At last the production SVR makes it into the motoring press... but not until next week.

This week's Autocar has "SVR First Drive" billed for next week's issue, on sale Wednesdsy March 25th. Form an orderley queue here...

Edit: and if you cannot wait until then, there's a review online at www.autoexpress.co.uk of a handsome SVR in Firenze with black/pimento.

They like it and specifically talk about the car at its most rabid - Dynamic Chassis Mode, Sports Gearbox mode and Sports Exhaust On. It really is quite extraordinary. Mark

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Last edited by Mark_N on Sat Mar 21 2015 3:12am. Edited 1 time in total

This is going to be a tough couple of weeks reading all these reviews and not being able to yet get my hands on mine!

Odd that the press car had the optional CF engine cover (which although beautiful will rarely be seen!) but didn't have the CF interior trim...? SOLD - 15 plate Estoril SVR

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Tell me about it Dickie ive got months yet but im really looking forward to you views when you are going from a RRS2 supercharged to the SVR and see how you think they compare .

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Harrys garage online review that sound



wonder what he means about what up there sleeves next ? 2016 bmw x5 40d m-sport space grey
2015 bmw 335i m-sport touring mineral grey/coral interior looking to change again .
Gone HSE SDV6 Dynamic indus silver, santorini contrast roof,panoramic roof,red brakes,privacy,climate front seats,tow bar great car enjoyed it ����
Gone my10 3.0 tdv6 Bali blue/ivory 5 years 24k no problems great car will be missed

It's also on top gear website
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/range-r...2015-03-18

Looks like Harry Metcalfe's video has been pulled, I'm getting a message saying "it's private". Pity, because it gives the best review of the car so far... Can anyone else still show it? Mark

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Mark I'm getting the same message pity 2016 bmw x5 40d m-sport space grey
2015 bmw 335i m-sport touring mineral grey/coral interior looking to change again .
Gone HSE SDV6 Dynamic indus silver, santorini contrast roof,panoramic roof,red brakes,privacy,climate front seats,tow bar great car enjoyed it ����
Gone my10 3.0 tdv6 Bali blue/ivory 5 years 24k no problems great car will be missed

I wonder what's happened. I wonder if he's had his wrists slapped by JLR at this "unofficial" review keeping in mind he's on some sort of retainer. Who knows? I can't imagine anyone will come away from the review with an anything but a completely positive opinion about the car.

I do get the feeling this car's publicity has been strangled a little bit. Normally, JLR are falling over themselves to get any publicity they can, though the review of the Discovery Sport in Autocar this week unusually tells it as they find it - madness to release the car with the old, tired, non-JLR engine. I don't know what's happening at Wolverhampton but it seems to me they've dropped a not having the new engines ready in time to supply the Discovery Sport from the outset. Mark

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The EVO review is out and very favourable and, as expected, a ringing endorsement from them of the 22 inch wheels. While I definitely have a need for M&S capability, maybe I should order a set to try out for summer use. I wonder what that will cost, £6000?

So for the obvious reviewers, only Car Magazine now dragging its feet. Mark

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Mark can you just fit the 22" wheels straight on or do you need the wheelarch extentions that come on a car ordered with the 22"wheels i have ordered mine with the 21" wheels as well so would be interesting to no. 2016 bmw x5 40d m-sport space grey
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To be honest, I do not know and I've asked DaveW for guidance.

I think the spats are there for type approval to meet the requirement that the wheels must not extend beyond the bodywork. The Evoque has little winglets on the wheel arch trim to do the same.

I assume you could have the spats retrofitted as well but I'm more interested to know whether you can swap freely between the two. In any case, I need M&S tyres for winter use. Mark

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Mark, you may find that you have to go down to a 20" for winter tyres, and I'm not sure that there is a speed/ load rated tyres available yet for the SVR. When 20's were the biggest tyres you could get I had problems getting anything wintery or muddy for my TDv8. I ended up driving from Southampton to Stirling on 23 Dec one year (the same winter that Basingstoke got cut off from the rest of the UK!) and ended up driving almost the entire trip with the GGS setting of the TR selected. The run up to Gretna was fine but after Gretna there had been no ploughing or road treatment made at all and the motorway police were stopping and sorting out the suitable cars from the unsuitable - even stopping Audi Q's, BMW X's and Cayennes and not letting them through because of silly sized tyres. I was surprised to find that I had a clear run through to Stirling and the GGS setting even allowed me to get up to 65-70 on the snow at times! That was on summer tyres. I think you will find that TR2 in Auto mode will look after you pretty well without winter tyres needed.

Do you have the All Terrain Progress Control that is in effect an offroad cruise control fitted to the SVR?

My RRS is coming with factory fitted 22's so will have to have a look and see what LR has fitted to cover any protruding wheel next week when I collect it. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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The off-road cruise control is not available for the SVR not least because the switch position is taken up by the exhaust switch.

Don't think you can go below 21 in the SVR because of the brakes and there are no wheel arch extensions for 22s on the standard car. With the SVR, the tyres are 295 instead of 275; not sure if any of that extra is inboard but the spats are required to cover the outboard and be completely legal.

I think it probably would have been better to specify 22s and use 21s for M&S rather than the other way round. Too late for me now!! Mark

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According to the specs the SVR has the same 380mm brakes as the standard ones except blue. Does this mean 20" will fit. Am new to RR but love studying specs

I think the problem is that even if 20s fit without fouling anything, you have to find a tyre which fits the wheel and has the required load and speed ratings. Mark

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