Generally speaking, off-road performance and track performance are not realms that can exist together within one vehicle. But somehow, Land Rover has been breaking the laws of physics with its Range Rover Sport since its debut in 2005. Now it seems Land Rover has decided to abolish all traces of such forces that keep large SUVs from handling well around corners. Meet the upcoming Range Rover Sport RS.
Yep, RS. Land Rover is taking the already sporty Sport and turning up the juice for a more engaging, on-road experience thanks to a few key improvements, not the least of which is a more powerful engine. It's highly likely the standard Sport's 5.0-liter, supercharged V-8 will remain, but with the same 40-horsepower bump the Jaguar XFR-S enjoys. That brings the Range Rover's normal 510-horsepower mill up to 550 ponies. Expect Jaguar's extra 41 pound-feet of torque to transfer over as well, bringing that total to 502 pound-feet.
Click past the jump for more speculation on the Range Rover Sport RS
Video: 2015 Range Rover Sport RS Testing at Nurburgring originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 18 June 2014 15:00 EST.
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