Part agricultural implement, part the kind of car a Premier League footballer would use to ferry his family around Alderley Edge, what a blend of disparate concepts the new Range Rover Sport is, says Giles Smith in The Sunday Times. "The brief seems to have been to create a hulking great status-enhancing limo that nevertheless handles like a sports car while being, at the same time, strong enough for desert warfare". As unlikely as it may sound, it fulfils its brief.
On a track the Range Rover Sport proved capable of 120mph "without any detectable strain" or even wind noise, says Smith, and it seemed clear that "even the most onerous journeys would be rendered light in these polished and powerful surroundings". And luxury provisions abound: the car will send you a text message if you forget to close the windows, and the front seats can give you a massage.
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