Range Rover Sport HSE Dynamic 510 HP Acceleration Test

The old RR Sport was kind of a mule, having the handsome head of a horse placed over some heavy donkey legs. But this is an altogether different animal and if you have the sort of money to fuel a supercharged V8 engine, it could prove a great companion. As you all know, the Brits have been cranking out 5-liter V8 for quite some time now, but they usually don't come with a HSE badge.

You see, in the Range Rover pecking order, HSE is the upper basic model that comes with more kit than the standard SE. If you want the V8, you have to upgrade to the Supercharger trim level. But this is different, this is the HSE Dynamic, cut from the same fabric as the Evoque Autobiography Dynamic, a hot SUV in its own right.

That's not the point here. The point is that it's very fast without compromising on the stuff that makes a Range Rover (comfort and offroading). This next point-of view video was shot by youtube Sawomann and shows the 510 horsepower V8 engine will push this RR Sport to 100 km/h in around 5 seconds. That's noticeably slower than an X5 M, but it's nothing to be ashamed of, since the HSE Dynamic is not Land Rover's flagship.

That job belongs to the new SVR model, equipped with a supercharged V8 that's been tuned to 550 horsepower, a full body kit, active sports exhaust and stiffer suspension. But not everybody needs an SUV designed for track action. In fact, most Range Rover owners just want a good motorway cruiser that can go offroad.