The Range Rover Sport SVR L494 (second-generation L494, 2015–2022) is the Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations' performance flagship of the L494 generation, and it carries a position that the Mansory kit is specified against: it is the last supercharged-V8 Range Rover Sport generation ever built. Land Rover's successor L461 Range Rover Sport (2023–present) moved the high-performance trim to the Sport SV on the new MLA-Flex platform with a BMW-sourced twin-turbo V8, ending the Jaguar Land Rover AJ133 5.0-litre supercharged V8's service on the Sport line. The L494 SVR therefore holds the final-generation supercharged-V8 Sport position, with the Project SVR Carbon Edition (2018–2020) and the SVR Ultimate Edition (2021–2022 final-run 100-unit commemorative) as the collector-trajectory bookend variants. Mansory's L494 SVR programme is specified against that context — the commission book leans heavily on Ultimate Edition and SVR Carbon Edition donors, with the full-facelift (2018–2022) front bumper as the dominant SKU spec.
The L494 (2013–2022) and the L461 (2023+) sit on completely different platforms: the L494 on the PLA aluminium platform shared with the L405 Range Rover flagship of its era, and the L461 on the new MLA-Flex platform with a revised electrical architecture and a new rear-axle steering system standard. Body shells are different at every dimension. No Mansory part crosses between L494 and L461. The L494 SVR Mansory programme on this page is a separate SKU from the L461 Sport SV kit covered earlier in the Mansory catalogue; matched-commission households running both L494 SVR (as a retained collector-trajectory SVR) and L461 Sport SV (as current daily) specify the pair with matched paint and weave spec across the two SKUs.
The L494 SVR received a mid-cycle facelift in 2018 that revised the front bumper aperture, the radiator grille (new mesh pattern), the bonnet louvre geometry and the tail-light cluster. Mansory ships pre-facelift (2015–2017) and facelift (2018–2022) as two separate front-bumper / bonnet SKUs; side skirts, rear bumper, rear diffuser, boot-lid spoiler and mirror housings are common across both production phases.
Material: dry carbon on the bonnet, mirror housings and boot-lid spoiler; PU-RIM composite with visible carbon weave on the front bumper, side skirts and rear diffuser (full-dry-carbon upgrade available). Install three to four shop days. Factory Adaptive Dynamics (the SVR's adaptive damper system) and factory Dynamic Response Pro (active anti-roll stabilisation) are preserved. Factory Terrain Response 2 off-road driving modes are preserved; the SVR's 3D surround-camera system and factory electronic air suspension continue at factory function.
The AJ133 5.0-litre supercharged V8 is Jaguar Land Rover's in-house V8 that served the Sport SVR line, the Jaguar F-Type SVR, and the Range Rover L405 SVAutobiography Dynamic. The SVR trim ran the V8 at 550 hp / 680 Nm pre-facelift and 575 hp / 700 Nm facelift. The V8 ends its service with the L494 generation — Jaguar Land Rover retired the AJ133 supercharged programme when the L461 launched with BMW-sourced V8. The Mansory kit is bodywork-only — engine output is preserved. A Mansory AJ133 stage-1 tune is available and pushes output to approximately 660 hp / 800 Nm through revised supercharger pulley and ECU remap; commission take-rate is around 35% on L494 SVR programmes. A Mansory sport exhaust is commissioned on approximately 55% of SVR orders — the factory SVR exhaust is already baritone-voiced, and Mansory's sport exhaust further deepens it while preserving factory active-valve mode-switching behaviour.
Factory air suspension with its dynamic target-height modes (Access / Standard / Off-Road 1 / Off-Road 2) is preserved. The Mansory lowering module interfaces with the Standard / Dynamic target-height controller and offsets the street-mode ride height; Access and Off-Road modes remain at factory geometry. Approximately 60% of L494 SVR Mansory commissions specify the lowering module.
Factory L494 SVR ships on 21" wheels standard and 22" as a factory option. Mansory's forged wheel offering covers 22" (volume spec) and 23" (visual-presence uplift) on the Range Rover 5×120 PCD. Tyre fitment at 22": 275/45-22 front / 275/45-22 rear, matched front-rear. At 23": 275/40-23 matched. Standard compound: Pirelli Scorpion Zero or Continental CrossContact LX Sport. The workshop sanctions winter-capable tyre spec for Nordic / CIS commissions at 22" fitment. Full forged-wheel range at Hodoor forged wheels.
The L494 SVR commission book concentrates in markets where the supercharged-V8 SUV use case matters specifically — buyers who specifically chose the AJ133 5.0 over a twin-turbo alternative. The commission book has a slightly unusual geography because L494 SVR is now a second-owner donor across most markets, and the Mansory commission book maps onto the second-owner demographic:
UK home-market heritage cluster. London, the Home Counties, Cheshire / Manchester, Yorkshire, Scotland. The L494 SVR's British home market is the largest single-country commission source for the Mansory L494 programme because the SVR was Land Rover's UK-market halo model across its production window. UK commissions weight restrained — dry-carbon bonnet, carbon mirror housings, factory paint retained, 22" forged; the UK commission book notably does NOT typically specify the stage-1 tune (UK road-use regulations and motorway-speed limits don't reward the tune's uplift). RHD mirror-housing geometry.
