Comments on: Kahn Cosworth Sport 300 vs Range Rover Sport 4.2 V8 HST

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:26:51 +0000

All the range rover sport needs is a good set of 22 inch alloys and the Kahn cosworths 9.5J on the front and wider 10J on the back are as nice as I have seen. Standard 20 inch alloys are not quite big enough and are somewhat dwarfed by the bulk of the 2.5 tonne car. (19 inch look awful). All the other Kahn extras spoil the car. You just need a good set of 22 inch rims …… but bearing in mind they are over £3K you would proberly live with the 20′s

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:28:40 +0000

They have got it right with the 22 inch Kahn cosworth alloys but they have got it wrong with the front spoiler – Simple as that .

The body of a Range Rover sport is too big for 19 inch or even 20 inch alloys. The standard alloys & tyres are dwarfed in the wheel arches.

22 inch wheels make the car look in proportion and more aggressive. You have just got to be careful which 22 inch alloy set to chose and I think the Kahn cosworth alloys (wider on rear) are the best.

Its a fine line between the classy head turning
enhanced look and the tacky drug dealer spoit it look

By: Alvin Wainer

Alvin Wainer — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:23:56 +0000

Hey just wondering how you went aout setting up your design etc. I’m pretty new to the whole internet thing, Was the software easy to install

By: Rvs

Rvs — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:51:32 +0000

Range Rover bosses must read comments like this – which don’t seem to be against just the Kahn but the RR in general – and shudder. I can’t remember any part of the car market swinging against a niche so quickly as it has against big 4x4s in the last year.

By: cj company

cj company — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:13:09 +0000

i love the range rover sport hst better than eny 4×4 and i should know ive got one, its smacking fast, its very luxary, got tellies in the back, touch screens every thing you need!! and you look rich in it!!

By: Sy

Sy — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:03:33 +0000

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!

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:34:21 +0000

Great idea – looks superb but that front end is too boy racer. Suggest Kahn mimicks the Arden front end which is soooo stylish.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:07:57 +0000

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

By: Johan

Johan — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:42:19 +0000

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.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:42:29 +0000

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

By: MICHEAL

MICHEAL — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:37:56 +0000

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 ….

By: Sid

Sid — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:05:05 +0000

Seriously though,take off that front lip spoiler and it would not be so bad tbh.

Still…..you pays your money etc….

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:13:15 +0000

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!

By: Sid

Sid — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:00:58 +0000

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!!

By: ChristianB

ChristianB — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:34:06 +0000

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).

By: kcautotrader

kcautotrader — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:12:53 +0000

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)

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:37:41 +0000

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.

By: luckyolme

luckyolme — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:24:23 +0000

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…….

By: Pzero

Pzero — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:27:21 +0000

Looks grotesque, usual Khan taste bypass, 1980′s front spoiler.

By: Chris Oldacre

Chris Oldacre — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:41:37 +0000

What a waste of time. This blokes obviously got more money than sense!