Facts and figures
Range Rover Sport vs Porsche Cayenne vs Mercedes ML350
| Range Rover Sport | Porsche Cayenne | Mercedes ML350 | |
| On the road price/total as tested | £64,995/£83,395 | £47,390/£62,209 | £49,130/£53,745 |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) | N/A | £23,150/48.9% | £28,417/57.8% |
| Depreciation | N/A | £24,240 | £20,713 |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £4,384/£8,767 | £2,992/£5,983 | £3,110/£6,220 |
| Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) | £2,941/£4,902 | £2,191/£3,652 | £3,163/£5,271 |
| Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost | 40/£707/J/£260 | 41/£757/J/£260 | 43/£785/J/£260 |
| Service costs | TBC | £420/£550/£420 | £240/£394/£240 |
| Length/wheelbase | 4,850/2,923mm | 4,846/2,895mm | 4,804/2,915mm |
| Height/width | 1,780/2,073mm | 1,705/1,939mm | 1,796/1,926mm |
| Engine | V6/2,993cc | V6/2,967cc | V6/2,987cc |
| Peak power/revs | 288/4,000 bhp/rpm | 245/4,000 bhp/rpm | 254/3,600 bhp/rpm |
| Peak torque/revs | 600/2,000 Nm/rpm | 550/1,750 Nm/rpm | 620/1,600 Nm/rpm |
| Transmission | 8-spd auto/4WD | 8-spd auto/4WD | 7-spd auto/4WD |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 77 litres/space-saver | 85 litres/repair kit | 70 litres/space-saver |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 784/1,761 litres | 670/1,780 litres | 690/2,010 litres |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | 2,115/886/3,500kg | 2,080/780/3,500kg | 2,175/775/3,500kg |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 12.1 metres/0.34Cd | 11.9 metres/0.36Cd | 11.8 metres/N/A |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | 3yrs (unlimited)/3yrs | 2yrs (unlimited) 2yrs | 3yrs (unlimited)/30yrs |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | Variable (1yr)/130 | 20,000 miles (2yrs)/34 | 15,500 miles (1yr)/136 |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. | 25th/20th^ | 13th/5th^ | 5th/10th^ |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars | N/A | N/A | 96/75/60/86/5 |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 7.3/6.7 secs | 6.7/6.6 secs | 96/75/60/86/5 |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 2.8 secs | 2.7 secs | 2.8 secs |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th | 4.2 secs | 3.8 secs | 4.4 secs |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | 138mph^^/1,600rpm | 137mph/1,850rpm | 139mph/2,250rpm |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 53.6/36.8/9.9m | 48.5/34.5/10.1m | 55.9/39.1/9.7m |
| Noise outside/idle/30/70mph | 60/45/59/66dB | 62/48/61/67dB | 64/41/57/65dB |
| Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range | 25.7/5.7/435 miles | 34.5/7.6/645 miles | 23.9/5.3/368 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 32.5/41.5/37.7mpg | 33.2/43.5/39.2mpg | 34.4/42.2/39.2mpg |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 7.1/9.1/8.3mpl | 7.3/9.6/8.6mpl | 7.6/9.3/8.6mpl |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 295/199g/km/34% | 219/189g/km/32% | 317/189g/km/32% |
| Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors/camera | Six/two/yes/yes | Six/two/yes/£1,044** | Seven/two/yes/£420 |
| Air-susp/clim ctrl/leather/heated seats | Yes/yes/yes/yes | £2,379/yes/part§/£295 | £1,775/y/£1,075/£355 |
| Climate control/leather/heated seats | Yes/£1,695/£355* | £696/£1,165/£745 | Yes/£1,630/£930 |
| Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go | £1,500/yes/£1,500 | £1,291/no/£1,497 | £1,835/£3,240/£2,350 |
| Sat-nav/USB connection/DAB radio/Bluetooth | Yes/yes/yes/yes | £2,157*/£2,157*/£324/£445 | Yes/yes/£430/yes |
