The Land Rover Range Rover Sport 5.0 V8 is a four wheel drive motor vehicle, with its powerplant placed in the front, and a 5 door off-road vehicle bodyshell.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 5 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 370 bhp (375 PS/276 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 510 N·m (376 lb·ft/52 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 2489 kg.
It is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 209 km/h (130 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 19.8/10.5/13.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 327.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2745 mm | 108.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4972 mm | 195.7 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | 1784 mm | 70.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2489 kg | 5487 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 84.1 litres | 18.5 [22.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.37 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5000 cc (305.119 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92.5 × 93 mm
3.64 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 375 PS (370 bhp) (276 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 510 Nm (376 ft·lb) (52 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.2 kW/litre 75 ps/litre 74 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
102 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1281.8 kPa (185.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 625 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 150.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 110.85 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 148.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.02 kg/kW 15.07 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19.8/10.5/13.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 19.8/10.5/13.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.1/9.5/7.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.3/26.9/20.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 11.9/22.4/16.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 327.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 286352 | ||
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| RAC rating | 42.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport 5.0 V8 added 2012-10-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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