The all-new Range
Rover Sport yesterday established the record for a production-standard Sport
Utility Vehicle and broke the long standing record for any kind of
production-standard vehicle on the Pikes Pike International Hill Climb course, venue of the
spectacular annual competition known as ‘The Race To the Clouds’.
The
Range Rover Sport rose to the challenge of the 12.42-mile asphalt course,
powering its way from a standing start, in just 12 minutes 35.61 seconds – an
average speed of 59.17 m/h (95.23 km/h) on a snaking road that clings to the
edge of the mountain with precipitous drops on one side and unyielding rock
faces on the other. The record was independently
timed and sanctioned by PPIHC (Pikes Peak International Hill Climb), organisers
of the annual competition at the Colorado venue.
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