Well here we are at the Range Rover Sport, all-new for the 2014 model year, following the Range Rover we saw for 2013. Completely new and quite sexy model, this one. Gone is the old Discovery platform, replaced by aluminum architecture.
It’s not a lightweight by any measure, but people who buy Range Rovers don’t want them to look good, they want them because they have places to go…tough places.
For some people though, toughness is less important than style, which is why there aren’t a lot of Range Rovers sold with steel wheels these days. For extra wow factor, this brand new Sport has been equipped with the latest custom wheels from American specialists Vossen. We’re talking about the latest CVT directional wheel design in a massive 22-inch size. If you don’t like asymmetrical wheels, you’ll love these!
These alloys are by no means overpowering as 22 inches of aluminum on a big tank is normal. However, the brushed metal look perfectly accentuates the paintjob.
There are more powerful, faster SUVs out there; the infotainment system is among the crappiest on the market and the normal Range Rover is better at going off-road. However, for some people, there's just not replacing the RR Sport. That used to be all down to curb appeal, but now that they've switched to an aluminum unibody, it's a well founded decision.
For bonus kicks, the company now also offers the SVR model. So what can a 550 horsepower SUV do that's so impressive? After all, the BMW X5 M is supposed to be much better. For starters, it can set your pants on fire and make you wonder why somebody would ever buy a conventional sportscar.
The monoblock directional CVT is now available in Gloss Graphite, a darker counterpart to the original Silver Metallic game-changer. It's got a simple multi-spoke design and can be configured anywhere from 19x8.5 to 22x10.5 inches.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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