
While sporty SUV seems like an oxymoron, the category has some real players.
The Range Rover Sport might balance on-road grace and off-road mastery best, but it has some brutally powerful competition.
The Porsche Cayenne fields spectacular street performance with enough ruggedizing to enable some trailblazing, but it's a Porsche, first and foremost, which means tarmac-based grip and acceleration come first.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT elbows into this haute crowd with a HEMI roar, if not quite the brand reputation of a Land Rover.
The BMW X6, which was redesigned for 2015, offers a coupe-like profile and even more impressive on-road performance in X6 M form, but lacks the true off-road capability promised by the Range Rover Sport—to some people, that's preferable.
Mercedes-Benz's newly renamed GLE-Class also offers extreme performance with its AMG version, but takes both styling and luxury in a different direction from the toned-down Range Rover.
And finally, Land Rover's own Range Rover offers a more regal alternative to the Sport, though it's aimed primarily at luxuriant driving and incredible off-roading, a little less on hard-charging cornering, and it's not available with the SVR's crazy drivetrain setup.
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Quick Specs | |||||
The 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport adds two new dimensions to its performance profile: a turbodiesel V-6 and a supercharged HST edition. |
The 2016 BMW X6 stays ahead of the SUV curve with its graceful roofline and hard-charging M performance—but at what point is it not an SUV anymore? |
The 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee is a lot more than first appearances might suggest: a true luxury vehicle, a capable off-roader, and a fuel-efficient diesel highway hauler—potentially all in the same build. |
Few vehicles can equal the 2016 Land Rover Range Rover's levels of performance and luxury on pavement; even fewer can keep up with it off-road. |
The 2016 Porsche Cayenne offers more than enough on-the-road (or on-the-track) performance to satisfy enthusiast cravings, and it's likely to surprise and delight with its versatility and ruggedness. |
The 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML-Class doesn't crow about off-roading: it's more concerned with things like fuel economy and in the AMG, superhero acceleration. |
MSRP From | |||||
$64,950 | $60,600 | $29,995 | $84,950 | $58,300 | $48,300 |
Gas Mileage | |||||
14 MPG City / 28 MPG Hwy | 14 MPG City / 25 MPG Hwy | 13 MPG City / 26 MPG Hwy | 14 MPG City / 28 MPG Hwy | 14 MPG City / 28 MPG Hwy | 13 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy |
Engine | |||||
Intercooled Supercharger Premium Unleaded V-6 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-6 | Regular Unleaded V-6 | Intercooled Supercharger Premium Unleaded V-6 | Premium Unleaded V-6 | Premium Unleaded V-6 |
EPA Class | |||||
N/A | Standard Sport Utility Vehicles 2WD | Standard Sport Utility Vehicles 2WD | N/A | N/A | Standard SUV 2WD |
Style Name | |||||
4WD 4-Door V6 SE | RWD 4-Door sDrive35i | RWD 4-Door 75th Anniversary | 4WD 4-Door | AWD 4-Door | RWD 4-Door ML 350 |
Drivetrain | |||||
Four Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Four Wheel Drive | All Wheel | Rear Wheel Drive |
Passenger Capacity | |||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Passenger Doors | |||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Body Style | |||||
Sport Utility | Sports Activity Coupe | Sport Utility | Sport Utility | Sport Utility | Sport Utility |
Transmission | |||||
Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD |
Detailed Spec Comparison | |||||
2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport vs. 2016 BMW X6 | 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport vs. 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport vs. 2016 Land Rover Range Rover | 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport vs. 2016 Porsche Cayenne | 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport vs. 2015 Mercedes-Benz M Class |