Kahn Cosworth Sport 300 Range Rover
Custom car builders Kahn have revealed their latest creation - a 300bhp Range Rover Sport with an engine tuned by Cosworth.
But for less money you can get the more powerful Range Rover Sport 4.2 V8 HST (below). So which is the better buy?
| Kahn Cosworth Sport 300 |
Range Rover Sport 4.2 V8 HST |
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| Engine | 3.6-litre V8 | 4.2-litre V8 |
| Power | 300bhp | 396bhp |
| Price | £75,995 | £63,700 (on the road) |
Kahn has fitted the Cosworth Sport 300 with enormous 22-inch wheels and an aggressive body kit. But will its dramatic front bumper reduce the off-roading capability of the Range Rover? Does it matter?
We drove the Range Rover Sport in September and web editor Adrian Higgins heaped praise on the car:
The combination of traditional luxury brand and high performance is a very attractive one and Land Rover has pulled it off with aplomb.
So which would you have - the Kahn Cosworth Sport 300 or the Range Rover 4.2 V8 HST? Or one of its rivals…
Range Rover TDV8
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20 Comments
July 8, 2008 at 2:48 pm
i find it hard to beleive that at a time when the environment is so imortant and we are doing everything to cut carbon emmissions and encouraging people to ditch the petrol guzzling 4×4’s range rover go and do this !!! unbeliveable, and to top it all off they make it so goddamn gorgeous that anyone with enough money to buy and run one is probably going to do so….. now i want one and i cant have one so I am just going to get into my 1.4 astra and cry all the way home…
July 8, 2008 at 4:11 pm
unfortunately range rover haven’t done this, it was kahn. the same goes for the limited addition range rover sport with carbon fibre bodywork. if land rover themselves did things like this to their cars they would not be in the situation they are in, and the carbon emissions would be offset by their programme.
July 8, 2008 at 5:18 pm
I think Auto Trader are getting confused between the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, two entirely different cars. There is no Range Rover HST. The Range Rover Sport HST is £60k for the 271PS TDV8 and £64k for the 396PS 4.2 Supercharged version. As we all know it’s the torque that counts rather than the bhp and I’ve no idea if Cosworth have upped the torque on the Kahn car. The standard Land Rover TDV8 is 640NM which is enough to tear the drawbar off a caravan, so we have to ask the question, why would anyone pay an extra £12k for a great car with a few Kahn bits glued on that frankly spoils the stunning looks of Land Rover’s HST? Baffles me.
July 8, 2008 at 6:24 pm
No!!
Poor mans Range Rover is the Sport 7 this makes it look even more “Jonny boyish”!!
Buy a proper Range and be admired not laughed at!
July 8, 2008 at 7:50 pm
pimp mobile decent engine naff bodykit prefer the hst
July 8, 2008 at 8:41 pm
What a waste of time. This blokes obviously got more money than sense!
July 8, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Looks grotesque, usual Khan taste bypass, 1980’s front spoiler.
July 9, 2008 at 12:24 am
Now i love kahn, and would easily buy the kahn vesuvius if it were’nt for poor picking of the lottery numbers, but i’m sorry to say the cosworth looks a bit rubbish, dont get me wrong it would look great down south end, (and i resect the modding scene), but it trys too hard, gone has the subtle agression that works so well, its been replaced with a car that lets be honest sticks out like bollocks on a buggie, and thats not a good look…….
July 9, 2008 at 9:37 am
I used to drive Cosworths in their Sierra, Escort and even Granada guises.
I used to smile at the drivers of the 1.6L versions; with their bodykits, bought off-the-shelf at their local Motorworld store, painted in primer grey for that just bought look and secured with rivets and Isopon for that added ‘ I’ll finish it soon effect’.
In my mind these guys never stood a chance in the world of high performance motoring and engineering - oh dear, how wrong I was!
Not only have they produced a Cosworth version of a modern classic, one of them is now head of Front Spoiler Division at the bodywork gurus Kahn.
Part of his design brief took him back to Motorworld.
Still in stock and on - the -shelf, that spoiler, first used on his Ford Sierra 1.6L twin turbo 4 mudflaps and trombone exhaust.
He brought it back and skilfully with his rivets and Isopon stuck it on the front of the RRS. Think of a brickie applying the pointy bit of cement at the end of the brick before he places it next to the last one in the row.
There is a diesel Range Rover Sport in our family. Gleaming black and unspoiled from the day it left the factory. Parked next to my Landcruiser it looks particularly purposeful. My LC particularly 1.4L.
