2017 Land-Rover Velar 3.0 V6 Supercharged 360 Review and Performance Comparison

Land-Rover Velar Performance Review.

Introduction:

The 2017 Land-Rover Velar 3.0 V6 Supercharged 360 is a powered by a Petrol V 6. This variant of the Land-Rover Velar 3.0 V6 Supercharged 360 is the 8 speed / Auto version and was first brought out around 2017. This was at around the same time as the introduction of the 2018 Bugatti Chiron Sport 8.0L W16 Quad Turbo and the 2018 Bugatti Divo 8.0L W16 64 Valve Turbo.

This particular Land-Rover Velar has a 2993cc Twin Supercharged Petrol powerplant driven by the Land-Rover All Wheel Drive system.

Alternative Petrol V 6's include the 2014 Radical RXC 3.5 V6 Twin Turbo

The Velar shares its Petrol V 6 engine configuration with the likes of the 2014 Radical RXC 3.5 V6 Twin Turbo and the 2024 Maserati GT2 Stradale.If you're looking for other similar performing cars which share the Velar's All Wheel Drive, SUV combination then how about the 2024 Aspark Owl AWD or the earlier 2019 Pininfarina Battista 1900.

Power and Weight:

Weighing in at 1884 kgs (4153 lbs) places the Land-Rover Velar 3.0 V6 Supercharged 360 in a similar weight category as the 2025 Maserati GranCabrio 490 and the excellent 2024 Maserati GranCabrio Trofeo, give or take 50kg.

The Land-Rover Velar shares the same bhp with the 2024 Maybach S 580 e EQ Hybrid Technology (362 bhp)

In terms of pure power the 2993cc 24 valve, V 6 engine produces around 375 bhp (279 kW) @ 6500 rpm which is comparable to the 2024 Maybach S 580 e EQ Hybrid Technology (362 bhp) and also the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray 6.2 V8 Petrol Hybrid C8 (369 bhp).

The Twin Supercharged V 6 throws out 332 lb-ft (450.1 Nm) @ 3500 rpm placing it with cars of similar torque performance figures such as the 2025 BYD Han L LiDAR Flagship (310 lb-ft) or the 2025 BYD Han L LiDAR Premium (310 lb-ft).

Power to Weight:

If you look at both power or torque of the 2017 Land-Rover Velar in comparison with its weight you get a much more accurate idea of its real world performance.

The 2001 Mercedes CL Class CL63 AMG (224.0 bhp per ton) has similar Bhp Per Ton stats as the Land-Rover Velar.

The Land-Rover Velar has a power to weight ratio of 199.0 bhp per ton. Bhp per ton figures of the 2017 Velar 3.0 V6 Supercharged 360 means you're competing with the 2001 Mercedes CL Class CL63 AMG (224.0 bhp per ton) and the equally quick 2014 Porsche 911 Targa 4 991 (224.0 bhp per ton).

Torque to Weight:

If you agree with the late great Carroll Shelby then arguably an even better indicator of potential performance is Torque!. However, torque isn't the whole story, you also need to compare weight as well for more real world comparisons such as torque per ton.

The Land-Rover Velar 3.0 V6 Supercharged 360 generates around 176.2 lb-ft per ton. So if you're looking at what cars perform similarly either on the drag strip or at the traffic lights using torque to weight as a benchmark, then look no further than the 1986 Porsche 928 S4 5.0L V8 (201.2 lb-ft per ton) or the similarly performing 1997 Ferrari 355 F1 Berlinetta (201.2 lb-ft per ton).

Acceleration:

The Land-Rover Velar 3.0 V6 Supercharged 360 can accelerate 0–60mph in 5.30 secs or 0–100km/h (0–62mph) in 5.5 secs. Acceleration rivals to the Land-Rover Velar 3.0 V6 Supercharged 360 include the 2025 BYD Han L LiDAR Premium (5.30 secs) or the equally as fast to 60mph 2025 BYD Han L LiDAR Flagship (5.30 secs).

The V 6 engine of the Land-Rover Velar 3.0 V6 Supercharged 360 ensures that, ‘on paper’ at least, accelerates slightly faster than the 2023 Porsche Cayenne Coupe 3.0 V6 Turbo (5.40 secs) and the 2023 Porsche Cayenne 3.0 V6 Turbo (5.40 secs).

Quarter Mile time is a close race between the Land-Rover Velar 3.0 V6 Supercharged 360 and the TVR Chimaera 4.0

On a longer format for acceleration comparisons the 2017 Land-Rover Velar can reach a quarter mile in an estimated 13.52 secs with a trap speed around 100.7 mph. Similar performances down the quarter mile drag strip can be found with the the TVR Chimaera 4.0 (13.53 seconds @ 100.7 mph) and a close race between the Porsche Boxster T 2.0 Turbo 982 (13.53 seconds @ 100.7 mph) too.

Top Speed:

Some modern performance cars are often artificially restricted particularly when it comes to max speed. 155 mph top speed restrictions are often used as part of the German 'Gentleman's Agreement' for example, so be cautious when using maximum speed figures. The 2017 version of the Land-Rover Velar 3.0 V6 Supercharged 360 has a maximum speed of 155mph.

Top Speed of the 2017 Velar equals the Vauxhall-Opel Vectra 3.2 V6 GSi (154 mph)

If maxing out your car on the AutoBahn is your thing and you're wondering what has a similar top end performance to the 2017 Land-Rover Velar 3.0 V6 Supercharged 360 then there's the slightly slower the Vauxhall-Opel Vectra 3.2 V6 GSi (154 mph) or how about the impressive Ford Focus Wagon ST (154 mph).

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Related Links:

• 2017 Velar Rivals List.
• 2017 Velar: Full Review and Comparisons.
• A Brief History of Land-Rover
• Compare the 2017 Land-Rover Velar