NEW 626bhp Range Rover Sport SV Gets BMW M5 Power

SV replaces SVR. With the loss of a letter comes a gain in image. This isn’t the brash, boisterous car it once was. The hottest Range Rover Sport has been civilised. But don’t for one second think that it’s boring. The headline is still its whacking great V8, only this one’s been pilfered from the latest M5. Yep, this Range Rover is now packing BMW twin-turbo V8 power - 626bhp and 590lb-ft of it - allowing the 0-62mph time to fall by almost a second to 3.8s.
But that’s not all. Technology has been liberally applied here - chief among which is JLR’s ‘6D Dynamics’: cross-linked hydraulic dampers that pump fluid around at huge pressure to resist not just roll, but compression under pitch and dive. No other fast SUV has this level of chassis tech.
So, what else is there to know? And how does it all work? Join TG’s Ollie Marriage on a rather wet, and drifty journey into the unknown.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:55 Off-road test
02:04 Walkaround
05:05 Drive
07:34 SV mode
08:46 On track
11:57 Conclusion
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[@TopGear]

This, an Urus, or something else?

[@GM-kj6sb]

A Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk

[@lbnewell23]

Bentayga, cullinan or DBX before this but I do love a Range Rover and I am curious if there will be an even more powerful SVR

[@Blak_Gurl_Magik]

JLR is failing.

[@TheRealWarriorPoet]

I wonder how much money the company is gonna lose on those carbon fiber wheels.

[@GM-kj6sb]

@@lbnewell23 those are all more expensive. DBX is shit

[@sibogama6111]

Just happy someone is still releasing V8s in 2024

[@Gladiator1972]

Why? doesn't it matter how many cynlinders you have under the hood, or is the performance numbers the most important?

[@CasparPietersen]

​@@Gladiator1972 Maybe because a bigger engine gives a better experience. The sound of an 8 cylinder is only beaten by that of a 10 or 12 cylinder. Which are even better. Beside, with more cylinders usually comes more performance.

[@Gladiator1972]

Sound of the engine? don't you drive 99% of the time with the radio on?@@CasparPietersen

[@sibogama6111]

The mechanism of action for an EV is fundamentally different from an ICE vehicle, nothing to do with cylinders. To your point EV vs EV or ICE vs ICE you can compare pure numbers. 500hp in an EV does not equate to 500hp in an ICE V especially when it comes to 0-60 since the Torque for EVs works differently@@Gladiator1972

[@tsaki_titan]

​@@Gladiator1972 you're clearly not a car guy if you think having a 3cylidner engine or a V8 under your bonnet doesn't make a difference. Actually why are you even here if your view point is so gay?

[@denniss5512]

5 litre supercharged engine is a monster. I have a 2010 XKR with all the Veisu goodies. 660 hp at the wheels.

[@MA-ik7ys]

nice! I had the f type r awd. Was a beast. Would of love to of tuned it.

[@zaynalabideen1259]

what's owning the car been like? hard to imagine it's reliable as a lexus. If you've come across any issues what were they and how much did they cost to fix? and how easy or hard was the fix?

[@v12-s65]

@@zaynalabideen1259I'd imagine the 5.0 aj v8 isn't unrealiable at all if you service it properly. Use a 0w30 or 40, change it every 15'000km and good to go. The trans is from zf, only thing that could fail is air suspension, but those 8 year old cars are still going

[@ATX_Engineer]

@@v12-s65it’s 0w20 or 5w20, but you need to actually change the oil in a realistic time, like 5-6k miles not the recommended 10k

[@v12-s65]

@@ATX_Engineer I know that, but I recommend NOT using a 20 grade oil. It just doesn't make sense this ain't an engine for fuel economy land rover used it just for emission tests. This is a 15 year old engine, I'm sure it will do longer on a proper 30 grade or 40. In the beginning, 5w30 was actually recommended. It surely does your timing chain a favor. Btw recommended mileage for europe is like 15'000 miles for this engine. My evoque had 20'000 mile intervalls. I'm sure 9'000 are just fine, but I would also go for 6k-7k

[@swagmalone8092]

The old SVR's are going to be even better bargains on the used market now

[@almac9203]

What kind of madman is buying an out of warranty Range Rover?

[@drk.walters]

Me!

[@zoopa999]

@@almac9203 LOL thankfully not you so there will be more for us to purchase.

