Based loosely on the Range Stormer Concept, Land Rover's four-door Range Sport was recently caught in Germany.
Code-named L320, the all-new Range Sport will be sized between the upcoming Discovery replacement and the Range Rover, and will be built to compete with Volkswagen's Touareg, the BMW X5 and the non-turbo Porsche Cayenne models.
Although Land Rover has shown a two-door concept at the NAIAS in Detroit, the actual production version will have four doors as shown in these exclusive pictures.
With sporty, more aerodynamic styling and adorned with luxury features, the Range Sport will be share components with both the new Discovery replacement (modular floorpan and more) and the bigger Range Rover, including styling cues and engine offerings.
Sources tell us that the Range Sport, also referred to as the Range Stormer (like the concept), will likely be powered by Ford Duratec V-6 and Jaguar V-8 engines. We expect the four-door production version to arrive in early 2005, with a possible two-door version to follow.
Source: The Car Connection
Spyshots from Germany:
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Spyshots from Dubai:
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More pictures of Land Rover's upcoming Stormer. The vehicle is disguised under a Ford Explorer. You can clearly see Land Rover's touches around the car. Notice the left-hand side green oval badge in the first picture.
The second picture clearly shows Range Rover-like side vents, while the third one exposes the sport exhausts that will help the 400bhp beast breathe.
The name of the production car is still surrounded in mystery. Land Rover has already registered three names in the U.S. and EU: Range Stormer, Range Sport and Range Rover Sport. Land Rover has some history with the Stormer name, as the Td5 engine in the Discovery II and Defender was codenamed Storm during its initial phases.
The entry Stormer will use a 3.2 litre Jaguar V6, with around 250bhp, while the range-topping supercharged model will use Jaguar's 400bhp 4.2 litre.
Production in March 2005.
Spyshots:
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Source: Al-Kadi Land Rover Center
