2015 Range Rover Sport SVR: It happily embraces its contradictions - STLtoday.com

2015 RANGE ROVER SPORT SVR TYPE: High-performance five-passenger SUV. DRIVE FORMAT: Permanent four-wheel drive. BASE PRICE: $111,470. PRICE AS DRIVEN: $126,360. includes these major options: $4,150 Meridian Signature Audio. $2,000 SVR carbon fiber engine cover. 0-liter supercharged V-8. HORSEPOWER: 550 hp. TORQUE: 502 lb. -ft. REQUIRED FUEL: Premium. SUSPENSION : Fully independent, performance-tuned, height-adjustable air suspension. BRAKES: Four-wheel vented disc, ABS, traction control, stability control, Roll Stability Control, Hill Descent Control. CARGO (rear seats up/down): 27. 7 cu. ft. /62. 2 cu. ft. TOWING MAX: 6,600 lbs. Since then we've seen, among others, the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG, BMW X5 M and Porsche Cayenne Turbo. Land Rover, which builds nothing but SUVs, was not about to be left out. Back in 2006, the British-based ute-maker introduced its Range Rover Sport. Following the debut of the second-generation Sport last year, Land Rover for 2015 raises the. Source: www.stltoday.com