New Range Rover Sport PHEV combines power with superior dynamics, perfect for this first section of the Dragon Challenge. The stairway has 99 turns and it’s at a dizzying 45-degree angle. $49,900* Tyresales has over 1.000 accredited fitment centres Australia-wide. Delivering 297kW from the combination of the Si4 Ingenium petrol engine and 85kw electric motor, the hybrid SUV effortlessly handled the challenges presented by the initial stretch of the road.
$37,800* The latest stunt was the most challenging yet, according to the British car maker, and ended up at one of China's most iconic natural wonders, Tianmén Shan, or Heaven's Gate if you will.After an 11km drive and 99 turns up the Tianmén Mountain Road at full tilt, the Range Rover Sport P400e then somehow climbed the final 999 steps to Heaven's Gate.Watch the video to see how the death-defying stunt took place.Indeed, if the muscular 297kW/640Nm plug-in hybrid Range Rover Sport had have slowed or slipped, it could have spelled death or at least serious injury for Jaguar Formula E race driver, Ho-Pin Tung.But after all that, what we really wanted to know is how they got the car down!
I’m sure it didn’t feel so flat for the driver, pro racing driver Ho-Pin Tung, who was behind the wheel for this challenge.
At the summit, this road leads toward 999 steps, all of which lead to Heaven’s Gate, a natural rock arch in the mountainside, mythically thought to be a link between the mortal world and the world of the gods.Reaching Heaven’s Gate is no mean feat.
Starting at $56,300* 1 online truck marketplace.Buy and sell new and used construction equipment and machinery at Australia's No. This week, they released a few ‘behind the scenes’ videos surrounding the challenge. The New Range Rover Sport combines power and superior dynamic characteristics, effortlessly handling the challenges presented by the initial stretch of the road.Each hairpin turn was a trial of skill and capability, but the superior handling, boosted by the Terrain ResponseOnce the slalom of turns was negotiated, the SUV carefully navigated the lowest set of steps, bringing it to the final leg of the challenge: an extreme off-road climb up the 999 steps.Switching to Mud and Ruts mode and using its powerful engine, the New Range Rover Sport launched into action. "The RR Sport was reversed slowly down the steps in a controlled way using the safety cables," said the Land Rover spokesperson.Land Rover's latest stunt has already clocked up more than a million viewsGoing up is challenging, but what about coming down?Australia's No.1 place to buy, sell or research a car, and read all the latest news and reviews.Australia's No.1 place to buy, sell or research a bike, and read all the latest news and reviews.Australia's No.1 place to buy, sell or research a boat, and read all the latest news and reviews.Australia's No.1 place to buy, sell or research a caravan or camping equipment.Buy, sell or hire new and used trucks, buses and equipment at Australia's No. After some calculations and consideration, the team began tackling a specially built test model of the 45-degree angle steps that were waiting for them in China. Starting at The Range Rover Sport PHEV hybrid SUV just became the first vehicle to ever complete the ‘Dragon Challenge’. But to the outside observer it looked like the Ranger Rover Sport PHEV beasted its way through the course on a pretty even plane:I’d love to see some stats related to this including 1) how many people/what percentage of drivers have ever driven a vehicle upstairs and 2) what percentage of vehicles are even capable of climbing stairs without getting stuck?If you were wondering, the Range Rover Sport PHEV runs on a 116PS electric motor with a 300PS Ingenium petrol engine and produces 404bhp and 500Nm of torque according to Not all aspects of the challenge could be tested, and doubts remained for the successful completion of the task.Despite the enormity of the challenge that lay ahead, the team set out to China and the day was soon upon them. At the finish line, the Range Rover Sport Dragon Challenge team celebrated with a shared sense of accomplishment and relief at the successful completion of the latest in the series of Driven Challenges.In a combination of true capability, the unwavering power of hybrid and the skill of the driver, the team successfully completed this monumental challenge.It was the true power and performance of the New Range Rover Sport that allowed the team to successfully conquer The Dragon Challenge, making it the world’s first vehicle to successfully complete the 99 turns and 999 steps of Tianmen Mountain.RANGE ROVER SPORT – THE MOST DYNAMIC RANGE ROVER VEHICLEThe Range Rover Sport truly justifies the "S" in SUV.
Where are those 999 steps in Range Rover Sport 400e plug-in hybrid commercial – Dragon Challenge? It was the true power and performance of the New Range Rover Sport that allowed the team to successfully conquer The Dragon Challenge, making it the world’s first vehicle to successfully complete the 99 turns and 999 steps of Tianmen Mountain.