🚗 2025 Range Rover Sport SV Review: Iron Fist, Velvet Glove
"An iron fist in a velvet glove" perfectly sums up the 2025 Range Rover Sport SV — a high-performance luxury SUV that blends brute force with butter-smooth refinement. This isn’t just an SUV, it’s a statement. A new benchmark in luxury and performance wrapped in British elegance.
🧨 Performance: A Super SUV in Disguise
Under the hood of the 2025 Sport SV lies a beast — a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 co-developed with BMW, producing a jaw-dropping 626 horsepower and 750 Nm of torque. It rockets from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.8 seconds, making it one of the quickest Range Rovers ever built.
🔥 SV Mode transforms the SUV into a track-worthy monster: the exhaust note deepens, the ride lowers, and the throttle sharpens.
Key Specs:
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Engine: 4.4L Twin-Turbo V8 MHEV
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Power: 626 hp
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0–100 km/h: 3.8 seconds
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Top Speed: 290 km/h
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AWD with active air suspension
🛋️ Interior: First-Class Comfort Meets Tech Mastery
The 2025 SV gets exclusive SV Performance Seats, finished in “Ultrafabrics” with carbon-fiber backs and Body and Soul Seat (BASS) technology — yes, seats that literally let you feel the music through tactile transducers.
Inside Highlights:
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13.1” Pivi Pro infotainment system
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29-speaker Meridian 3D audio
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SV-exclusive steering and trim finishes
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Massage + heating/cooling in all seats
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Premium ceramic and carbon-fiber accents
🎶 BASS Audio Integration gives concert hall immersion — a first in the SUV segment.
🛞 Ride and Handling: Sports Car Precision, SUV Command
With 6D Dynamics Suspension, active anti-roll control, and torque vectoring, the SV drives with the agility of a sports sedan but the confidence of a full-size SUV. Whether carving corners or cruising broken city roads, the ride feels confident and composed.
🛞 Even on massive 23-inch wheels, ride quality remains composed, not harsh.
🧠 Technology & Safety
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Advanced Driver Assistance Suite (ADAS 2.0)
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Adaptive cruise with lane centering
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Over-the-air (OTA) software updates
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Dynamic air suspension with predictive dampers
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AI-based terrain response & wade sensing
💰 Pricing & Verdict
Starting Price (India): ₹2.50 Cr+ (Ex-Showroom)
Global MSRP: ~$180,000+
The 2025 Range Rover Sport SV delivers hypercar performance with limousine luxury — all wrapped in a rugged, go-anywhere shell. It’s equally comfortable pulling up to a 5-star hotel or dominating a high-speed track day.
⭐ Verdict:
Rating: 9.5/10
✔️ Pros:
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Blistering performance
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Ultra-luxurious, tech-packed interior
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Everyday usability + off-road DNA
❌ Cons:
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Expensive, with costly options
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Not as nimble as a Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT
The Range Rover Sport SV is for those who want power, presence, and plushness — all in one unstoppable machine.