Range Rover celebrates the Springboks with bespoke SVR

Our long history with rugby has been an inspirational one, the 1995 world cup being one the most memorable victories in South African sport. Land Rover is now a headline sponsor of the Springbok rugby team and to celebrate the team’s historic achievements, Land Rover built a one-off special edition Range Rover in partnership with SVO and the South African Rugby Union. Autodealer got behind the wheel to tackle the mighty machine.

Special Vehicle Operations or SVO in the United Kingdom is a division of Jaguar Land Rover that picks cars off of the production line and improves performance as well as adds special customised features that customers can order. The Range Rover in question is the SVR, it’s the high-performance version of Range Rover flagship vehicle. It features a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 engine that develops 423 kW and 700 N.m of torque. It is incredibly fast, loud and eager to attack what is ahead, just like our rugby team.

This particular Range Rover SVR has been given some special items which make it one-of-a-kind in the world.

1. This Range Rover Sport is the first and only vehicle to be finished in this specific Springboks green hue. The exact pantone colour match was applied to the cars bare metal shell at the very start of its build process at SVO’s paint facility.
2. Behind the large 22-inch, rims are bespoke yellow brake callipers which not only provide visual appeal but high performance stopping power as well.
3. There are large Springbok decals on both rear quarters as well as Springbok lettering on the front doors in contrast with the special paintwork.
4. The circular plaques on the Sport’s B-pillars, front and rear tread-plates are normally reserved for Land Rover’s trademark logos, however, on this car, they now feature the Springbok insignias and script.
5. On the interior, you will find other bespoke elements such as yellow stitching on the quilted seats and door panels.
6. There are gold shift paddles behind the steering wheel and the interior ambient lighting has been set to green by default.

The Range Rover SVR Springbok edition is not just to pay homage to the national rugby team but it demonstrates the options for customisation that is available to customers. Overall the Range Rover SVR is an impressive machine, it can assert its dominance on the road and being a Range Rover it has the latest in off-road technology which ensures that it remains formidable when the going gets tough.