Tuner Developing 500-HP Range Rover Sport

Overfinch Supplying Engine Upgrades, Wheels, Exhaust Mods and Aero Styling

When is enough, enough? In the race to lure in adrenaline junkies with more money than seemingly good sense, every premium

Overfinch, a little known tech shop is busy building a 500-horsepower version of the new Land Rover Range Rover Sport. (Photo: Overfinch)

automaker is vying for top dog in a top-tier sport utility horsepower war.

When the automakers have taken their new 'utes as far as socially responsible multinationals can without turning positive spin into negative outrage, the tuners step in to push the envelope yet further.

One such tuner is Overfinch, a little known tech shop that's busy building a 500-horsepower version of the new Land Rover Range Rover Sport.

What will it be capable of? How about zero to 100 km/h in around six seconds, according to the chop shop. While much

Part of that aggressive look includes a 22-inch wheel and tire package, shown here on the LR3, said to completely fill out the wheel arches if the new Range Rover Sport. (Photo: Overfinch)

improved performance over the stock Range Rover Sport, power off the line isn't as awe inspiring as Chrysler Group's new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, which manages the feat in less than five seconds. The Porsche Cayenne Turbo, especially with its Tequipment package, is also quicker than the Overfinch Range Rover. Still, the specialty tuner is taking Range Rover in a direction it's never been before, and this should be lauded - by all but the environmentally minded of course.

All that has been shown of the new Overfinch Range Rover Sport thus far are design sketches, but from these it's easy to see the tuning house has plans to do more than just modify the Ranger Rover Sport's drivetrain.