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Land Rover previewed the new Range Rover Sport Electric at Goodwood.

The EV will join the six-cylinder, V8, and PHEV variants of the sporty SUV.

Full specs will be revealed later this year, likely as part of a facelift.

The third-gen Range Rover Sport is due for a mid-life update, and the big one is a new powertrain joining the range. Land Rover ran electric prototypes of the Range Rover Sport Electric at Goodwood, promising the zero-emission SUV will be “more dynamic and faster than ever” without giving up its off-road chops.

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Martin Limpert, Managing Director at Range Rover , said that the electric variant “will redefine performance SUVs again” when it arrives later this year.

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At a private preview during the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend, the company put the electric prototypes through a run of theatrical trials, rolling one out of an airplane fuselage, sending another up a flight of steps, and turning it loose on the track. The point was to show the EV can still do the difficult stuff its combustion siblings handle without breaking a sweat.

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According to Land Rover, the SUV “integrates a suite of advanced technologies that unleash more power and torque, amplified by an advanced new chassis tune and audio sound, creating a drive that feels as distinctive as it is visceral, across any terrain.”

The prototypes shown at Goodwood wore the bodywork of the current Range Rover Sport that has been on sale since 2022, though with new alloy wheels and EV-specific puddle lights to set them apart. The production version will almost certainly look different by the time it reaches buyers.

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Our spy photographers recently spotted a camouflaged prototype of the facelifted Range Rover Sport at the Nurburgring, featuring different bumpers, revised LEDs, and other small design tweaks. We also expect the mid-lifecycle update to bring improved technology inside the cabin.

While the automaker declined to reveal the output of the electric powertrain, it is expected to mirror the 542 hp (550 PS / 405 kW) unit found in the Range Rover Electric . Full specifications will follow later in 2026, most likely alongside the facelift itself.

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Aside from previewing the zero-emission model, JLR confirmed that the Range Rover Sport lineup will carry on with six-cylinder petrol and diesel, mild-hybrid V8 petrol, and plug-in-hybrid options, keeping the same spread of powertrains its predecessor offered.

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Nilu27’s long-awaited new hypercar has a Hot V configuration.

Hartley Engines in New Zealand is behind the 1,070 hp powertrain.

Just 15 track cars come first, then 54 street-legal examples follow.

Two years ago, the newly established hypercar manufacturer Nilu27 unveiled its answer to models such as the Pagani Utopia and the GMA T.50. Badged simply the Nilu, it’s a back-to-basics, lightweight hypercar from the mind of Sasha Selipanov, the former Lamborghini, Bugatti, and Koenigsegg designer. Rather than lean on the industry’s usual playbook, he built the car around a set of choices that most manufacturers spent the last decade running away from.

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That contrarian streak shows up in the powertrain. In developing the car, Selipanov didn’t tap a world-famous engine builder such as Cosworth to supply it, but instead went with a twelve-cylinder from a New Zealand firm known as Hartley Engines. The unit recently fired up for the first time, and calling the result exciting would sell it short.

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It’s a 6.5-liter, naturally aspirated V12 that revs to 11,000 rpm and has already topped its promised 1,070 hp in early dyno testing. Unlike some other exotic twelves out there, such as the Cosworth unit supplied to the T.50, Hartley’s engine uses a Hot V layout, with the exhaust headers sitting between the cylinder heads to help both performance and packaging. It also runs an 80-degree bank angle, and the Nilu’s fully exposed engine bay lets heat escape more effectively.

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“This is the moment theory became reality,” Selipanov noted. “By firing up this stunning V12 we didn’t only prove our engineering capabilities, we delivered the soul of the NILU. As most of the automotive world embraces digital and electric sterility, we’ve doubled down on the raw, visceral drama of high RPM, naturally aspirated internal combustion. The Nilu27/Hartley V12 will make our hypercar truly timeless.”

Making the Nilu hypercar all the more desirable is the fact it will be mated exclusively to a seven-speed manual transmission driving the rear wheels. With the first round of testing complete, the engine will soon leave New Zealand and head to Nilu27’s production facility in Germany, where it will be installed in the company’s first driving prototype. It’s also been confirmed that the two companies will finalize a joint venture to create other high-performance, road-certified engines.

Initial plans call for the Nilu to launch as just 15 track-only units, after which the company shifts its attention to a street-legal version capped at 54 examples.

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