Performance Review: Land-Rover Range Rover Sport 5.0 V8 Supercharged - [2012]

Figures & Specs Summary:

Land-Rover Range Rover Performance Review.

Introduction:

This edition of the Land-Rover Range Rover Sport 5.0 V8 Supercharged is the 6 speed / Auto version and was first brought out in 2012. This was at around the same time as the introduction of the 2012 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse and the 2013 Porsche 918 Spyder 4.6 V8.This particular Land-Rover Range Rover has a 5000cc Supercharged Petrol powerplant with 8 cylinders in a V formation.

Alternative Petrol V8's includes the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170

The Range Rover shares its Petrol V8 engine configuration with the likes of the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 and the 2023 Ferrari SF 90 XX Spider 4.0 V8 Turbo. If you're looking for other fast cars which share the Range Rover's All Wheel Drive, SUV combination then how about the or the .

Power and Weight:

Weighing in at 2590 kgs (5709 lbs) this makes the Land-Rover Range Rover Sport 5.0 V8 Supercharged in the same weight category as the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk 6.2 V8 or the give or take 50kg.

The Land-Rover Range Rover shares the same bhp with the 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse 5.0 V8 (500 bhp)

In terms of power the 5000cc 32V V8 engine produces 503 bhp (375 kW) @ 6000 rpm similar to the 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse 5.0 V8 (500 bhp) or the 2023 Porsche Boxster Spyder RS 4.0 982 (493 bhp).

The Supercharged V8 throws out 461 lb-ft (625.0 Nm) @ 2500 rpm placing it with cars of similar torque performance figures such as the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray 6.2 V8 Petrol Hybrid C8 (470 lb-ft) or the 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 5.5 V8 C8 (460 lb-ft).

Power to Weight:

If one combines the weight with power or torque performance for the Land-Rover Range Rover you can get a better idea of it's real world performance.

The 2008 Dodge Charger 6.1 SRT8 (219.2 bhp per ton) has similar Bhp Per Ton stats as the Land-Rover Range Rover.

The Land-Rover Range Rover has a Power to weight ratio of 194.2 bhp per ton and 177.9 lb-ft per ton. Bhp Per Ton figures of the 2012 Range Rover competing with the 2008 Dodge Charger 6.1 SRT8 (219.2 bhp per ton) or the 1993 Mercedes E Class 60 AMG 6.0 V8 W124 (219.2 bhp per ton).

Power to Weight(cont.):

If you agree with the late great Carroll Shelby then arguably an even better indicator of potential performance, Torque. Use weight as well and you end up with - Torque per ton, with the Land-Rover Range Rover generating around 177.9 lb-ft per ton. If you're curious as to what other cars have as much torque to weight then look no further than the 1993 Mercedes E Class 60 AMG 6.0 V8 W124 (202.9 lb-ft per ton) or the 1971 Jaguar E Type 5.3L V12 2+2 (202.8 lb-ft per ton).

Acceleration:

With a 0-60mph time of 5.90 secs or a 0-100km/h (0-62mph) of 6.1 secs, this made the Land-Rover Range Rover Sport 5.0 V8 Supercharged as fast as the 2019 Ford Focus ST 2.3 EcoBoost Automatic Wagon (5.90 secs) the 2019 Ford Focus ST 2.3 EcoBoost Automatic (5.90 secs) the 2017 Hyundai i30 N Performance 2.0 Turbo (5.90 secs) the or the 2015 Seat Leon ST Cupra 280 (5.90 secs). This Land-Rover Range Rover Sport 5.0 V8 Supercharged is also faster than the 2019 Land-Rover Defender 110 3.0 Turbo (6.00 secs) the 2017 Dodge Challenger GT 3.6 V6 AWD (6.00 secs) the 2017 Toyota Century 5.0 V8 (6.00 secs) the and the 2015 Seat Leon ST Cupra 265 DSG (6.00 secs).

Quarter Mile time is a close race between the Range Rover and the 1999 Nissan Skyline R34 GTR

When talking about the performance of the Land-Rover Range Rover on the drag strip it can reach a quarter mile in an estimated 13.65 secs @ 100.2 mph. Similar performance down the quarter mile can be found with the the 1999 Nissan Skyline R34 GTR (13.59 secs), the 2014 Audi A4 S4 3.0 V6 S-Tronic (13.59 secs), and the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX S (13.60 secs).

Top Speed:

Modern performance cars are often artificially restricted to 155mph. The 2012 version of the Land-Rover Range Rover Sport 5.0 V8 Supercharged has a maximum speed of 140mph.

Top Speed of the 2012 Range Rover equals the 2020 Lotus Elise Cup 250 1.8 Supercharged (151 mph)

If maxing out your car on the AutoBahn is your thing and you're wondering what's faster than the 2012 Land-Rover Range Rover Sport 5.0 V8 Supercharged then how about the 2020 Lotus Elise Cup 250 1.8 Supercharged (151 mph), the 2013 Volkswagen-VW Polo R WRC 2.0 Turbo (151 mph), or the 2006 Volkswagen-VW Golf GTi Edition 30 DSG (151 mph).

Related Links:

2012 Range Rover Rivals List.

A Brief History of Land-Rover

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