Video : Range Rover Sport takes on Spitfire

John Slavin

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The latest Range Rover has won plenty if praise from the motoring press, AROnline included. Indeed, Land Rover is so proud of its creation that it decided that its curtain-raiser for this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed would be to challenge a Vickers Supermarine Spitfire to a drag race. 

The 1945 Spitfire has the Range Rover beat on raw power – its V12 Merlin engine produces 1750hp, against the 503bhp Supercharged V8 version of the latest Range Rover Sport – but the race involved a run up the runway and back down, so the Range Rover, with its tighter turning circle and all-wheel grip has an advantage. It’s still a closely run race – watch the video below to find out who won.

Keith Adams

7 Comments

  1. Excellent video….but never mind the RangeRover, just take in the sound of that V12 Merlin.

  2. After all these years people still love the Spitfire. It’s a symbol of the fight against oppression.

  3. I never tire of that sound of a Merlin engine.

    I hear it most weeks at my work (I work near Duxford museum so a few aircraft movements each week).

    Busy at the moment though as there is a big show on this weekend at Duxford so plenty of practice flights for the spitfire’s display on Saturday

    brum brum, yum yum

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