, rock sliders etc. I could understand (it would also look pretty cool and maybe suit the requirements of those who just want to pose that way). If I were in the market in the US, or somewhere else with cheaper fuel, I'd take the uprated V8 engine but give the infantile bling a wide berth.
Clivey said:
I wish the orange, vacuous people who make up "the market" for cars these days would grow a few more brain cells and stop aspiring to these crass creations. - What is the point in a Range Rover with ruined off-road ability due to high performance road tyres and a stupid bodykit? It's never going to be a sports car so why compromise it? Are you going to notice the slightly better 'ring time when you're cruising the local council estate, selling drugs? At least with all-terrains, you could have a good crack at avoiding the cops.
A Bowler-esque "off-road package" with steel bumpers, rock sliders etc. I could understand (it would also look pretty cool and maybe suit the requirements of those who just want to pose that way). If I were in the market in the US, or somewhere else with cheaper fuel, I'd take the uprated V8 engine but give the infantile bling a wide berth.
Well that escalated quickly. Note to Range Rover: please refine offering to that reflecting Clivey's taste.A Bowler-esque "off-road package" with steel bumpers, rock sliders etc. I could understand (it would also look pretty cool and maybe suit the requirements of those who just want to pose that way). If I were in the market in the US, or somewhere else with cheaper fuel, I'd take the uprated V8 engine but give the infantile bling a wide berth.
NXXN said:
Probably not to everyone's taste, but at least looks as if they've paid someone competent to design it.
Instead of just randomly gluing on bits of tat they found in a skip outside halfords.
I think people are happy to pay for something that's different, not necessarily better. Given the choice of that, or the factory look, I'd prefer to have a standard Range Rover model.Instead of just randomly gluing on bits of tat they found in a skip outside halfords.
I wasn't even a fan of Range Rovers own HST body-kit on the first gen RRS Sport.
I'm in the 'Clivey' camp - I think 'Barry big wheels' Range Rovers look stupid and are driven by clowns!
I know someone who purchased a lovely black L322 Range Rover Vogue. It looked perfect with its factory 20" wheels and factory everything else.....
A few weeks later and it was sporting 22" wheels, chrome grills and gills, blacked out windows and (another tacky addition) a private registration.
The chap does have a penchant for orange skin, gold jewelry, pit bulls and short sleeved fashion shirts - so i suppose it was inevitable he'd rob the car of all the original class it possessed.
I know someone who purchased a lovely black L322 Range Rover Vogue. It looked perfect with its factory 20" wheels and factory everything else.....
A few weeks later and it was sporting 22" wheels, chrome grills and gills, blacked out windows and (another tacky addition) a private registration.
The chap does have a penchant for orange skin, gold jewelry, pit bulls and short sleeved fashion shirts - so i suppose it was inevitable he'd rob the car of all the original class it possessed.
They are pretty awful when they have all the tat stuck onto them, I used to like them until my Dad bought one and I pestered him to let me borrow it and I thought it drove like a turd.
The new one is meant to be a lot better but somehow I doubt it. You can't make something that heavy and high up feel sporty.
The new one is meant to be a lot better but somehow I doubt it. You can't make something that heavy and high up feel sporty.
Clivey said:
I wish the orange, vacuous people who make up "the market" for cars these days would grow a few more brain cells and stop aspiring to these crass creations. - What is the point in a Range Rover with ruined off-road ability due to high performance road tyres and a stupid bodykit? It's never going to be a sports car so why compromise it? Are you going to notice the slightly better 'ring time when you're cruising the local council estate, selling drugs? At least with all-terrains, you could have a good crack at avoiding the cops.
A Bowler-esque "off-road package" with steel bumpers, rock sliders etc. I could understand (it would also look pretty cool and maybe suit the requirements of those who just want to pose that way). If I were in the market in the US, or somewhere else with cheaper fuel, I'd take the uprated V8 engine but give the infantile bling a wide berth.
Absolutely! Why would you throw away 60-plus years of the raison d'etre of the marque to build this monstrosity?A Bowler-esque "off-road package" with steel bumpers, rock sliders etc. I could understand (it would also look pretty cool and maybe suit the requirements of those who just want to pose that way). If I were in the market in the US, or somewhere else with cheaper fuel, I'd take the uprated V8 engine but give the infantile bling a wide berth.
richard300 said:
I'm in the 'Clivey' camp - I think 'Barry big wheels' Range Rovers look stupid and are driven by clowns!
I know someone who purchased a lovely black L322 Range Rover Vogue. It looked perfect with its factory 20" wheels and factory everything else.....
A few weeks later and it was sporting 22" wheels, chrome grills and gills, blacked out windows and (another tacky addition) a private registration.
The chap does have a penchant for orange skin, gold jewelry, pit bulls and short sleeved fashion shirts - so i suppose it was inevitable he'd rob the car of all the original class it possessed.
I agree, comes only second to shouting "I'm a bell end!" to driving a cabriolet. I know someone who purchased a lovely black L322 Range Rover Vogue. It looked perfect with its factory 20" wheels and factory everything else.....
A few weeks later and it was sporting 22" wheels, chrome grills and gills, blacked out windows and (another tacky addition) a private registration.
The chap does have a penchant for orange skin, gold jewelry, pit bulls and short sleeved fashion shirts - so i suppose it was inevitable he'd rob the car of all the original class it possessed.
anglophile said:
Clivey said:
I wish the orange, vacuous people who make up "the market" for cars these days would grow a few more brain cells and stop aspiring to these crass creations. - What is the point in a Range Rover with ruined off-road ability due to high performance road tyres and a stupid bodykit? It's never going to be a sports car so why compromise it? Are you going to notice the slightly better 'ring time when you're cruising the local council estate, selling drugs? At least with all-terrains, you could have a good crack at avoiding the cops.
A Bowler-esque "off-road package" with steel bumpers, rock sliders etc. I could understand (it would also look pretty cool and maybe suit the requirements of those who just want to pose that way). If I were in the market in the US, or somewhere else with cheaper fuel, I'd take the uprated V8 engine but give the infantile bling a wide berth.
Absolutely! Why would you throw away 60-plus years of the raison d'etre of the marque to build this monstrosity?A Bowler-esque "off-road package" with steel bumpers, rock sliders etc. I could understand (it would also look pretty cool and maybe suit the requirements of those who just want to pose that way). If I were in the market in the US, or somewhere else with cheaper fuel, I'd take the uprated V8 engine but give the infantile bling a wide berth.
KTF said:
http://www.overfinch.com/spirit-of-overfinch/warra...
The Overfinch product warranty starts on the day that the vehicle is delivered to the first retail customer and continues for three years, unlimited mileage.
The Overfinch warranty only covers the Overfinch parts rather than the whole car. This is unfortunately one of the major problems with these cars as, although on most OF cars they are purely cosmetic changes RR are (apparently) well within their rights to refuse any warranty claim on this basis.The Overfinch product warranty starts on the day that the vehicle is delivered to the first retail customer and continues for three years, unlimited mileage.
I had a long chat with JLR, a number of main dealers, and OF about this recently and couldn't get anywhere. JLR were adamant that bigger wheels etc could have a major effect on transmission, suspension, drivetrain etc (i.e. the expensive bits) and OF could not offer a solution.
Therefore, is it really worth spending what could easily be in excess of £100k to then have a car that, even if something simple went wrong JLR would refuse to fix?
It is a bit more clear cut with used cars out of warranty (JLR simply refuse to sell you cover) as you can simply buy a 3rd party warranty, ask for the company to quote the Overfinch details in the policy documents and all is fine, but with a new car I'm not sure.
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