Range Rover Sport Electric: Price, Specs, Availability
Sandwiched between the launch of the long-awaited full-fat Range Rover Electric at the start of September and the upcoming final reveal of the much-anticipated Jaguar Type 01 in New York City next week, comes—with considerably less fanfare—JLR's Range Rover Sport Electric.
However, considering that Range Rover Sport sales often run close to, or occasionally slightly higher than, the flagship Range Rover, thanks in part to its lower price, this all-electric version of the Sport could be just as important for an embattled JLR. The automaker announced earlier this month that it is cutting 4,000 jobs over the next two years.
According to JLR, the performance SUV has the stiffest body (unsurprising, considering the battery placement) and lowest center of gravity of any Range Rover Sport model, as well as a faster torque response than the Range Rover Electric—50 percent faster, apparently.
Crucially, the Sport gets the same powertrain as...
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