There’s a new Range Rover Sport on the horizon, but the venerable second-generation model continues to be one of Australia’s top-selling large luxury SUVs.
It’s essentially unchanged for 2022, though prices have increased incrementally of late.
A new generation of Range Rover Sport has been spied testing and may be revealed in 2022.
The current car offers one of the widest ranges of any vehicles in the segment, with a choice of inline-six petrol and diesel engines, supercharged V8 petrol engines, and a four-cylinder plug-in hybrid.
It goes up against the likes of the Audi Q7 and SQ7, the Mercedes-Benz GLE and its AMG counterpart, and the BMW X5 and X5 M Competition.
Pricing
- 2022 Range Rover Sport D250 SE: $115,506
- 2022 Range Rover Sport D300 SE: $125,006
- 2022 Range Rover Sport P400 SE: $128,206
- 2022 Range Rover Sport PHEV SE: $136,187
- 2022 Range Rover Sport D300 HSE: $141,706
- 2022 Range Rover Sport P400 HSE: $144,906
- 2022 Range Rover Sport D300 HSE Dynamic: $148,606
- 2022 Range Rover Sport D350 HSE: $154,834
- 2022 Range Rover Sport D350 HSE Dynamic: $162,134
- 2022 Range Rover Sport P525 HSE Dynamic: $177,634
- 2022 Range Rover Sport D300 Autobiography Dynamic: $181,776
- 2022 Range Rover Sport P525 Autobiography Dynamic: $207,304
- 2022 Range Rover Sport P575 SVR: $246,270
- 2022 Range Rover Sport P575 SVR Carbon Edition: $275,927
- 2022 Range Rover Sport P575 SVR Ultimate Edition: $295,470
All prices exclude on-road costs.
Engines
The 2022 Range Rover Sport’s 3.0-litre turbo-diesel inline-six is available in three different tunes, marketed as D250, D300 and D350.
The D250 produces 183kW of power and 600Nm of torque, the D300 produces 221kW and 650Nm, and the D350 produces 258kW and 700Nm.
0-100km/h times are 8.5 seconds, 7.3 seconds and 6.9 seconds, respectively.
There’s a choice of four-, six- and eight-cylinder petrol engines, too.
The plug-in hybrid uses a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 221kW of power mated to a 105kW electric motor, for combined outputs of 297kW and 640Nm. It has a 0-100km/h time of 6.7 seconds.
P400 models use a 3.0-litre inline-six petrol engine with 294kW of power and 550Nm of torque, with a 0-100km/h time of 5.9 seconds.
P525 models use a supercharged 5.0-litre V8 petrol engine with 386kW and 625Nm, while the SVR and SVR Carbon Edition use an uprated version – referred to as P575 – producing 423kW and 700Nm.
0-100km/h times for the V8 models are 5.3 seconds for the P525 and 4.5 seconds for the P575.
Fuel Economy
The 2022 Range Rover Sport’s fuel economy varies dramatically based on the powertrain. Below are the combined cycle ratings for each powertrain:
- D250: 8.0L/100km
- D300: 8.0L/100km
- D350: 8.4L/100km
- PHEV: 2.8L/100km
- P400: 9.2L/100km
- P525: 12.8L/100km
- P575: 12.8L/100km
The PHEV has an electric-only range of 48km.
Dimensions
The 2022 Range Rover Sport measures 4879mm long, 1983mm wide and 1780mm tall on a 2923mm wheelbase. The SVR and SVR Carbon Edition measure 4822mm long.
It has 221L of space behind the optional third row, or 780L behind the second row. In total, there’s 1686L behind the front row.
Servicing and Warranty
All 2022 Range Rover Sport models are covered by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty.
Land Rover offers a five-year, 130,000km servicing plan (102,000km in the PHEV). It costs $1950 in the PHEV, $2250 with the petrol six, $2650 with the diesel six and $3750 with the V8.
Safety
The current generation of Range Rover Sport has never been tested by ANCAP or Euro NCAP. That makes it the only vehicle in the current Land Rover line-up to lack a rating from either safety authority.
“The current Range Rover Sport has not been selected for ANCAP or Euro NCAP testing, however its sister vehicle Range Rover was tested and achieved a five star rating when tested in 2012,” said a spokesperson from Jaguar Land Rover.
“All our vehicles are engineered to meet the highest safety standards and all future models will continue to meet the criteria of the relevant standards bodies.”
