India, May 12 -- The Range Rover Sport SV is powered by a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine producing 626bhp, helping it sprint from 0-100km/h in just 3.8 seconds.

The new Range Rover Sport SV has been launched in India, and it stands out as one of the most exciting luxury SUVs to arrive this year. Priced at Rs 2.05 crore, ex-showroom, the SUV from Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) packs a 626bhp twin-turbo V8 petrol engine, does 0-100kmph in just 3.8 seconds and gets the brand's advanced 6D Dynamics suspension setup. Add to that the aggressive SV styling, quad exhausts and a cabin loaded with luxury features, and the Sport SV starts looking like a proper performance machine wrapped in a premium SUV body.

This launch is also important because...