[@Emjackson89]

Most of them have been stolen or been crashed

[@treacletart4365]

I love the old SVR, never had many issues with all of mine. I find them more reliable than my X5 company car

[@CGF101]

BMW engine,McLaren suspension,Land Rover electronics..ticking time bomb!! 😂

[@greenerick]

Yes, not reliable cannot touch Toyota Land Cruiser in reliability. You can still have the car but must have money to repair it

[@prettycoolcat7039]

Well the McLaren suspension and electronics are a bomb, BMW engine is amazing though. 2nd best in the industry. Second only to Toyota in reliability right now. 2022,2023, and 2024 they placed 2nd place in reliability. It’s why Toyota uses their engine for their sports cars. It’s close to as good in reliability, and significantly better in performance.

[@baoquoc3710]

@@greenerick damn, you sure people with money thinks having Toyotas are all great?

[@G0ddEityawesome]

@@prettycoolcat7039bmw v8 is well known for having reliability issues. Only reliable bmw engine is b58

[@Skinface1000]

@@G0ddEityawesome in the past maybe, but the new revised v8 engine from 2020 onwards is a gem.

[@82tgo]

Cannot wait to see modded 900-1000bhp Range Rovers coming just now!!

[@all-caps3927]

1000 hp Range Rover is the stupidest idea I've ever heard - you need a car that handles well enough for 1000 hp. I test drove a V8 autobiography with 550 hp I think, and that thing handled horribly on the roads on anything that wasn't a straight line, it just had too much power when you push it. The sport will peak at 700 hp on the road I think. The 510e sport is already rapid for a car of that size

[@82tgo]

@@all-caps3927 it has the engine, rest assured somebody will do it. I could bet on it.

[@howarddavies136]

​@@all-caps3927 stupid ideas are the best!

[@wtfdididolastnight]

Exactly this! Imagine getting slapped in your C63S E-Performance nonsense by a 2.6 tonne garden shed 🥰

[@jonnyg.5778]

The European Track Hawk

[@vindevhunta4905]

Looks awesome Love the sound of the old one..

[@nasdoc1]

2:26, The sound. It's to die for. Wow!

[@prabhugautham]

Tank on the sideways.Good collaboration between Range Rover and BMW.

[@See_the_world_throu_lence]

Now that’s a beautiful beast and well powered

[@Easy_Forex_Strategy]

This is now my dream car. I loved the normal 1 but this 1 is lit

[@pmaddy3859]

Beautiful drift , the kind of stability during drift and turnings is amazing.

[@NIN309]

Looks cool, old SVR is still king

[@alistairwhite2906]

There is another large 4wd out there with hydraulic/cross linked dampers and it’s been in production since Dec 2012. The Nissan Y62 Patrol has Hydraulic Body Motion Control (HBMC) which is a passive suspension design that doesn’t require antiroll bars or electronics to operate. Works bloody well! The only difference with the Nissan system is it doesn’t adjust the pressure while driving. It’s set at factory and that’s it. But they aren’t exactly a sports car for the corners.

[@carholic-sz3qv]

the toyota land cruiser has had the same system foe significantly much longer starting around 2006 i think, the KDSS suspsension system, later with 4runner, lexus GX....

[@f3bomb]

Yeah 4Runner has had it since 2010. Although this one sounds pressurized.

[@carholic-sz3qv]

@@f3bomb the land cruiser and 4runner are pressurized too lol!! just go watch the videos on how it works.

[@alistairwhite2906]

@@f3bomb the Nissan HBMC runs around 25 bar of pressure. The difference that this system would seem to have is being able to switch from 30 bar to 100 bar as the video mentions.

[@tommywang8229]

I can’t even tell if this is the SVR or the normal Range Rover Sport. There’s little difference on the exterior, really miss the carbon hood on the older model. The new BMW twin turbo V8 is definitely a good engine, have good performance and reliability. But it’s just missing the character of the old supercharged V8 from JLR. At least the F-Pace SVR is still available

[@all-caps3927]

they did this deliberately because they didn't want people to know which model is which, but if you're a car enthusiast its easy to tell. Removing the carbon hood is only a good thing as the robbers, which cause these things to be a fortune to insure, won't be able to tell which models are SVRs

[@rubberninja25]

@@all-caps3927 The bonnet is still carbon, it is just painted to match the exterior in this variant

[@torsung81]

Just love the center console! All gloss black and no physical controls 🥰🥰 Just beautiful!

