BBC Top Gear Magazine

Range Rover Sport 3.0 V6 S/C

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£64,400 Engine 2995cc s’charged V6, 4WD, 337bhp, 332lb ft Performanc­e 0–62mph in 6.9secs, 130mph, 26.9mpg, 243g/km CO , Weight 2147kg 2 As diesel falters, LR’s introduced a 3.0litre s’charged petrol V6 to its 2018 MY Sport line-up. Snappier satnav is at last on offer too. The nav’s crisper, but this 337bhp F-Type engine feels like an odd fit – reedy, not torquey enough and lacking a lusty engine note and clever ’box manners.

In regular driving, 20.5mpg was the average. Mind you, the realistic official claim is 26.9mpg; 243g/km CO2 ain’t too clever either – but it’s unlikely to be banned from cities this decade.

Time being, we still want a TDV6 RRS, for usable torque and a range over 300 miles. Turbos don’t necessaril­y improve all cars, but they’d be preferable here.

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