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Range Rover Sport
The Range Rover Sport is a large luxury SUV produced by British automaker Land Rover since the summer of 2005.
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The 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport midsize luxury sport utility vehicle (MSRP: $58,500 - $71,950, Invoice price: $53,305 - $65,544) is available in Base HSE and Supercharged trim levels. This model competes with the Audi Q7, BMW X5, Hummer H2, Infiniti FX45, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT 8, Lexus GX 470, Mercedes-Benz GL-Class AMG, Porsche Cayenne, Volkswagen Touareg 2, and Volvo XC90. Buyers can choose from a 300-horsepower, 4.4-liter V8 engine and a 390-horsepower, 4.2-liter V8 engine. It also comes with a six-speed shiftable automatic transmission, a four-wheel drive system, and a maximum cargo capacity of 71 cubic feet. This model has a mechanical center differential, an electronic hi-lo gear selection, and a center locking differential. The Range Rover Sport is a large luxury SUV produced by British automaker Land Rover since the summer of 2005.1 It shares its platform with the Land Rover Discovery (LR3 in North America) rather than the larger Range Rover. 2 In reality the size falls between a mid- and fullsize sport utility vehicle. This model is assembled in Solihull, England.
The 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport has a four-wheel independent suspension, a self-leveling suspension, a double wishbone front suspension, and a double wishbone rear suspension.
Exterior features for this SUV are 19 x 9.0 inch alloy wheels, a temporary spare tire, and an underbody mounted spare tire. It has a rear spoiler, variable-intermittent and rain-sensing wipers, a privacy glass, and a power glass sunroof. Also available are a rear defogger, a rear window wiper, a manual flip-up liftgate window, and a rear liftgate door.
The 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport instrumentation features include a tachometer, a trip computer, and a clock. It comes with an external temperature display, low fuel level warning, and a compass.
Seats and interior features in this sport utility vehicle include a five-person total seating capacity, bucket front seats, leather upholstery, and eight-way power driver and passenger seats. It has height-adjustable driver and passenger seats, a 40-60 split bench rear seat, a split-folding rear seatback, and rear ventilation ducts.
Range Rover power features are remote power door locks, power windows, two one-touch power windows, heated mirrors, and power-retractable mirrors.
Convenience features for the 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SUV are cruise control, speed-proportional power steering, and a tilt and telescopic steering wheel. It is equipped with audio and cruise controls on steering wheel, front and rear cupholders, front door pockets, and a front seatback storage. More features are a front console with storage, a universal remote transmitter, and retained accessory power.
Comfort features include dual zone climate controls for driver and passenger, interior air filtration, and an electrochromatic inside rearview mirror. The Range Rover has front reading lights, dual illuminating vanity mirrors, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel. It also has alloy and leather trim on shift knob, leather and wood trim on doors, wood trim on center console, and front and rear floor mats. This SUV has memorized settings for three drivers, including settings for the driver seat, exterior mirrors, and steering wheel.
Entertainment and telematics features for the 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport luxury sport utility vehicle include a Harman/Kardon premium brand stereo system and an AM/FM in-dash 6 CD player with CD MP3 Playback stereo. This model has 550 watts of stereo output, fourteen total Harman/Kardon premium brand speakers, and a diversity antenna. The Range Rover is equipped with a separate rear audio, rear headsets, an auxiliary MP3 audio input, one subwoofer, and a 7.1 discrete surround audio. Also available are a Bluetooth wireless data link for hands-free phone, pre-wiring for phone, and a DVD navigation system with voice activation.
The 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport has the following safety and security features: a four-wheel Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), front and rear ventilated disc brakes, an emergency braking assist, traction control, and stability control. The Range Rover has dual front side-mounted airbags, front and rear head airbags, passenger airbag occupant-sensing deactivation, and front seatbelt pretensioners. It is equipped with rear door child safety locks, child seat anchors, a rear center three-point belt, height-adjustable headrests (two front and three rear), and a remote anti-theft alarm system. More features are an engine immobilizer, xenon high-intensity discharge headlamps, tire pressure monitoring, and dusk-sensing headlamps. Also available on this model are headlamp high-pressure washers, front fog/driving lights, front and rear parking sensors, and electronic brake-force distribution.
More features on the Supercharged trim level include 20-inch wheels, front and rear stabilizer bars, an active suspension (for better on-road and off-road handling), and adaptive headlights. Also available are premium leather upholstery, multi-level heating driver and passenger seats, an eight-way power passenger seat, and heated windshield and washer jets. The 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged luxury sport utility vehicle also has walnut wood trim, a center console cooler box, and a Sirius satellite radio.
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