Land Rover Range Rover Sport Generations: Everything You Need To Know In One Place

Taking its inspiration from the Range Stormer concept shown at the 2004 North American International Auto Show, the first of the Land Rover Range Rover Sport generations went on sale in the US the same year as a 2005 model. As the name implied, the new car was meant to imbue the luxury brand with a touch of sportiness and better driving dynamics on the road. It was developed on the LR3’s semi-monocoque, integrated body frame to combine off-road toughness with monocoque structural rigidity, but it did result in a high weight of nearly 5,500 pounds in its lightest form. After a production run of eight model years, the Land Rover Range Rover Sport’s redesign arrived for the 2014 model year, inspired by the Range Rover Evoque’s styling language. It sat on the JLR D7u platform, adapted from that used for many SUVs and sedans within Jaguar Land Rover, and shared with the L462 Discovery and L405 Range Rover. The current L460 model is sleeker, with pebble-smooth exterior surfacing as first seen on the Velar, and a refreshed lineup of gas and hybrid powertrains.

2023-Now Land Rover Range Rover Sport L461 (3rd Gen)

The latest of the Range Rover Sport generations, the L460, retained the inline six-pot mild-hybrid powertrains, but the hybrid now used the same engine and developed 434 hp, though this would later increase to 542 hp. Ford had stopped supplying the V8 engine, so the latest Sport gets its V8 from BMW – in 523-hp 4.4L format – and later with 626 hp in the SV Edition One.

L461 Generation Range Rover Sport Production Years:

2024 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2023 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2018-2022 Land Rover Range Rover Sport L494 (2nd Gen) Facelift

For its mid-cycle refresh, all powertrains carried over unchanged, except for a small power boost for the supercharged V8, taking the regular one to 518 hp and the one in the SVR to 575 hp. A 380-hp version of the supercharged V6 was later added, but was soon replaced by a brand-new turbocharged Ingenium mild-hybrid inline six-cylinder in 355- and 395-hp versions, while a 398-hp 2.0L turbo-four plug-in hybrid also joined the lineup.

L494 Generation Range Rover Sport Production Years:

2022 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2021 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2020 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2019 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2014-2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport L494 (2nd Gen)

The L494 Range Rover Sport inherited its 510-hp supercharged 5.0L V8 from its predecessor, but the naturally aspirated version of that engine was replaced with a 340-hp supercharged 3.0L 90-degree V6 developed from the V8 by removing two cylinders. Both engines were combined with a new eight-speed automatic transmission. Later, a 254-hp 3.0L turbo-diesel V6 and a 550-hp version of the supercharged V8 (installed in the SVR trim) were added.

L494 Generation Range Rover Sport Production Years:

2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2010-2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport L320 (1st Gen) Facelift

For the 2010 model year, Land Rover made changes to the Range Rover Sport, not least styling and feature updates. More notable were the powertrain updates, with two new 5.0L direct-injected versions of the AJ-V8 replacing the old units – with natural aspiration and 375 hp or supercharging and 510 hp.

L320 Generation Range Rover Sport Production Years:

2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2006-2009 Land Rover Range Rover Sport L320 (1st Gen)

The first generation went on sale with two versions of the Jaguar AJ-V8 engine – a naturally aspirated 300-hp 4.4L and a 390-hp supercharged 4.2L, both driving all four wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission.

2009 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review

2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review