Middle East second-garage cluster. UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman. Gulf L494 SVR commissions weight heavily toward facelift (2018–2022) donors including Ultimate Edition at full-aggressive spec (full front bumper, dry-carbon bonnet, stage-1 tune, 23" forged, sport exhaust). The SVR's supercharged V8 signature voicing is culturally favoured in the Gulf enthusiast network alongside the AMG V8 cluster.
Russia / CIS (the supercharged-V8 SUV corridor). Russia / CIS orders route through the Tsar programme. CIS Mansory L494 SVR commissions weight full-aggressive with stage-1 tune, 23" forged with winter-capable tyre fitment, dry-carbon bonnet, full front bumper. Moscow and St. Petersburg are the primary commission cities; secondary flow from Yekaterinburg and Kazan.
US Northeast and South Florida. The US Range Rover Sport SVR buyer profile runs heavily in Northeast markets (Greenwich, Long Island, Boston) and South Florida (Miami, Palm Beach). Commissions weight toward facelift donors with the stage-1 tune and 22" forged. The US commission book is particularly strong on the Ultimate Edition final-run variant — US buyers specifically commissioned Ultimate Edition units through the 2022 production window for matched Mansory conversion. Canada (Toronto / Vancouver) runs a smaller but consistent L494 SVR commission flow.
Secondary markets. Switzerland and Austria run restrained-spec L494 SVR commissions. China carries a steady L494 SVR second-owner commission flow on facelift donors. Hong Kong and Singapore ship RHD commissions. Japan runs a small L494 SVR enthusiast commission book.
The L494 SVR programme sits within the Mansory Land Rover stack alongside the L461 Range Rover Sport SV (current-generation Sport successor with BMW V8), the Range Rover L460 (current-generation Range Rover flagship on MLA-Flex), the Range Rover Velar, the Evoque, and the newer Range Rover Sport SVR kit variant. L494 SVR + L461 Sport SV matched-commission pairings are growing as households retain the L494 SVR as a collector-trajectory retained car and add the L461 Sport SV as the current daily driver.
Full L494 SVR body set: four to five weeks from the workshop. Bumper SKU is production-phase-specific (pre-facelift 2015–2017 / facelift 2018–2022) — declare model year at commission. Dry-carbon bonnet (replaces factory SVR Carbon Edition carbon bonnet on that donor): ships with the kit. Mansory AJ133 stage-1 tune: three weeks including supercharger-pulley hardware and ECU remap. Mansory sport exhaust: three weeks. 22" or 23" forged wheel set: four weeks. Email [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 7488 818747 with your VIN, the production phase (pre-facelift / facelift / Carbon Edition / Ultimate Edition), the drive side (LHD / RHD), the tune preference, the exhaust preference, the wheel size, and the OEM Range Rover paint code.
Does the kit fit both pre-facelift (2015–2017) and facelift (2018–2022) L494 SVR?
Yes, via two production-phase-specific front-bumper and bonnet SKUs. Rear bumper, rear diffuser, side skirts, mirror housings and boot-lid spoiler are common across both. Project SVR Carbon Edition (2018–2020) and SVR Ultimate Edition (2021–2022) both ship under the facelift SKU.
Is the Mansory dry-carbon bonnet compatible with the factory SVR Carbon Edition carbon bonnet?
The Mansory bonnet replaces the factory SVR Carbon Edition carbon panel. The factory SVR Carbon Edition carbon bonnet louvre geometry is reproduced in the Mansory bonnet with the same functional cooling-path cross-section. The factory SVR Carbon Edition badging is retained.
Does the Mansory AJ133 stage-1 tune affect the factory Land Rover warranty?
The stage-1 tune modifies factory supercharger-pulley hardware and ECU calibration; both modifications fall outside the factory warranty envelope for powertrain. Land Rover service centres service Mansory-converted SVRs for non-powertrain warranty work (electronics, transmission, body). The Mansory workshop provides a separate warranty envelope on stage-1 tuned powertrain components.
Is Terrain Response 2 off-road calibration preserved after Mansory install?
Yes. Factory Terrain Response 2 driving modes (General, Dynamic, Grass/Gravel/Snow, Mud/Ruts, Sand, Rock Crawl, Wade Sensing) are preserved unchanged. The Mansory lowering module offsets only the Standard / Dynamic target heights — Off-Road 1 / Off-Road 2 and Access modes remain at factory ride-height geometry.
Does the Mansory kit affect Wade Sensing or the SVR's factory 850 mm wading depth?
No. The Mansory kit is bodywork-only; it does not modify air intake routing, electrical harness waterproofing, or driveline sealing. The factory 850 mm wading depth is preserved. The Mansory front splitter sits above the factory wading-sensor housing and does not intersect the water-line detection geometry.
Will Mansory continue L494 SVR parts supply now that the L494 generation has ended?
Yes. L494 SVR parts supply continues indefinitely through the workshop's retained-parts catalogue. The second-owner commission cycle is expected to run through 2030+ as L494 SVR and particularly Ultimate Edition donors continue to trade through collector-adjacent markets. Mansory commissions are particularly strong on the Ultimate Edition and Carbon Edition collector-trajectory variants.
