Land Rover has taken the wraps off the Range Rover SV Coupe at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. The new Coupe-SUV pays homage to the original two-door Range Rover of 1970s.
No more than 999 examples will be hand-assembled at the SVO Technical Centre in Warwickshire with extensive personalisation options.
As for the design, the signature design elements are present in the Coupe such as the floating roof, continuous waist line and tapering tail lamps. The doors are power-close and feature frameless windows. This is also the first Range Rover with a 23-inch wheel option.
The Pixel-laser LED headlamps are packed with 144 LEDs and four laser diodes (market-dependent), which are claimed to provide five times higher luminance than standard LED lights.
Eight body colours are available, in gloss or satin effects, four offered for the first time on Range Rover: Constellation, Parallax, Liquesence and Obsidian; and four from the SV Premium Palette: Ethereal, Flux, Valloire and Desire. The Liquesence option brings liquid metal finish to Range Rover for the first time. The clients can also specify one of four exclusive duo-tone gloss Contour Graphic options: Valloire/Flux, Valloire/Ethereal, Parallax/Ethereal, Obsidian/Desire.
Additionally, Special Vehicle Operations’ bespoke personalisation team offers SV Coupe clients the opportunity to create a unique vehicle to their exacting taste, granting access to 100 more paint colours, plus unique ‘match to sample’ hues.
The customization continues on to the interiors too. The clients can spec duo-tone front and rear leather colours with a bespoke quilt pattern; contrast stitching; headrest embroidery; door handle and treadplate engraving and semi-precious metal badging.
Features on the interiors include heated and cooled 20-way electrically adjustable front and 10-way electrically adjustable rear seats, InControl Touch Pro Duo infotainment system, 12-inch Interactive Driver Display, 10-inch full-colour Head-Up Display which shows turn information including street names, slope and wheel information, a 1700 w 23-speaker Meridian 3D Signature Sound System with dual-channel subwoofer that has Trifield 3D technology for optimum sound quality.
Powertrain
Powering the SV Coupe is the Range Rover’s most powerful 5.0-litre Supercharged V8 petrol, producing 565 PS and 700 Nm of torque. Transmission is an 8-speed ZF automatic with permanent all-wheel drive and two-speed transfer case.
There is also an Active Locking Rear Differential, assisted by Terrain Response 2 featuring Dynamic, Eco, Comfort, Grass Gravel Snow, Mud and Ruts, Sand and Rock Crawl programmes.
Land Rover said that the suspension is tuned to provide a more driver-focused edge than the standard Range Rover, with a ride height lowered by 8 mm, but will remain composed and comfortable at all times. Plus, the SV Coupe gets 900 mm maximum wading depth, and a maximum towing capacity of 3.5 tonnes.
The ride height automatically lowers by 15 mm at cruising speeds of 65 mph or above to enhance stability and minimize fuel consumption. Its five air suspension height settings include: Access Height (-50 mm max below normal ride height), Off-Road 1 Ride Height (+40 mm max above normal ride height, up to 80 kph), Off-Road 2 Ride Height (+75 mm max above normal ride height, up to 50 kph) – additional 30-40 mm automatic increase if obstacle detected, and a further manually selectable 30-40 mm increase above that.
As for the performance, the SV Coupe sprints from 0-100 km/h in 5.3 seconds and on to a top speed of 266 km/h.
Range Rover SV Coupe sales are anticipated to start from the fourth quarter of 2018, priced from £240,000 in the UK.
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