Land Rover making a hot SVR variant of their new Discovery Sport would make a lot of sense, and possibly rival the likes of the Audi SQ5 and BMW X3 M. However, such a model is not in the pipeline, according to Australia’s Motoring, which spoke to the brand’s midsize program chief, Murray Dietsch.
The exec, who oversees the Discovery Sport and Ranger Rover Evoque model development, did say that a higher performance model than what is currently on offer should not be discounted, although no details regarding this could be shared.
He explained that Land Rover’s “Special Operations tends to have its eyes on certain segments and certain price points,” hinting at the fact that it would be these SVR models’ pricing that would make them difficult to sell.
Currently, the Discovery Sport features Jaguar-Land Rover’s new line of Ingenium small capacity engines. The petrols, arguably the performance driver’s prime choice regardless of vehicle, go all the way up to 240 hp at the moment.
We assume that an SVR variant would have to be powered by something with six cylinders, whereas a “home grown” performance variant could make do simply with extracting more power out of the standard four-pot.
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