最近谍照记者拍到路虎揽胜Sport轿跑车照片。虽然第一眼看上去这款车就是车顶配备辅助灯的标准版揽胜Sport,但实际上这是一辆轿跑车版本的揽胜Sport，车尾厚重的伪装掩盖了重新设计的车尾。不过，可见的后车窗角度还是能看出一些端倪。除了有争议的造型外，这款Sport轿跑车将为揽胜的造型风格、内装和更注重道路行驶性能的操控性设立新的标准。新车动力传动系统据说与捷豹F-Pace有很多相似之处，而这款车的高强度铝制结构和悬挂系统都将共享。揽胜Sport轿跑车的长度为4.7米，比包括宝马X6和奔驰GLE轿跑车在内的很多竞争车型都短。这次虽然没有拍到内装照片，但据传内装质量将进一步提升，将提供新的内装版本和材质。至于动力系统，预计将与标准版共享。不过路虎还在开发混动和纯电动版本，其硬件同样来自捷豹F-Pace。另外还将有一款搭载5.0升V8机械增压引擎的“SVR”版本。预计路虎最早将于2017年发布揽胜Sport，该车很可能会在法兰克福车展亮相。而混动、纯电动和SVR版本这要等到该车生命周期后半程才会推出。
Range Rover Sport Coupe caught hiding arched back
Although at a first glance it looks like a fairly standard Range Rover Sport with a set of roof-mounted lights, in reality it’s actually the coupe-ified version with a thick amount of camouflage at the back to hide the reshaped derrière. However, the visibly angled glass of the rear doors gives away the prototype’s true identity.
Besides its rather controversial shape, the Sport Coupe (name not confirmed) will "set new standards for a Range Rover’s styling, interior and road-focused handling,”. The new derivative is said to have a lot in common with the Jaguar F-Pace from where it will allegedly inherit the aluminum-intensive construction as well as its suspension.
It is believed the Range Rover Sport Coupe is going to stretch at about 4.7 meters (185 inches), which would make it shorter than the aforementioned segment rivals, the X6 and GLE Coupe. Photos of the cabin are not available at this point, but rumor has it quality will go up a notch and the model will see the introduction of new trims and materials.
As far as the engines are concerned, these will be carried over from the regular model, but a thrifty hybrid version is believed to be in the works along with a pure electric version with hardware borrowed from the forthcoming Jaguar I-Pace. A high-performance model wearing the “SVR” badge with the supercharged 5.0-liter V8 is being mooted as well.
Land Rover is expected to take the wraps off the new Range Rover Sport model as early as next year, so it might have it ready for the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The hybrid, electric, and SVR models will likely arrive later during the life cycle.