All 2022 Range Rover Sport models come standard with the following safety equipment:
- Autonomous emergency braking
- Blind-spot assist
- Surround-view camera
- Adaptive cruise control
- Lane-keep assist
- Driver attention monitoring
- Traffic sign recognition with adaptive speed limiter
Standard Equipment
SE models come standard with the following equipment:
- 10.0-inch Touch Pro infotainment system
- Satellite navigation
- DAB radio
- Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
- Head-up display
- Keyless entry and start
- Power tailgate
- Automatic headlights
- Headlight washers
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Heated, power-folding mirrors with memory
- Hill descent control
- Two-speed transfer case (single-speed on D250)
- Paddle shifters in satin chrome
- Adaptive Dynamics (optional on D250)
- Air suspension
- LED headlights
- Front fog lights
- 19-inch alloy wheels (P300 and D250)
- 20-inch alloy wheels (P400 and PHEV)
- Heated front and rear seats
- 14-way front seats
- Leather-wrapped steering wheel
- Ambient lighting
- Dual-zone climate control
- Eight-speaker sound system
A fixed panoramic roof and an 18-speaker, 825W Meridian sound system are standard on the PHEV SE.
The HSE adds:
- Acoustic glass
- Matrix LED headlights
- 20-inch alloy wheels
- 16-way memory front seats
- Power-adjustable steering column
- Illuminated treadplates
- Configurable ambient lighting
An optional $11,480 Luxury Pack adds 22-way massaging memory front seats, extended leather trim and suedecloth headlining.
The HSE Dynamic adds:
- 21-inch alloy wheels
- Metal pedals
SVR
The Autobiography Dynamic adds:
- Black contrast roof
- Heated and cooled front seats
- 22-way memory front seats with winged headrests
- Front centre console cooler
- 18-speaker 825W Meridian sound system
- Soft-close doors
- Rear cross-traffic alert
- Surround-view camera with 360-degree view
The SVR drops the soft-close doors but adds:
- Sports suspension
- Aluminium paddle shifters
- Red brake callipers
- SVR engine cover
- 22-inch alloy wheels
- Pixel LED headlights
- SVR Performance seats
- SVR leather steering wheel
- Three-zone climate control
The SVR Carbon Edition adds:
- Carbon fibre engine cover
- Carbon fibre exterior pack with carbon fibre bonnet
- Carbon fibre interior trim
Land Rover is also offering a limited-run Ultimate Edition, which you can read about here.
There are a wide range of option packages available, not all of which have been listed here. This is a Land Rover, after all, which means a dizzying array of options.
The Driver Assist Pack adds:
- Clear exit monitor
- Adaptive cruise control with steering assist
- Semi-autonomous parking assist
- Surround-view camera with 360-degree view
- Rear cross-traffic alert
The Cold Climate Pack adds:
- Heated windscreen with heated washer jets
- Four-zone climate control
- Heated steering wheel
The Climate Comfort Pack adds:
- Sliding panoramic roof
- Heated windscreen
- Heated steering wheel
- Refrigerated front centre console compartment
- Four-zone climate control
Standalone options across the range include:
- Fixed panoramic roof
- Sliding panoramic roof
- Privacy glass
- Heated windscreen
- Hands-free power tailgate
- Pixel-laser LED headlights (excludes SE)
- Third-row seats (excludes PHEV, SVR and SVR Carbon Edition)
- Heated and cooled front and rear seats (excludes SE)
- Heated steering wheel
- Refrigerated front centre console compartment
- Four-zone climate control
- Cabin air ionisation with PM2.5 filter
- 22-speaker 1700W Meridian sound system (excludes SE)
- Rear seat entertainment system (excludes SVR and SVR Carbon Edition)
- Activity Key
- Tyre-pressure monitoring
- Soft-close doors
Colours
Fuji White is the standard paint colour.
Optional metallic finishes comprise:
- Santorini Black
- Yulong White
- Firenze Red
- Eiger Grey
- Hakuba Silver
The following are available on all bar the SVR and SVR Carbon Edition:
- Byron Blue
- Portofino Blue
- Lantau Bronze
- Carpathian Grey
- Silicon Silver
Estoril Blue is exclusive to the SVR and SVR Carbon Edition. There are also additional ‘Ultra Metallic’ finishes available.
