Arden takes care of its customers. For those clients who have grown bored of the company’s power package in your Range Rover’s supercharged 4.2 Liter V8, Arden is offering an upgrade that nets 470 HP consisting of a new blower, reprogrammed ECU, and a new exhaust with high flow cats for only $26,000 plus installation. By the way, that’s $3,250 per additional ponie.
While there are plenty of luxury SUVs out there, only a few have cut their teeth on a crowd that actually goes off road. In fact, there are only three that are still in production that come to mind: Mercedes G-Class, Toyota Land Cruiser and Land Rover’s Range Rover (the Hummer H1 is long gone).
The difference between the three is who buys them. The G-Wagon is for those likely to take over a small country, and the Land Cruiser is for those who are likely to take aid to a small country. The Range Rover leads a more sedate life. It’s for people who may like to go for a small ride in the country…
The Range Rover Sport is getting a makeover for 2010. Where Land Rover has to be careful when touching up the evergreen Range Rover, it gets to go wild (in a very British way) for the Range Rover Sport.
Outside the lines have been smoothed out, and the front had been given a more protruding bumper. The front also features new LED headlamps and a new two-bar grille. The interior has also been redesigned with higher quality materials and soft-touch finishes.
Just like the 2010 Range Rover, Jaguar’s 5.0-liter V8 is making a new home in the SUV. The Sport gets the same 375 hp and 510 hp supercharged upgrade as its bigger brother. This is a 75 hp and 120 hp (respectively) upgrade in this lineup. The naturally aspired version makes the 0 to 60 mph sprint in 7.2 seconds, and the supercharged version in 5.9 seconds.
The Range Rover’s look is timeless. The original design lasted relatively untouched for 26 years, and the only reason why it was redone for the third generation was to get the RR’s design back to the looking like the original. So when major updates are announced for 2010, look closely.
This facelift includes a revised bumper with relocated fog lamps, new grille and new headlamps. The overall impression help the Range Rover closer to achieve its very British goal of simple elegance. The interior’s appearanc has also been upgraded and includes a new GPS navigation system. The instrument cluster in front of the driver has been replaced with a Thin Film Transistor screen to better organize driver information.
The real change comes in the engine compartment. Land Rover is taking advantage of the newly enlarged 5.0-liter V8 engine from Jaguar. Now the Range Rover will be available with 375 hp or 510 hp in supercharged form — that’s a 75 hp and 110 hp bump over the previous engine lineup.
Land Rover Australia has revealed a new styling package inspired by the 2004 Range Stormer Concept Car. Available only for the 2009 Range Rover Sport TDV8 or Supercharged models the Stormer kit is priced at $9,990.
The package includes: Stormer front and rear bumpers, extended rear spoiler, body colored side cladding, rectangular, chromed, exhaust finishers, honeycomb radiator grille and front Park Distance Control (PDC).
For the exterior colors customers can choose from: Santorini Black, Alaska White or Stornoway Grey.
Land Rover unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show the limited edition Range Rover ’Westminster’. It will be built in only 300 units and sales will begin at the end of March.
This special edition adds 20" Diamond Turned wheels, an exterior design pack, ’Westminster’ tailgate badging, half wood steering wheel and stainless steel accents to the brake and accelerator pedals.
It will be available in either Santorini Black or Stornoway Grey with Ivory/Jet or Jet/Jet interior color and prices will start from £62,995.
Land Rover is giving some upper-class treatment to its basic diesel Range Rover Sport model. Called the Range Rover Sport Stormer Edition (don’t get it confused with the Range Stormer sports coupe/SUV concept that’s the basis for all Range Rover Sports), it starts with the 188 hp TDV6 ’S’ model. Land Rover then adds upmarket features like 20" 10-spoke alloy wheels, tail-mounted rear spoiler, deep sculptured front and rear bumpers, integrated rectangular exhaust pipes, body-colored lower body side mouldings and lower tailgate moulding, leather seats, front and rear Park Distance Control (PDC) and Personal Telephone Integration.
Sales wil begin in March at a price of £43,550. No use in showing the exchange rate on this one. Since the U.S. doesn’t have any diesel Range Rovers/Land Rovers, we won’t be getting this one either.
For all those who thought the BMW X6 SUV/Coupe was brilliant, here’s the next step. With the help of some customization from LSE Design, an U.K. based tuner, the Range Rover Sport was transformed from a 4-door SUV into a coupe. The 2009 LSE Range Rover Sport Coupe will be built in a limited edition of just 200 units, each priced at $250,000. According to the manufacturer only 50 units will be produced for the U.S. so you’d better start saving some money.
Although the car is cool, this isn’t exactly an original idea considering the Range Rover Sport is based on the Range Stormer concept and Land Rover is possibly putting the LRX into production.
After some months of teasing, Project Khan finally revealed the Kahn Cosworth 300 based on the Range Rover Sport. The new kit for the British SUV, priced at $113,170 is available for both the interior and exterior of the vehicle.
Outside there is a new front bumper, new side sills, a new rear bumper with integrated exhaust cutters, a new rear roof spoiler and new alloy wheels.
Inside are find two 7-inch Alpine screens connected to a state-of-the-art DVD player with two Phillips cordless headphones, iPod connections, head-up display and, as an option front and rear parking camera.
Also new aluminium pedals are available, as well as a Nappa leather interior with white stitching, stainless door plates with Cosworth logo, and a newgear knob dressed in perforated Alcantara leather and a start/stop button.
Range Rover’s don’t change much. The first generation of the original luxury SUV went 25 years without a significant change. So this facelift due in 2012 (the second in this generation’s ten year history,) almost seems unnecessary. The reality is that the original Range Rover didn’t change because the companies that owned it during that time didn’t have the cash, and the cars were still selling well. Now, Land Rover gets to dig into the deep pockets of its new owner Tata to refresh a car that was initially developed by BMW.
The 2012 Range Rover will be an all-new aluminium-bodied SUV featuring new headlamps, radiator grille and front bumper – with the arrival of LED tail lights at the rear. Externally, the rest of the car remains unchanged.
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