India, Nov. 21 -- Before I delve deeper into the performance of the Range Rover Sport 2.0 Petrol on the track, let me tell you two things first - one, the score sheet doesn't quite tell the complete story, and, two, it may not have put in a great lap time, but it isn't by any means a slow car. The somewhat mediocre lap time has more to do with its weight and size than its engine.
And since we're on the topic of performance, here's a number - the Range Rover Sport 2.0 can do the 0 to 100km/h dash in just 7.3 seconds, that's just one-tenth of a second slower than the more powerful, and expensive, 335bhp 4.4-litre V8 diesel.
The Range Rover Sport 2.0 petrol feels supremely tractable. Thanks to the wide torque band, all of its 400Nm kicks in ...