[@Dr_MattS]

It does look very special, but I love the character of the old V8 (and am very fortunate to have one shoe-horned into an F pace body).

[@RaGoCars]

This 4.4L V8 BMW engine is awesome 😍🔥

[@farishanafiah8461]

I personally don't have any problem with the BMW twin-turbo V8, but the JLR supercharged V8 is hard to dismiss.

[@blakester7]

5.0 sc v8 is heaven to my ears

[@aswathmaheshkumar7416]

Yes agreed, but the bmw engine is just better more refined, more power more drama.

[@kirkclearidge7616]

​@@blakester7if it's loud and annoying it's due for a makeover from me with flour and eggs thrown at it 😂

[@blakester7]

@@kirkclearidge7616 electric is more your style ✌️

[@DunnoTmind]

Welcome to Portugal !

[@lolza-qh2xw]

There is something very silly but glorious about a huge Range Rover powersliding around corners

[@chrisp6044]

Look forward to these arriving in West Africa, via your driveway.

[@maz500]

Made a video on the old SVR, already looking forward to trying out one of these

[@jonathanpowell1470]

Thank God they haven't made it look like it belongs in Essex. I really like LR design at the moment, clean and simple designs.

[@jamaljames2578]

Always watching from Georgetown Guyana south America 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾

[@galeng73]

Carbon ceramic (the typical formation) brakes are expected to catch fire with heavy use. It's a given and it's harmless. Well, mostly harmless...

[@WayApp]

A powerhouse collaboration!

[@thokoZ]

I always love it when I see a track and immediately recognize which it is

[@CholoMojica]

British chassis tuning with German powertrain? What a great combination!

[@WP0EU]

Where is India?

[@A_m_i_y_a]

​@@WP0EU What india?, jlr is a merger company and registered as a british controlled company and controlled by Adrian Mardell the ceo /director of jlr who joined from 1990 at UK headquarters, Tata is a non executive director in jlr which means they has no involve in inside jlr, Tata get shares and get a position in parent companies of jlr with British holdings, bmw and Ford

[@felixdatche9278]

@@WP0EU they only own the company JLR but the tech and all is still purely British. I thought you'd know such simple stuff.

[@v12-s65]

@@WP0EUbro India ain't doing shit 😂 they just own the shares

[@gregkollaeg2365]

Lol the Ingenium Engine are made in China! Not 15% are made in England. The headlights are made in India.

[@norhan..]

What a amazing car🤯😍🔥

[@sumirat6888]

The 5.0 Supercharger V8 was something else… this ain’t that bad tho

[@hondansx1000]

That track in Portugal...Is that the same track Hammond raced the Cayenne Turbo against that Skydiver waaay back in the day? Looks familiar.

[@jonathanlel9033]

I thought a Range Rover's natural habitat, was the Waitrose car park?

[@user-ry4kd5rc4t]

cool car dude really love your content x

[@johnkiai5881]

The 1st generation RRS SVR will go up in price cause they were raw and aggressive.

[@mayormsuthu1465]

Wake up cos you're dreaming this car will make the older one much cheaper. It's value will drastically be reduced to match that of a Toyota land cruiser.

[@Mr_Ali_G]

It's a big question now?If you compare Face Lift X5M and that SV RR, which one would you choose? I think most would choose X5M!

[@boogboog8097]

+80k onto the price from the last gen...crazy

[@GreetingsGoodday-el6kx]

Not true... $30k is the difference

[@Spinnachpower]

Whats the maximum safe temperature for those carbon wheel? Cause technically speaking in some part of the world condition are extremely hot, and it definitely wouldn't be fun if those carbon wheels become soft tho

[@irmjbhh]

how many timing chains did you go through for completing this video?

[@christophermay1229]

Great work Ollie!

[@vintage-genes]

I love those shifter pads.

[@simonwatling2203]

those brake calipers are wild!

[@TheNorville2]

This is what you call, a good review.

[@musamusa2961]

Thank God I will buy some for myself

[@WillBrownCars]

It looks and sounds amazing but I do worry about the reliability of the car!

