Land Rover Range Rover Sport

Range Rover Sport at a glance

L320 (2005–2013): the first Range Rover Sport

Land Rover previewed the idea with the Range Stormer concept, a show car unveiled in Detroit in January 2004. The production car arrived in 2005 on a shortened version of the Discovery 3's integrated body-frame, with a wheelbase 140 mm shorter than the Discovery's. Ground clearance was 172 mm in normal mode and 227 mm in off-road mode.

The facelift, with new headlights and tail lights, was presented in New York in April 2009 according to Wikipedia EN; Wikipedia DE dates it to summer 2010. In July 2011 the TDV6 was revised to 155 kW (211 PS) and paired with a new eight-speed automatic. Sales grew every year from 33,460 in 2009 to 58,234 in 2013.

L494 (2013–2022): aluminium and plug-in hybrid

The second generation was revealed in New York in March 2013 and reached European dealers on 20 September 2013. It shared its all-aluminium monocoque with the fourth-generation Range Rover (L405). At 4,851 mm it was 100 mm longer than the L320, but at 2,144 kg it was 181 kg lighter. From the 2014 model year it could wade through 850 mm of water.

The engine range was wide. Petrol versions included a 3.0-litre supercharged V6 with 250 kW (340 PS) and a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 with 375 to 423 kW (510 to 575 PS); diesels ran from a 2.0-litre four-cylinder to a 4.4-litre V8, with 177 to 258 kW according to Wikipedia DE. A plug-in hybrid with a 2.0-litre Ingenium petrol engine gave 297 kW (404 PS), and from 2019 a 3.0-litre Ingenium six-cylinder with mild-hybrid technology gave 265 or 294 kW (360 or 400 PS).

On 6 June 2013 Paul Dallenbach drove a Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged up Pikes Peak in 12 minutes 36.61 seconds, a record for a production SUV; apart from a roll cage the car was standard. In February 2018 a Range Rover Sport climbed the 999 steps of the Tianmen Mountain staircase in China. Sales peaked at 87,758 in 2016.

The SVR, announced at Pebble Beach on 11 August 2014, had a 405 kW (550 PS) supercharged V8 and later 423 kW (575 PS). Its full story is on our Range Rover Sport SVR page.

L461 (since 2022): MLA-Flex, PHEV and SV

The third generation was revealed in May 2022 and went on sale in September 2022. It uses the MLA-Flex platform of the fifth-generation Range Rover and is 4,946 mm long, 2,047 mm wide and 1,820 mm high, on a 2,997 mm wheelbase. At 2,322 kg it is about 180 kg heavier than the L494. In the ADAC data the D300 has a 647-litre boot, 1,491 litres with the rear seats folded, a 3,500 kg towing limit and a wading depth of 900 mm.

The plug-in hybrids carry a 38.2 kWh battery, 31.8 kWh of it usable, and autonotizen quoted up to 113 km of electric range under WLTP. The SV made its debut on 31 May 2023 as the fastest version. The ADAC lists 6.6 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h and 8.0 l/100 km for the D300. Euro NCAP gave the L461 five stars in 2022, with 85 percent for adult occupants and 86 percent for children.

At launch in Germany in May 2022 prices started at €93,000 for the D250 and €100,200 for the P440e; the ADAC lists the D300 Dynamic HSE at €112,400 from September 2022. Germany registered 50,536 Range Rover Sports of all generations from 2005 to the end of 2024.

Range Rover Sport Electric (2026)

Land Rover revealed the Range Rover Sport Electric on 30 September 2026. Two motors give 400 kW (550 PS) and 850 Nm, and the battery holds 118.5 kWh for a WLTP range of up to 600 km. It charges at up to 350 kW, from 10 to 80 percent in 22 minutes. That makes it the first Range Rover Sport without a combustion engine and puts its power between the P510e and the P550e plug-in hybrids.

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