- suv 148,513
- 2,810 below average
- 12,999 good
- Orlando, FL
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- autoshopper.com
- 2,810 below average suv 148,513 black automatic
2008 land rover range rover sport review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. Agile on road, capable off road. introductionthe range rover sport fits between the full-size, top-line range rover and the entry-level, family-friendly lr3. the sport looks sportier than either the purposeful lr3 or the stately range rover and those looks are not deceiving. It is, in fact, spirited, sporty, and relatively agile. Its design supports this. the range rover sport is built on a shorter wheelbase than the lr3 and range rover. Though all three share the same basic structure, the sport stretches just 108 inches from the front to the rear wheels compared with 113 inches for the other two models. And while the lr3 and range rover offer seven-passenger seating, the sport seats five people. the sport falls between the lr3 and range rover from a pricing standpoint, also. The $58,000 sport costs $20,000 less than the full-size range rover, and about as much as a fully loaded lr3. the range rover sport was all-new for 2006. Land rover has made no changes since then, except to add more standard equipment each year. new for 2008 are standard power folding exterior mirrors, an eight-way power-adjustable front passenger seat, power tilt-and-telescope steering, and some new interior trim and materials. lineupthe 2008 range rover sport comes in two models: hse 57,725) and supercharged 71,175). the hse comes with a 300-horsepower, 4. 4-liter v8. The supercharged model features a supercharged v8 displacing 4. 2 liters and making 390 horsepower. Both engines drive through the same six-speed commandshift automatic transmission (also fitted in the top-of-the-line range rover). The cold climate package 1,300) adds heated seats front and rear, a heated windshield and heated washer jets. The dynamic response package 2,000) combines high-performance brembo front brakes with the dynamic response system, which electronically adjusts the stabilizer bars for optimal cornering. the supercharged model, or s/c, comes standard with everything on the hse plus the luxury, cold climate, and dynamic response packages; sirius satellite radio; and 20-inch alloy wheels. Optional stormer alloy wheels 1,000) of equal size but with a different design are available, as is adaptive cruise control 2,000). It's not as tall, by three inches. The width of the two differs by less than half an inch and the track (the distance between the left and right wheels) is identical to that of the lr3. appearance-wise, the sport looks similar to the top-of-the-line range rover, though it's built to a slightly smaller scale. Only the most discerning and trained eye will notice the hood is mostly flat, missing the full-size range rover's longitudinal humps running along the top outer edges back from the headlights. Or the presence of understated side skirts, front air dam and rear spoiler. Maybe the front quarter panels' side vents are more obvious, being closely patterned after the lr3's and in stark contrast to the range rover's vertical louvers. The most noticeable difference is the windscreen and backlight (rear windscreen) are faster, or more raked. because, other than striking a slightly more rakish pose with its rounder, more tapered lines, the sport contains all the major styling elements of the full-size range rover. The compound headlight clusters are indistinguishable. And the grille finishes are similar, with the hse's a matte gray and the s/c's a bright metallic. The roof gets the marque's trademark floating look, achieved by blacking out the roof pillars. A similar character line runs the length of the body side, but with the door handles positioned beneath it to reinforce the sport's lower profile. Taillights repeat the larger range rover's stacked look, only not quite as tall and with the elements staggered from the vertical. And just like the full-size range rovers, the supercharged sport has chrome-tipped dual exhausts in place of the hse's bare, single exhaust. interiorwhile the range rover sport's exterior unabashedly mimics the top-of-the-line range rover's looks, the interior stays truer to its lr3 underpinnings. the dash top, instrument cluster and steering wheel are direct transplants from the lr3, right down to the stacks of cruise control buttons and redundant audio controls next to the thin, vertical, metallic horn buttons along each side the airbag cover in the steering wheel hub. Although the center stack structure lays back at a more ergonomically friendly angle than the lr3's, the switches, knobs, buttons and display screens are the same as the lr3's, too, which while plentiful, are fairly easy to decipher. Infinitely adjustable, inboard arm rests in front ease long, droning, interstate drives. the head restraints could be better. The positioning of the front-seat head restraints favors the back-seat movie watchers. To ensure the best viewing experience, the head restraints, which double as housings for the video screens, are fixed in a vertical plane; in other words, they're adjustable only up or down and cannot be angled forward or backward. We found the head rest a bit intrusive. More vehicles are coming this way in an effort to reduce the chance of neck injuries in a rear-end collision. Reclining the front seat a bit lessened the discomfort. a panel of auxiliary jacks for the entertainment system is set into the rear of the front center console, along with the levers for the optional rear seat heaters. in most interior measures, the sport fits between the more utilitarian lr3 and the better-appointed but tighter-fitting range rover. The sport's rear seat headroom is also less than in the lr3, but about the same as in the.
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