Range Rover Sport Hits Millionth Sale Milestone In The Global Market

 

Land Rover is celebrating the one millionth sale of the Range Rover Sport. Sold in December 2020, the occasion is being marked with a commemorative film highlighting just some of the famous landmarks this ultimate luxury performance SUV has encountered over its 15 years in production. The landmark film is available to watch here.

The Range Rover Sport made its debut in 2005, with the current second-generation making a spectacular entrance in New York City in 2013 with the assistance of actor Daniel Craig. Its dynamic breadth of capability has been showcased across the globe, setting a new record in its launch year on the Pikes Peak Hill Climb course in the USA and then setting the fastest recorded crossing of the Empty Quarter desert in Saudi Arabia. In 2018, the Range Rover Sport completed a world-first for a vehicle driving up the 999 steps to renowned landmark Heaven’s Gate in China.

In 2020, the Range Rover Sport offering was enhanced with new Ingenium six-cylinder diesel engines with mild hybrid technology, new special edition models, as well as the previously launched P400e PHEV powertrain, providing customers with greater choice than ever.

Range Rover Sport Timeline

January 2004 – Range Rover Sport concept ‘Range Stormer’ is revealed

January 2005 – Range Rover Sport is revealed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit

March 2013 – Second-generation Range Rover Sport is revealed

June 2013 – Range Rover Sport sets new Hill Climb record for a production SUV at Pikes Peak, USA

November 2013 – Range Rover Sport recorded fastest time to drive 800km across the Empty Quarter Desert, Saudi Arabia

August 2014 – Range Rover Sport SVR, world’s fastest production SUV, is revealed

October 2017 – Range Rover Sport PHEV is revealed

February 2018 – Range Rover Sport PHEV is the first vehicle to Climb Heaven’s Gate Staircase, China

December 2020 – one millionth Range Rover Sport sold

About Land Rover

Since 1948 Land Rover has been manufacturing authentic 4x4s that represent true 'breadth of capability' across the model range. Defender, Discovery, Discovery Sport, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Velar and Range Rover Evoque each define the world's SUV sectors, with 80 per cent of this model range exported to over 100 countries.