The Range Rover Sport SV comes standard with a five-seat layout.

Front occupants have newly-developed 'Body and Soul Seats', which Range Rover has developed in conjunction with Coventry University.

These are fitted with four audio transducers integrated into the seat back which can vibrate to the beat of whatever audio track you’re listening to. The system uses AI to detect the lower frequencies and then work out which beats to transmit.

The back seats miss out on this technology but they do feature heating and ventilation as well as power recline functions on the outboard positions.

For the first year Range Rover is only offering the limited edition Sport SV Edition One. This comes with exclusive branding on the front splitter, centre console, treadplates and puddle lamps.

Other standard equipment includes carbon fibre badges, forged 23-inch alloy wheels, digital LED headlights, a carbon-fibre bonnet, 16-way electronically adjustable front seats, Meridian Signature sound system, 13.1-inch multimedia touchscreen as well as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

The cabin of the Range Rover Sport SV is what you'd expect from a high-end luxury SUV. There's plenty of leather and other premium materials, plus the option of animal-free trim, and the SV gets some sporty touches. These include carbon fibre inlays and a unique steering wheel with illuminated paddle-shifters.

The Range Rover Sport SV is powered by a new 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine with mild-hybrid assistance. It makes 467kW of power and 750Nm of torque, which is a 44kW and 50Nm improvement over Range Rover's previous supercharged 5.0-litre V8 that powered the Sport SVR.

Range Rover claims the Sport SV takes just 3.8 seconds to run 0-100km/h. The top speed is reportedly 290km/h.

The combination of an 80-litre fuel tank and a claimed economy figure of 12.5L/100km gives the Range Rover Sport SV a driving range of 640km between trips to the fuel bowser.