I will be encouraging the owner to trade up to a RRS Cosworth so he can cruise the streets with the Saxos,Fiestas and PUG 106’s blending in to the Motorworld owners club. I can then look at my LC with a smile and wink at its maturity.
Green Issues?
I agree we need to look carefully at them.
However, in my wet Wales, I don’t think I will ever see this RRS Cosworth.
It will cope with the wet, mud, hills and towing our sheep to market for the tables around the world. We haven’t yet turned the corner of cosmopolitan decendence. Don’t get me wrong, we have pavement cafes, look at the laybys on the A470 next time you travel to Brecon from Merthyr.
It’s a shame that the only dirt this Rangy will see will be Pigeon bombs, the only hills, 3 tonnes of concrete in the road to keep it down to 10mph past the school and the only thing it will tow will be Charles on his stag night because he has drunk so much champagne they would dare not risk a liquid pizza on the leather.
July 9, 2008 at 11:12 am
Drew - Thanks for your comment. We’ve quote the price and specifications as on the Range Rover website:
Engine specs (Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged, 4197 cc, 287kW (396PS) @ 5750rpm and 640Nm of torque at 2,000rpm)
Price list (Range Rover Sport 4.2 V8 S/C HST - £63,700.00 OTR)
July 9, 2008 at 11:34 am
The front end is absolutely grotesque and does not suit the lines of the car one bit. I feel embarrassed for Cosworth that their great name has been put against something so hideous to look at.
Anyone who buys one of these truly has more money than sense (and taste).
July 9, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Just buy a proper Range Rover for under £70k and enjoy the admiring looks or buy a Discovery(sorry,Range Rover Sport) and “wish” you had a proper Range!!
July 9, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Good laugh!
Atleast the guys at Khan had the balls to go for it.
You guys should be supporting the British motor industry.
Some of the comments show how bitter some people are!
July 9, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Seriously though,take off that front lip spoiler and it would not be so bad tbh.
Still…..you pays your money etc….
July 10, 2008 at 4:37 pm
BRITISH AT ITS BEST , KAHN HAS REVIVED BRITISH INDUSTRY , ALL THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS ARE ENVIOUS COMMENTS, GUYS THIS GUY IS WORKING FOR UK, ITS NOT MONEY ITS BRITISH INDUSTRY , HE IS THE ONLY BESPOKE STYLING KING IN THE UK, WE ARE UP AGAINST THE GERMANS , AND HE IS ON PAR WITH THEM, THE NAME COSWORTH IS HITTING THE STREETS AGAIN ,THANKS KAHN , IGNORE THE JEALOUS COMMENTS, IT REALLY HURTS THEM….
BE PROUD OF HIM AND SUPPORT THEM
DO YOU REMEMBER MOONSTONE BLUE COSSIE ”WOW” GUYS ….
July 10, 2008 at 4:42 pm
The Kahn Cosworth is a fusion of 2 world-renowned British Motor Companies:- Cosworth, who’s brand is famous for performance engine design and Project Kahn, famous for bodywork and accessories for high-end vehicles. The heart of the car; the engine, has been designed by one of the biggest names in the business and the car itself has been customised by one of the bigest names in automotive modification.
We seem to lose focus on the fact that this car is BRITISH. The aggressive aerodynamic styling package has been highly based around impressions of the older Cosworth-designed cars from the 80’s and 90’s. The interior brings a modern touch to the car, with a massive range of accessories available from Kahn Design.
I would love to be in a financial position to buy one of these and I will stand up and be counted at the launch this weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Possibly the most talked about car this year, but nobody has a nice thing to say about it! Shame!
Proud to be British!
Alex
July 10, 2008 at 5:42 pm
In Germany Afzal Kahn is regarded as a design king.
I am shocked that the British people do not appreciate him. Maybe he should live in Germany and design German cars.
July 11, 2008 at 4:07 pm
From comments above sounds like people have got no taste whatsover……..i think the Kahncosworth looks alot better the 4.2 HST. its not just about
engine size… but the looks are important too.
And the Kahncosworth has got it all………
Nick
July 13, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Great idea - looks superb but that front end is too boy racer. Suggest Kahn mimicks the Arden front end which is soooo stylish.
January 6, 2009 at 7:03 pm
i recently went to a motor show in london and they had 2 cosworth range rovers up there. i sat in the black one and it is the most comfortable thing in the world! its absolutley brilliant inside with loadsa toys, but it looks even better from the outside. it now lives on the wallpaper on my phone until i win the lottery!
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