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Range Rover Sport (2013-2022) review

If you’re looking for the ultimate combo of luxury, performance and off-road ability, nothing else comes close

Overall Auto Express rating

4.0

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RRP
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Pros
  • Good to drive
  • Comfortable
  • Great diesel engines
Cons
  • Expensive to run
  • Cramped third row
  • Patchy reliability record
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We are big fans of the Range Rover Sport. It’s one of the most popular premium SUVs currently available, and deservedly so: the Sport is great to drive and fully lives up to its name with strong performance and size-defying handling prowess. The seriously potent SVR model, meanwhile, is a genuine sports car on stilts, but even the four- and six-cylinder versions have ample power.

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The Sport is as luxurious as you’d expect a big car wearing the Range Rover badge to be, and although not cheap to buy, it’s an accomplished and impressive machine. There’s little to fault and a lot to like: with owners telling us they’re equally delighted, we’re happy to recommend it.

About the Range Rover Sport

The Range Rover Sport was first introduced in 2005 as a trendier, more accessible alternative to the full-sized Range Rover. This allowed the bigger model to move further upmarket, while the Sport competed with cars like the Porsche Cayenne and BMW X5

The current model, launched in 2013, is the second generation of Range Rover Sport. While the original model was based on the same platform as the Land Rover Discovery, and was massively heavy as a result, this model is all-aluminium and significantly lighter. That pays dividends on and off-road, and the Sport is an amazingly capable vehicle wherever you take it, given its size.

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2015 Land Rover

Range Rover Sport

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48,000 milesAutomaticDiesel3.0L

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2020 Land Rover

Range Rover Sport

86,730 milesAutomaticDiesel3.0L

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Range Rover Sport

56,730 milesAutomaticPetrol3.0L

Cash £36,995
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Land Rover sells the Range Rover Sport in a single five-door bodystyle, with this generation introducing the option of a third-row of seats in the rear. That makes this the first seven-seat Range Rover, as not even its bigger brother seats more than five. The arrival of a three-row version was partly in response to customer demand.

The range includes a mix of four-, six- and eight-cylinder engines, with mild and plug-in hybrid tech features across the range to help improve economy and lower emissions. The 3.0-litre, six-cylinder D250, D300 and D350 diesel versions include a belt-driven starter generator and a 48v battery to help with overall efficiency, as does the 3.0-litre petrol P400 variant. 

The P400e plug-in hybrid combines a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol unit with a 85kW electric motor, delivering a total of 398bhp. For those seeking extra performance, the P575 SVR with its supercharged V8 engine should provide enough shove with 567bhp.

There are six trim-levels to choose from: HSE, HSE Silver, HSE Dynamic, HSE Dynamic Black, along with HST and Autobiography Dynamic. The SVR is essentially a standalone version, although does include a Carbon Edition upgrade.

The Range Rover Sport takes on the X5, Cayenne, GLE and Q7, along with left-field offerings like the Maserati Levante.

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