Range Rover SV Carbon Edition Cuts Weight And Costs More

Date:2025-08-07 00:37:20 Category:tech Views:1 Comment:0

Range Rover SV Carbon Edition Cuts Weight And Costs More originally appeared on Autoblog.

Range Rover's Favorite Place For Special Editions

Since the pandemic, very few auto extravaganzas of any description have survived (RIP, Geneva Motor Show), and still fewer have thrived. Among them are certainly the BMW-backed Villa d'Este Concours d'Elegance, Lord March's Goodwood Festival of Speed, and California's Monterey Car Week. One of the brands that has made America's best gathering of high-end automotive art its home is the luxury SUV arm of JLR, with the Range Rover House overlooking Monterey Bay playing host to Range Rover's closest customers each year, usually with a new special edition close at hand. For 2025, that special edition will be the Range Rover Sport SV Carbon, and its paint is just as stunning as its setting. Before we take a closer look, it's worth mentioning that this is the third of a set of triplets, following the SV Nocturne and SV Black, which may or may not appear in Monterey too.

Carbon And "Curated" Paint

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The SV Premium Palette is open to customers of this new special edition, but so are four additional options. Annoyingly, Range Rover hasn't said what these are, though we hope to see them all in the sun from this weekend. We do know the carbon-ceramic brake option can be had in a choice of blue, yellow, Carbon Bronze, or black. These sit behind 23-inch carbon fiber wheels that save some 167 pounds of unsprung weight. More carbon fiber from the standard Forged Carbon Exterior Pack comes in the form of sheaths for the quad exhaust tips, (optionally) exposed areas of the carbon fiber hood, and inserts for the front splitter and front grille surround. Like the other Range Rover SVs we've seen to date, this one features a BMW-sourced 4.4-liter S63 twin-turbocharged V8 developing 626 horsepower and 553 lb-ft of torque, making the most powerful Range Rover ever capable of a top speed of 180 mph.

Luxurious Interior Awaits

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With 6D Dynamics Suspension, this Range Rover will handle in a remarkably natural manner without compromising refinement or comfort, something that sets the SV apart from many other high-performance SUVs with adaptive suspension. If acceleration isn't what you're in the mood for, JLR's Body and Soul Seat (BASS) system gives those in the front row seats that let them "feel" the sound from their perforated Windsor Leather perches, which can be upholstered in Ebony, Rosewood and Ebony, or Light Cloud and Ebony. Cinder Grey and Ebony upholstery is also available as a leather-free option made from Ultrafabrics material. Other fancy touches include forged or twill carbon seatbacks and dashboard trims, Moonlight Chrome detailing, and illuminated treadplates.

Disappointingly, there's no information available for the U.S. market, but in the United Kingdom, the Range Sport SV Carbon costs £165,045, or around $219,630 at current exchange rates. By comparison, the most expensive RRS in the States is the Range Sport SV Edition Two, which starts at $180,700 but is missing loads of carbon and doesn't have leather seats as standard, among other things. Monterey Car Week will host the SV Carbon's global debut from August 8-17, 2025. Perhaps we'll see the first application of Range Rover's new logo there, too.