With the new Land Rover Range Rover now being available for orders in many regions around the world — including the United States where it starts at $101,000 — the British automaker is focusing its attention towards the performance derivatives of the luxury SUV. A new prototype was recently caught on camera testing around the Nurburgring and it looks to be a trial car for the upcoming Range Rover Sport SVR. Or, simply put, the top dog in the new Range Rover family.
This is not exactly a sports car by any means — performance SUVs are not made for the track, though this one looks very composed, lapping the famous German track. There’s relatively little body roll and knowing the weight of this vehicle is probably somewhere around 5,200 pounds (2,358 kilograms) or more, its cornering abilities look very impressive. After all, the Range Rover Sport SVR needs to be as good as a BMW X5 M or a Porsche Cayenne Turbo, for example.