[@Drzinqzee]

Good luck insuring it 😂😂 Although you can use Land Rovers new insurance… oh wait they won’t insure you either 😂

[@CM9999999999]

You never took it to its natural habitat of the city

[@GT-Diaries]

Great looking super SUV, the brake caliper stand out ( Front/Rear)

[@JohnSmith-ef8nr]

It goes really fast, especially when you leave it parked in London.

[@shwndh]

With all their reliability issues and the previous history of problems with BMW engines, going back to BMW for a new engine is quite….bold. But it looks awesome in person and on paper. I hope this is a big success for LR.

[@Blak_Gurl_Magik]

BMW engine is depressing. The Jaguar/Coventry-derived Supercharged V8 was the greatest ever🔥💸

[@Blak_Gurl_Magik]

Turbos are mufflers, not just boostmakers. That's why it sounds SO WEAK

[@Marc-ty5sz]

@@Blak_Gurl_Magik this also has the older s63 instead of the new s68 that BMW debut in 2022. But nonetheless quite an impressive vehicle.

[@AlexJeffDust-RenAzuma66]

@@Blak_Gurl_Magik Not even the fact that it's turbo, there are good sounding turbo engines. But BMW uses a cross-flow header that makes it literally sound like 2 very muffled inline 4's back at the exhaust which is far from exciting

[@drk.walters]

100% agree. Had it in LR4 and later sport. It’s worth the maintenance.

[@fadilrahman2157]

​@@Marc-ty5szWhat's the major difference between the S63 and S68 ?

[@y2kazan868]

Long live the L320 Autobiography.

[@user-vc7sn6oy3j]

That's a nice 0-60 stat for the thief attempting to get away from the police

[@aurorenkounkou6182]

It's a beautiful product.

[@misterminimac]

Show me the SUV with no major issues in 3-5 years then I'll buy one

[@xavierdupuis8]

You have it, just on top of you. BMW engine 😊

[@XHPBT1]

X7

[@craigobinwanne379]

Land cruiser!

[@tias14]

*driving on road*, "so here we are, off-road" lol

[@DavidBrown-bs7gg]

Good luck trying to insure one

[@MLUE444]

They always saying they are unreliable but ❤🇿🇦🚜💨

[@ayoubelbrouzi7510]

I love and prefer the old SVR engine it had an amazing sound 🔥

[@dundee1080]

Range Rover's natural habitat is the repair shop, mate.

[@bankxbrooks]

Lets not forget that BMW once owned Land Rover (Rover Group) from 1994 to 2000. The 1st gen BMW X5 shared the same components as the Range Rover (L322) with the Engine and electronic systems from the e39 5 series. BMW, the Most Controversial and sophisticated Car Manufacturering Company in the World 😂

[@JUSTIZ4LL]

Super job!

[@blaze8978]

Infiniti QX80 Limited had hydraulic suspension also.

[@ahassen1236]

Enjoy it while you stays on your drive! When it's gone it's gone.

[@specc_s1452]

Will it break down regularly?

[@Mario-R-3232]

My concern with those RR SUVs is that they might roll over, easier than other vehicles such as X5 or Audi Q8 etc, especially if they get hit from the side, even at low speed, I've seen it happening on new models Discovery and on Defender and on older Land Rovers, so not sure about how the Sport would do in such situations?

[@Vikseemungal]

for the first time I can't decide if I like the sport or the fullsize more

[@Greta-oe1yc]

Who needs a sports car when you can have a Range Rover doing power slides like a boss? Luxury meets sideways fun!

[@monet4y2k]

Thats right, I want top go racing in car with a high centre of gravity. Thanks just what we all need.

[@Rob12345]

love my 2023 X%MC with that same 4.4 L twin turbo!! I like the inside of the RR better . more Lux . but its quite pricey !!

[@ENGBriseB]

I did like the JAGUAR V8 engine it used to sound amazing. Im not going to past judgement yet because i haven't driven it.

[@jerrylin113]

At 6:52, “No other big, heavy SUV has tech to rival this”, but didn’t Rivian do this first with their suspension? I guess they’re not available in the UK yet but I’d say they were the first to put the McLaren suspension in a large SUV.

[@grahamt2672]

Range Rover are missing a trick. The natural habitat for any Range Rover is Chelsea High Street so they should release a 2WD, 4cyl hybrid with an external speaker to play the old supercharged V8 soundtrack and the same appearance package, wheels and tires. And still charge 175K for it. Most owners wouldn’t notice the lack of 3.8 sec 0-60 or anti-dive/squat hydraulic dampers, just that it looks like 175k.

