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The 626bhp Range Rover Sport SV is now a £140k full production model

The 626bhp Range Rover Sport SV is now a £140k full production model

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The Range Rover Sport SV was a limited edition 2.5-tonne V8 SUV capable of outrageous speed and luxury. It is now a full production 2.5-tonne V8 SUV capable of outrageous speed and luxury.
Yes folks, 'following the highly successful launch of Edition One and Edition Two', Range Rover has now added the SV to the full-time Range Rover line-up. So if you want to buy an outrageously fast, luxury hippo that'll dance around a track, have at it.
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To recap: the SV gets BMW's 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8, able to punch out 626bhp and 590lb ft on overboost. It also gets something called '6D Dynamics' tech, which deploys cross-linked hydraulic dampers that pump fluid around to resist roll, and compression under pitch and dive. Basically: point, hose, very much hold-on-tight.
If you want a little more hold-on-tight, and the addition of the SV is just a little too common for you, Range Rover has also revealed a special SV 'Black'. That's the extra from a Guy Ritchie film staring at you, above. You might like
This car, as the name rather implies, gets a 'Narvik Black' body colour and 'Narvik Gloss' black exterior pack, together with a carbon fibre bonnet, 23in forged wheels over gloss black calipers, and – that's right! – gloss black quad exhausts. Also illuminated treadplates. 'Ebony Windsor' leather. 'Gloss Grand Black finishers'. You get the idea.
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Somehow – one suspects via that carbon bonnet – this 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 SV manages to go from 0-60mph two tenths faster than the now-regular SV, managing the sprint in 3.6s. Top speed too has been raised to 180mph, and the price has been hiked. So now that the regular SV is a commoner, this SV Black sits menacingly atop the range.
Prices for the SV start at £139,995, while the SV Black kicks off at £154,975. You want outrageous speed and luxury in full black, no?
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