2013-2019 Range Rover Sport review if you’re in the market for a big luxurious SUV the chances are you
already know about the Range Rover Sport it’s the smaller sportier sibling of the
full-sized Range Rover and what’s traditionally set it apart from its
rivals is it go anywhere ability it will cross every mountain and Ford every
stream whilst carrying your family in absolute comfort but does that make it a
better buy the new arrivals such as the LD q7 and Volvo xc90 let’s find out the
range kicks off with a 2-liter diesel engine but we’d go for the v6 diesel
because that offers the perfect blend of performance refinement and affordability
you can achieve 30 miles per gallon without really having to try too hard if
you’ve got more to spend you might be tempted to upgrade to the v6 diesel
hybrid but we wouldn’t bother because it can’t match the low co2 emissions of the
best hybrid SUVs or the effortless performance of the v8 diesel Range Rover
Sport v8 petrol models complete the range and turn the Range Rover Sport
into a 4×4 dragster but boy are they thirsty
2013-2019 Range Rover Sport review
whichever sport you choose it does feel very stable and controlled on the road
at times you do feel it size and some SUVs grip better however it’s very
comfortable and aside from a bit of wind noise on the motorway you won’t be
disturbed too much this driving position was previously reserved for HDTV drivers
plus is plenty of adjustment in the seat and steering well so you can get a
comfortable driving position the airco controls are close to hand but the
entertainment system is slightly too far away
visibility is excellent and it’s front and rear parking sensors as well as a
reversing camera to help with parking and the general build quality feels very
good indeed it feels primo bust and there’s lots of good quality materials
everywhere and you get leather as standard every Range Rover Sport gets
this ten inch touchscreen infotainment system as standard although it is a
little bit slow to respond and slightly fiddly to use in terms of connectivity
there are USB sockets auxiliary ports and 12-volt power supplies dotted around
the car and you can add these rear seat multimedia screens that said let’s see
how easy it is to set destination in a sat-nav and pair my mobile phone so
first of all we will start with satellite navigation and if we just
scroll through the menus we will find sat-nav destination entry postcode I
always like it when you can do this instead of having to put in the full
address so we will do rg-31 v P Q I have no idea where that is I’ve just made it
made it up as I’ve gone along but we will see I would say that was very easy
actually oh it’s somewhere in tile huh ok so we’ve got the Sat Nav set and
there’s looks to be a shortcut button search new vehicle to device make sure
my bluetooth is on which it is it’s searching
still searching Rebecca’s eyes for home so in bed alright it might be slightly
slow to respond but you know what that’s really easy that was good
there’s loads of space before in the Range Rover Sport but this central seat
is not quite as comfortable as those other side so is best reserved for short
journeys and you can spec your Range Rover Sport with seven seats which means
two in the back trouble is they’re quite cramped and hard to get to so really are
only suitable for kids under 12 more positively and the boot is wide and it’s
straight sides and broad opening makes loading bulky items very easy on the
downslide is no underfloor storage because here it’s a spare wheel to keep
cost sensible we recommend the HSC trim because that gets you everything you’re
likely to want including dual zone climate control satellite navigation
heated leather seats and electric tailgate combined with the Range Rover
sports other virtuals that makes it a real luxury car as well as a proper
off-road ER and great tow car if you’re looking for a premium and plush su Reed
in the sport definitely deserve to be on your short list but the Audi q7 is more
practical classier inside and quite a bit cheaper to buy for plenty more on
the Range Rover Sport including our full online review ahead to watcard calm an
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