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2018 Range Rover Sport SVR is a 575-hp brute

More power and new carbon fiber bits cap off the most powerful Range Rover Sport.

Chris Paukert
Following stints in TV news production and as a record company publicist, Chris spent most of his career in automotive publishing. Mentored by Automobile Magazine founder David E. Davis Jr., Paukert succeeded Davis as editor-in-chief of Winding Road, a pioneering e-mag, before serving as Autoblog's executive editor from 2008 to 2015. Chris is a Webby and Telly award-winning video producer and has served on the jury of the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. He joined the CNET team in 2015, bringing a small cache of odd, underappreciated cars with him.
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For 2018, the Sport SVR gets a power boost to 575 horsepower.

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A redesigned front end with a unique, freer-breathing bumper and fresh grille and headlamps are part of the update. 

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A new vented carbon-fiber hood is standard equipment.

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This particular treatment, with an exposed carbon-fiber weave in the center, is optional. Full body color is standard.

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If you can't tell an SVR from its more aggressive looks or its snarlier exhaust note, there's always the badges.

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An eight-speed automatic handles shifting duties. In addition to a manual gear-change detent, there are also shift paddles.

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Just because the SVR is the Sport's most street-oriented model doesn't mean that it isn't a solid off-roader, too.

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Don't worry, if you can afford one, you can pay someone to clean it after you're done having fun.

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You can't see it here, but the driver is probably still appreciating the much-improved Touch Pro Duo infotainment inside.

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Off to hunt the BMW X5M and Mercedes-AMG GLE63.

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