For decades, Range Rover stood atop the luxury sport utility vehicle marketplace. As trailblazers in the space, no brand could truly match the quality and feeling that comes from driving a Range Rover. But in the 2010s, manufacturers began emphasizing performance sport utility vehicles and Range Rover needed a new model to compete. Although they had the “Sport” and offered a supercharged V8, they were designed to prioritize comfort and off-road capability over skid pad numbers and acceleration times. As an answer to the performance SUVs from BMW, Mercedes, and Porsche, Range Rover debuted the SVR at Pebble Beach in 2014. Based on the smaller Range Rover Sport, the SVR featured a supercharged V8 from the Jaguar F-Type, a new stiffer suspension, quickened shifts from the transmission, and more aggressive bodywork. Going on sale in 2015, the SVR was capable of 0-60 in just 4.5 seconds and had a top speed of over 160mph- both of which put it solidly in the performance territory of its rivals. In 2017, Range Rover showed the facelifted version of the SVR which went on sale in 2018- featuring updated styling and a bump in both power and torque, the new version was even faster with 0-60 accomplished in just 4 seconds flat. The SVR has been lauded for its on-road manners while still keeping some of the off-road chops that Range Rover built their name on.