Review: 2006 Range Rover Sport
Those shopping for a performance-oriented SUV should check out Land Rover's Range Rover Sport, the company's newest product and most driver-focused SUV ever. There's little doubt that the RR Sport can take on dirt trails without a problem. It can probably even bash over rougher stuff, though we doubt the SUV's shiny new 20-inch wheels and performance-oriented tires would last very long. No, this vehicle is like the Cayenne in that it should spend 95 percent of its life on the pavement. It certainly has the right exterior styling, and choosing between the 300-horsepower normally aspirated V8 or the supercharged 390-hp V8 is mostly a matter of knowing how fast you want to go; Land Rover says the boosted RR Sport will do 0 to 60 mph in 7.2 seconds. Though decent, this time is slower than what can be done in the Cayenne Turbo and likely a result of the Sport's hefty 5,671-pound curb weight. If you look at Land Rover's latest and aren't impressed, you should also check out the Cayenne, the X5 or Infiniti's FX45.
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