When you consider the size, mass and aerodynamic inefficiency, it’s very impressive but it's on the pricier side
The Sport isn’t a Range Rover with go-faster stickers. It is based on the Discovery 3 with 14 cm lopped off the wheelbase. It gets characteristic Range Rover styling: Floating roof, distinctive headlamps and clamshell bonnet. It is lower and shorter, which gives it sporty appeal, but still retains the signature RR throne-like driving position: You sit so high that truckies are at eye-level. The expansive glass area gives it excellent visibility (both for you out of the car and for bystanders into the car).
(This story appears in the 11 September, 2009 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)