With the stories following the ‘going green’ hype and increasing existence of hybrid technology, the general world would expect a revised Range Rover line-up with less power and more efficiency. The Range Rover Supercharged shows the exact opposite, which we of course really like. The 2010 Range Rover Supercharged is Land Rover’s ‘compressorcharged tourer’ model and we took it for a spin.

The Range Rover – the biggest model in the current line-up next to the Range Rover Sport and Evoque – is a true four-wheel drive sport utility vehicle produced by Land Rover in the UK, a company owned by the India-based Tata Motors. The first generation Range Rover was introduced in the 1970’s and over the period the range has seen numerous upgrades and design changes. The 2011 line-up consisted of five models with two engine variants; the 5.0 liter Supercharged V8 petrol version and 3.6 liter V8 engine.

During our test period the 2011 model reached the dealerships. The new Range Rover model has minor styling changes, improved interior features and an upgraded 4×4 system. A new 4.4 liter TDV8 diesel engine will become available with a new ZF 8HP70 eight-speed automatic transmission.

The Supercharged is still the strongest Range Rover available and is powered by a 5.0 liter, direct-injection supercharged V8 shared with Jaguar. Figures are 510hp at 6500rpm and 461lb-ft between 2500 and 5500rpm, to all four-wheels. The powerful supercharged engine is mated to the revised and smooth as silk ZF HP28 six-speed automatic transmission, which has an intelligent sport mode, sensing and adapting transmission characteristics to particular driving styles.

A sprint from 0 to 60mph is done in 5.9 seconds, and it has a v-max of 140mph. The Range Rover Supercharged has upgraded brakes with larger front rotors compared to the regular Range Rover, and added grip via 255/50 R20 tires bringing the heavy SUV to a halt from 60mph in just 121 feet.

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Thanks DJ, was on my list to do...

MR

 

Love the way you and Des do the vids! Great work, keep it up!

 

Thanks for the review.

The RR supercharged is truly a wonderful car as far as SUV's go.

 

I love this car, but unfortunately the production has been reduced to almost 50%, and in LA the car is demanding 10-25k over sticker. Having owned almost every high-line SUV, I just cant justify paying that when I know the Cayenne Turbo/G55 are such better cars.

 

Better is a strong word....