After the
+Range Rover Sport from two weeks ago, I am now adding the "real" Range Rover spotted in Manchester this morning! And even better, this one has been prepared by the Leeds-based company
+Overfinch. Overfinch specialise in the modification of Range Rovers, Range Rover Sports and even the new Evoque. (a picture of which should appear in a next post) These Overfinch Range Rovers have become very fashionable amongst celebrities, football players in particular.
The key modifications are generally stylistic with specific aerodynamic kits and wheels, and sometimes mechanical. Looking at the Brembo brakes (yellow callipers) and the specific Overfinch sports exhausts, I reckon that this particular model has had the mechanical upgrade too.
This Overfinch was born as a Range Rover Vogue with a 4.2l supercharged V8 engine. The 390bhp SUV would have taken 7.5 seconds to reach 62mph and would have had a top speed of 130mph (209km/h). With the engine upgrade (only available on the 4.2 supercharged version), the power is increased by 50bhp to reach 440bhp, the ECU is re-programmed and both the supercharger and the induction system are uprated. Finally, the electronic speed limit is lifted. As far as performance is concerned, I haven't been able to find what the upgrade brings to the table, but I would think both 0-62 and top speed are slightly improved.
A real celebrity Dream Car!!!
If you know the exact performance figures for this car, feel free to post them in the comment box!
Source:
http://www.overfinch.com/the-collection/vogue-gt/previous-models/performance/engine-upgrades/
