• Range Rover Sport SVR, a new 550hp performance version of the Range Rover Sport, laps the legendary Nordschleife circuit in Germany in 8 minutes 14 seconds

• To see the Range Rover Sport SVR in action on the Nürburgring CLICK HERE

(MAHWAH, N.J.) ‑ July 29, 2014 ‑ The Range Rover Sport SVR has lapped the famous Nordschleife circuit at the Nürburgring in Germany in 8 minutes 14 seconds. This lap time was set by a Land Rover test driver in a standard production version of a Range Rover Sport SVR.

The new Range Rover Sport SVR made its dynamic debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in June and returned to the Nürburgring to continue an exhaustive testing program. The SVR has been honed on the demanding Nürburgring Nordschleife, as the circuit's challenging layout represents the ultimate test for high performance vehicles. The Range Rover Sport SVR is powered by a 550hp 5‑liter supercharged V8 engine.

Mike Cross, Chief Engineer Vehicle Integrity, said, "The Nürburgring is a benchmark for vehicle development and testing, and cars become stronger, more durable and faster over its 13 miles and 70‑plus corners. We wanted to see whether an SUV could behave like a performance car in this challenging environment. The results are spectacular and the Range Rover Sport SVR has demonstrated outstanding on‑road performance capabilities."

Development of the Range Rover Sport SVR was carried out by the Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations team. While excelling on‑road, no compromises were made to the vehicle's all terrain capabilities or comfort. The Range Rover Sport SVR still features a two‑speed off‑road capable transfer case and maintains a 33.5" water wading depth.

The Range Rover Sport SVR will go on sale in 2015.

For more information visit http://newsroom.jaguarlandrover.com/en‑us/land‑rover/

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Notes to Editors:

• The Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations team focuses on delivering halo vehicles, bespoke commissions, heritage products and branded goods
• Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations has the responsibility within Special Operations to create a range of high performance production models for both Jaguar and Land Rover, vehicle personalization products and low volume, high value Limited Edition models for both brands

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About Land Rover

Land Rover, the British maker of Land Rover and Range Rover sport utility vehicles, is renowned for providing its clientele with some of the most luxurious and capable vehicles in the world. Every Land Rover vehicle is equally at home both on and off road, and in any setting; be it in the heart of the city, or traversing the countryside. Today's Land Rover lineup includes the legendary Defender, LR2 (Freelander 2), LR4 (Discovery 4), Range Rover Sport, Range Rover and Range Rover Evoque. Land Rover designs, engineers, and manufactures their vehicles in the United Kingdom. Land Rover is fully engaged with sustainability initiatives and social concerns with continuous involvement in environmental and community programs. For more information visit the official Land Rover website at http://www.landroverusa.com.

About Jaguar Land Rover

• The United States is one of the leading global markets for both Jaguar and Land Rover

• Jaguar Land Rover employs 25,000 people and sells vehicles in 170 countries around the world

• Jaguar Land Rover has two state of the art engineering and design facilities and three advanced manufacturing plants in the UK

• Headquartered in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC has offices across the USA

• Jaguar Land Rover is represented by more than 330 independently operated retail outletsin the USA