2013–2015 Land Rover Range Rover 5.0 V8 SC Specs & Performance

The 2013–2015 Land Rover Range Rover 5.0 V8 SC is part of the fourth-generation Range Rover (L405), and it brought genuine sports-car-like acceleration to a dramatically lighter and more modern Range Rover platform. Its 5.0-liter supercharged V8 produces 503 hp and 461 lb-ft of torque, driving all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission. The result is a full-size luxury SUV capable of reaching 60 mph in just 5.2 seconds, while still retaining low-range gearing and the off-road hardware expected from the Range Rover name.

Rather than focusing on efficiency or utility alone, this version is defined by the contrast between its imposing size and its remarkably quick response. The L405's weight reduction helped make the supercharged V8 considerably more effective, while the spacious five-seat cabin and 7,716-lb maximum towing capacity meant its performance came without sacrificing everyday usefulness. It is essentially the early L405 at its most muscular: a luxury SUV engineered to be equally convincing on a motorway, a mountain trail, or when accelerating hard onto an open road.