Land Rover Debuts Limited-Edition LR4 and Range Rover Sport Supercharged [New York Auto Show]

Land Rover Debuts Limited-Edition LR4 and Range Rover Sport Supercharged [New York Auto Show]:

2012 Land Rover LR4 HSE Luxury Limited Edition

Land Rover is no stranger to releasing special-edition models, and showed off its proficiency in the trade by bringing a pair of new ones to the 2012 New York auto show. The first—and yes, both have really long names—is the 2013 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Limited Edition and the second is the 2012 Land Rover LR4 HSE Luxury Limited Edition. Both of the trim-and-color jobs amp up the Range Rover Sport and LR4’s already considerable luxury quotient while also adding a touch of exclusivity to each.

2013 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Limited Edition
With a 510-hp, supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 on board, the Range Rover Sport Supercharged isn’t exactly sluggish—we’ve clocked one running from 0-to-60 mph in as little as 5.1 seconds. Due to its considerable mass, however, it’s not the sportiest über-SUV out there, either. Unfortunately, Land Rover’s new Sport Supercharged Limited Edition does nothing to address the Range Rover’s dynamic shortcomings. It does, however, dress up the SUV to better act the part of super-sport-utility. To start, Land Rover painted the brake calipers and some exterior trim pieces a very sporty shade of red. The accent color contrasts with one of two available paint colors: Fuji White or Santorini Black. Inside, there’s carbon-fiber trim and leather seating with contrasting-color stitching. The standard 17-speaker Harman/Kardon audio system may not shout “sport,” but we bet it can reproduce your favorite driving music really, really loudly. Although the Limited goods add some visual flair, they lack the all-out, luxurious King’s ransom effect of Range Rover Autobiography editions past. If the Sport Supercharged Limited Edition sounds like your cup of tea, you better act fast: Land Rover is sending just 500 examples to our shores.

2012 Land Rover LR4 HSE Luxury Limited Edition
As its name suggests, the 2012 Land Rover LR4 Luxury Limited Edition gets a quality-of-life upgrade over the richly appointed standard LR4. The cabin is swathed in new “Arabica”-colored leather with contrasting stitchwork, and the perforated leather steering wheel is unique to the Luxury Limited. Dark-finished Zebrano wood interior trim is another LR4 Limited Edition exclusive. Just like the special Sport Supercharged above, the special LR4 comes standard with a 17-speaker Harman/Kardon sound system. Outside, the Luxury Limited Edition is distinguished by 10-spoke 20-inch wheels, extra metal brightwork, and xenon adaptive headlights.