2007 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged

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The Range Rover Supercharged is the best-performing and best-handling vehicle that Land Rover has ever built. Designed to complement the renowned Range Rover - which continues as the company's flagship - the Range Rover Supercharged is a completely new vehicle, a more compact, more agile and more performance-oriented SUV.



It combines invigorating dynamic ability with outstanding comfort and refinement. Land Rover calls it a 'sports tourer'. This reflects its ability effortlessly to cover long journeys quickly and comfortably, and yet also to deliver sharp handling and exhilarating performance. Its on-road prowess is complemented by class-leading off-road capability.

The SUV uses a 390 bhp Jaguar-derived supercharged V8 engine and has a top speed of 140 mph, electronically limited. It is the fastest and best-accelerating vehicle that Land Rover has ever made.

"The Range Rover Supercharged is an additional, fifth nameplate for the Land Rover brand," says managing director Matthew Taylor. "It competes in the growing performance SUV market, but is different from all rivals.



Refined, High-Performance Engine

The Range Rover Supercharged model uses a 4.2-liter supercharged 390 bhp V8 engine. Derived from the renowned engine used in Jaguar performance models, it has been specially developed for Land Rover needs. Maximum torque is 410 lb-ft, and power and torque are fed, full-time, to all four wheels through a ZF six-speed 'intelligent shift' automatic gearbox. The transmission features sport programming and Land Rover's Command Shift, which offers manual control of gear changes. Low range is electronically selectable 'on the move', for tough off-roading.

Tuned For On-Road Performance, But Class-Leading Off-Road

The new Range Rover Supercharged is the best "driver's vehicle" that Land Rover has ever made. The company's new and unique Integrated Body-frame structure, first seen on the Discovery 3/LR3, has been tailored for the Range Rover Supercharged. To reinforce the vehicle's sporty character, and improve agility, the wheelbase is 14 cm (six inches) shorter. The fully independent, air-sprung suspension has also been tuned for exhilarating on-road performance. Minimum body-roll and maximum driver feedback were priorities. Double wishbone suspension front and rear - as typically featured on the world's leading sports cars - is used.

A new Land Rover technology, Dynamic Response, further reduces roll and improves handling. This computer-controlled active anti-roll system senses cornering forces and then acts to reduce lean. It's one of the key reasons why this powerful SUV has the agility and handling of a much smaller sporty vehicle.



In keeping with its "driver's pedigree", much work on the chassis tuning of the Range Rover Supercharged was undertaken at the N�rburgring race circuit in Germany, in addition to the extensive and rigorous on-road and off-road Land Rover development program. On the supercharged version, four-piston race-bred Brembo front brakes help give superb braking ability.

Packed With Technology

The Range Rover Supercharged is one of the most aerodynamic of all SUVs. Although packed with recognizable Range Rover cues, it is stylistically different in many ways. The windscreen is more steeply raked, the roofline is lower and sloped, the glass is flush fitting, the characteristic Range Rover bonnet castellations have been smoothed away and the vehicle sits lower.

Despite its comparative lowness, it is still a roomy SUV, offering space and comfort for five people. Premium materials - including leather, wood and metallic finishes - are used extensively. The cockpit is designed around the driver, and is more enveloping than other Land Rovers. The high and sweeping centre console helps the driver reach across to the controls, rather than down to them. The seats are sporty and supportive.

It is also the most technologically advanced Land Rover to date. Apart from Terrain Response, Dynamic Response and a host of other advanced powertrain and traction controls, the Range Rover Sport features Adaptive Cruise Control (its first Land Rover application), bi-xenon adaptive front lighting and the latest generation satellite navigation, both on- and off-road.

Engine
Type: Supercharged V8
Displacement cu in (cc): 256 (4197)
Power bhp (kW) at RPM: 390(291) / 5750
Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: 410(550) / 3500
Redline at RPM: n.a.

Brakes & Tires
Brakes F/R: ABS, vented disc/vented disc
Tires F-R: 275/40 R20
Driveline: All Wheel Drive

Exterior Dimensions & Weight
Length � Width � Height in: 188.5 � 75.9 � 71.5
Weight lb (kg): 5671 (2559)

Performance
Acceleration 0-62 mph s: n.a.
Top Speed mph (km/h): 140 (225) - electronically limited
Fuel Economy EPA city/highway mpg (l/100 km): 13/19 (n.a.)

Base Price: 2007 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged - $70,353 (last update: 5/8/2007)

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