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Murray Hubbard

Contributing Journalist

5 min read

History will probably judge the new Range Rover Sport as a pivotal vehicle in Land Rover's 65 year career. For the first time the Sport badge is earned and lives up to the promise of something special.

To prove that, Land Rover took us to Hobart's Baskerville Race Track where the vehicle's nimble road presence could be shown off to its full extent. If humans could go on weight loss program as successfully as this SUV then the likes of Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers would be out of business.

As much as 420kg – or the combined weight of five 80kg-plus adults – has been trimmed from Range Rover Sport's body fat thanks to extensive use of aluminium in both the body and suspension. The platform alone is 39 kg lighter than the previous model.

Read the full Land Rover Range Rover Sport 2014 review.