Land Rover has released a spectacular video documentary featuring the Range Rover Sport during the crossing of the Arabian Desert, the world’s largest sand desert. The remarkable thing about this publicity stunt is that it was the first recorded crossing by a standard vehicle of the 849-km (528-mile) long desert.
The record was set with a standard production Range Rover Sport fitted with a 510PS 5.0-liter supercharged V8 petrol engine, riding on regular tyres. The only modification to the vehicle was the addition of an underbody protection plate.
The video tracks the team’s journey from Wadi Adda Wasir in Saudi Arabia to the border of the United Arab Emirates, which was completed on November 3 in 10 hours and 22 minutes at an average speed of 51.87 mph (81.87 km/h). The documentary charts the journey from beginning to end and includes the driver’s impressions, Dakar specialist Moi Torrallardona.
The crossing wasn’t as easy as it sounds, and you can see why in the video posted below.
By Dan Mihalascu
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