Overview

Leaving the former 575-hp Range Rover Sport SVR in the dust, the all-wheel-drive Range Rover Sport SV is the most powerful Rover ever. Its 626-hp twin-turbo V-8 is like using fighter jets on a fox hunt. Good for up to 180 mph, the Range Rover Sport SV gets the supercar treatment with a lightweight carbon fiber wheel option and enormous eight-piston Brembo calipers to clamp its carbon ceramic brake rotors. Quad tailpipes aside, the Range Rover SV is built to exemplify Land Rover luxury. Its bolstered front bucket seats carry components that complete its 29-speaker surround sound system and its knob-less infotainment touchscreen has gone fully digital. Despite it being nearly an inch lower than other Range Rover Sports, there's simply nothing down to earth about this high-performance utility vehicle.

What's New for 2024?

The Range Rover Sport SV is a completely new iteration of performance-luxury motoring from Land Rover for 2024. Taking pages out of the playbook of a supercar, the Range Rover Sport SV joins the 600-hp club, gets a carbon-fiber wheel option, carbon ceramic brakes, and uses a specially tuned air suspension to keep it steady across road-course curbing. It will likely overpower its all-season tires immediately. The Range Rover Sport SV is not for the timid.

The Land Rover Range Rover Sport SV Edition One will only be available via an invitation (if you didn't get invited by now, you weren't) to specific customers. It's the only way the RR Sport SV will be offered for 2024, but starting next year, the SUV will be available for order by the general public sans the Edition One treatment.

Engine, Transmission, and Performance

Under the bonnet lays a righteous 626-hp twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 engine with 553 pound-feet of torque mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission. The Range Rover Sport SV is all-wheel drive, and Land Rover says its leap to 60 mph takes just 3.6 seconds. After driving one on a track in Portugal, we believe it. Depending on the drive mode, the SV can sit at nearly an inch lower than other Range Rover Sports as part of its new 6D Dynamic suspension system. Instead of conventional anti-roll bars, the SV uses hydraulic dampers and its airbag suspension to reduce body roll. To handle life's lefts and rights, the SV has all-wheel steering and brake-based torque vectoring. With a top speed of 180 mph, the Range Rover SV promises to boast performance that will likely be restricted by the common sense of the person helming it rather than by the limits of its all-season Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires. There are optional 23-inch carbon fiber wheels (said to save 20 pounds per corner) which are wrapped wide 305s on the rear wheels and 285s up front. To stop all the meat is a set of optional Brembo carbon ceramic brake discs that measure 17.3 inches up front and 15.3 inches in the rear. The front calipers with that option are eight-piston clampers for a reason—the SV has a lot of real estate to slow down in a hurry. The performance is truly spectacular, and despite the Range Rover Sport SV's tall height and weighty mass, body roll is well-controlled. On the road, it's best left in the Comfort drive mode, and even then harsh bumps upset the cabin, especially on the big 23-inch wheels. During our European test drive, we even had a chance to take the Sport SV off-road and were impressed that its on-track and on-road performance doesn't require much compromise to Land Rover's go-anywhere ethos. When we get a chance to take the Sport SV to our test track, we'll update this space with data from our extensive testing regimen.

Towing and Payload Capacity

There's no question that the Land Rover Range Rover Sport SV can haul, but where conventional towing is concerned, it's good only for up to 3500 pounds of trailering.

Fuel Economy and Real-World MPG

The EPA estimates the high-power Range Rover SV is good for 16 mpg city and 22 mpg on the highway. That's slightly better than the previous Range Rover Sport SVR's 15 mpg city and 20 mpg highway. We'll update this space when we have the opportunity to test the Range Rover SV on our 75-mph highway fuel economy test. For more information about the Range Rover Sport SV's fuel economy, visit the EPA's website.

Interior, Comfort, and Cargo

Land Rover doesn't let going fast get in the way of being fancy with the Range Rover SV's performance-minded cockpit. It comes standard with exquisite materials, illuminated headrests, and Land Rover's newest infotainment screen and software. The front bucket seats are bolstered and incorporate two speakers each, as part of its 29-speaker 1430-watt surround sound system. Despite its dramatic level of performance, the SV keeps a cool head with heated- and ventilated front seats and heated rear seats. A heated steering wheel is also standard. There is a bevy of carbon fiber trim elements and, not to be outdone by anyone, Land Rover has made the SV's paddle shifters edge-lit.

Infotainment and Connectivity

Stuck to the Land Rover Range Rover Sport SV's dashboard is a 13.1-inch infotainment touchscreen that's completely knob-less. Just like its enormous all-digital gauge cluster, the infotainment screen holds the SV's most important info. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are both standard, as is an in-dash navigation system.