[@istalleseinspiel]

I see the front pushing after every drift

[@Faqjfrffggggg]

Cant wait to buy one!!! Put all my money on this and then look the engine with BMW stickers on it..........

[@mikealanzo]

Every review this guy does,, I can't really tell if he liked it or not... I could ask him what time it is, and he'd say; "well, it's not that hard to tell, is it?! It's same as yesterday..." You'd get more confused by his reviews than getting any solid answers or result!

[@afrocurio-ec9sm]

They should sack the whole bunch of them. Incompetent, bland, catch phrase slinging wastes of money and resources

[@whackyworld-ds5yu]

Something needs to be done

[@livezyi-ih1li]

It's seriously off putting 😒

[@mikealanzo]

what can be done is if he could stick to the car he is reviewing! And THEN compare it to its rivals by mentioning its and their pros/cons, and then do a final conclusion wether this car is suitable as an SUV or not. Because, abviously this isn't a track car/suv, NO suv is, but it's all about handling, which they all manage well, but yet, they all are road cars, tracking a brick is pointless really. @@whackyworld-ds5yu

[@mikealanzo]

I know... wasting 10 - 15 min on a non constructive review is no feat!@@livezyi-ih1li

[@Makrel94]

I’d much rather have that over any other “super” SUV !

[@donQpublic]

I can’t wait until I care about a Rover!

[@quality1mario876]

This Range Rover is off the chain

[@asun468]

A V8 driven the way it should be driven. 😊

[@AYO_KO]

Should’ve used the beefed up N63TU3 out of the Alpina cars. More than enough power with even more torque and a much throatier exhaust note that actually sounds like a V8.

[@mauricejones2076]

Svr is a older car but it looks better, How??😂😂

[@arfankhan8020]

It will gradually grow on u when u start seeing them on the roads

[@ajazabdullah1263]

Estoril Blue is/was a BMW colour - has never been a JLR colour

[@kabirkharadi8073]

I miss the trio

[@_whoaskedtho_]

Is this the Edition One or the regular version?

[@liqidvenom]

Isn't this suspension similar to the Rivian r1S?

[@ghaithshooter5601]

i wil get one in the future inshalah

[@timmo3351]

Surely the off road modes/hardware/diffs etc could be an option these days, as most sport owners would leave that unticked?

[@8iker]

I think the refinement of the new model just makes it seem even more insane. It's gone from Charles Manson to Patrick Bateman!

[@michaelmonareng3210]

As someone who was looking forward to buying this specific car , it's annoying that they're only making around 600 and I wasn't rich enough to be on the invite only list

[@RickySlickk]

I really want to know if this is the S63 or just a N63? I’d be shocked if BMW gave out an m engine. Everyone just says “BMW sourced”

[@alistairwhite2906]

626hp is the same power figure as quoted for the current M5 CS, so would appear to be the S63.

[@RickySlickk]

@@alistairwhite2906 I guess that makes sense now that the s63 successor is out.. That’s pretty cool

[@v-klasse9448]

​@@alistairwhite2906m5 cs is 635hp

[@fadilrahman2157]

If they could produce one in 700hp tune with this same S63 4.4L V8 !

[@vassilgeorgiev4805]

One second slower then 2024 Porsche Cayenne GT Turbo!!! This is a lot!!

[@adaneboateng]

Best SUV in the game right now. Hands down ❤❤❤

[@SUB-WFR]

Plonker.

[@adaneboateng]

​@@SUB-WFR 🙂

[@lukejenkins9341]

Apart from it will get stolen in 2mins or less 😂

[@SUB-WFR]

Imagine deleting comments. Plonker

[@SUB-WFR]

Ranges are ass. My mates' shop have one that's needed 20k since the dude bought it this year.

[@lungiledyule3171]

I like your driving skills

[@waydeclarke5349]

Now that's a review

[@FizzyFromLS]

Genuinely thought this was Mat from CarWow 😅😂

[@volkanyalcin2130]

For me, its the best suv on earth..!

[@nikatskhvediani6298]

Why is this show still existing

[@torsung81]

Why wouldn't it?

[@bilalmustafa7334]

BMW to Range Rover let's DRIFT your big ass SUVs with M-Power 🔥🔥 Holly Molly