Compare the2022 Land Rover Range Rover SportVS 2022 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio

For enhanced safety, the front and middle seat shoulder belts of the Land Rover Range Rover Sport have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio doesn’t offer pretensioners for the middle seat belts.

The Range Rover Sport’s optional pre-crash front seatbelts will tighten automatically in the event the vehicle detects an impending crash, improving protection against injury significantly. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio doesn’t offer pre-crash pretensioners.

Both the Range Rover Sport and Stelvio Quadrifoglio have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Range Rover Sport has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

The Range Rover Sport offers an optional Surround Camera System to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio only offers a rear monitor and front and rear parking sensors that beep or flash a light. That doesn’t help with obstacles to the sides.

Both the Range Rover Sport and the Stelvio Quadrifoglio have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, height adjustable front shoulder belts, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras, available blind spot warning systems, rear cross-path warning and driver alert monitors.

The Land Rover Range Rover Sport weighs 557 to 1117 pounds more than the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio. The NHTSA advises that heavier vehicles are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.

The Range Rover Sport’s corrosion warranty is 1 year longer than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio’s (6 vs. 5 years).

There are over 32 percent more Land Rover dealers than there are Alfa Romeo dealers, which makes it easier should you ever need service under the Range Rover Sport’s warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2021 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Land Rover vehicles are better in initial quality than Alfa Romeo vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Land Rover 26th in initial quality. With 4 more problems per 100 vehicles, Alfa Romeo is ranked 28th.

The Range Rover Sport’s optional 5.0 supercharged V8 produces 13 more horsepower (518 vs. 505) and 18 lbs.-ft. more torque (461 vs. 443) than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio’s 2.9 turbo V6. The Range Rover Sport SVR’s standard 5.0 supercharged V8 produces 70 more horsepower (575 vs. 505) and 73 lbs.-ft. more torque (516 vs. 443) than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio’s 2.9 turbo V6.

On the EPA test cycle the Range Rover Sport gets better mileage than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio:

Regenerative brakes improve the Range Rover Sport’s fuel efficiency by converting inertia back into energy instead of wasting it. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio doesn’t offer a regenerative braking system.

The Range Rover Sport has 10.6 gallons more fuel capacity than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio (27.5 vs. 16.9 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

For better stopping power the Range Rover Sport P400/400e/V8’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Stelvio Quadrifoglio:

For better traction, the Range Rover Sport’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Stelvio Quadrifoglio (275/40R22 vs. 255/45R20).

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Range Rover Sport offers optional 22-inch wheels. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio’s largest wheels are only 21-inches.

The Range Rover Sport has a standard full size spare (not available on 7-Passenger/P400e) so a flat doesn’t interrupt your trip. A full size spare isn’t available on the Stelvio Quadrifoglio; it requires you to depend on roadside assistance and your vehicle will have to be towed.

The Range Rover Sport V8 has active sway bars, which help keep it flat and controlled during cornering, but disconnect at lower speeds to smooth the ride and offer greater off-road suspension articulation. This helps keep the tires glued to the road on-road and off. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio doesn’t offer an active sway bar system.

The front and rear suspension of the Range Rover Sport uses air springs for a smoother, controlled ride than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio, which uses coil springs. Air springs maintain proper ride height and ride more smoothly.

The Range Rover Sport has a standard automatic front and rear load leveling suspension to keep ride height level with a heavy load or when towing. The Range Rover Sport’s height leveling suspension allows the driver to raise ride height for better off-road clearance and then lower it again for easier entering and exiting and better on-road handling. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio doesn’t offer a load leveling suspension.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Range Rover Sport’s wheelbase is 4.2 inches longer than on the Stelvio Quadrifoglio (115.1 inches vs. 110.9 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Range Rover Sport is 5.4 inches wider in the front and 3.1 inches wider in the rear than on the Stelvio Quadrifoglio.

For greater off-road capability the Range Rover Sport SVR has a 2.9 inches greater minimum ground clearance than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio (10.8 vs. 7.9 inches), allowing the Range Rover Sport to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged. The Range Rover Sport’s minimum ground clearance is 3 inches higher than on the Stelvio Quadrifoglio (10.9 vs. 7.9 inches).

The Range Rover Sport offers optional seating for 7 passengers; the Stelvio Quadrifoglio can only carry 5.

The Range Rover Sport has 30.4 cubic feet more passenger volume than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio (128 vs. 97.6).

The Range Rover Sport has 2.9 inches more front legroom, 3.2 inches more front shoulder room, .2 inches more rear headroom, 5.1 inches more rear legroom and 3.5 inches more rear shoulder room than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio.

For enhanced passenger comfort on long trips the Range Rover Sport’s middle row seats recline. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio’s rear seats don’t recline.

The Range Rover Sport’s cargo area provides more volume than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio.

The Range Rover Sport’s cargo area is larger than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio’s in every dimension:

The Range Rover Sport has a 7716 lbs. towing capacity. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio has no towing capacity.

Standard Trailer Stability Assist (TSA) on the Range Rover Sport uses the Dynamic Stability Control sensors to detect trailer sway, then uses individual brakes to counteract any swaying and help keep the tow vehicle and trailer steady. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio doesn’t offer electronic trailer sway control.

Unlike the driver-only memory seat and mirrors in the Stelvio Quadrifoglio, the Range Rover Sport has standard driver and passenger memory, so that when drivers switch, the memory setting adjusts the driver’s seat, steering wheel position and outside mirror angle and the front passenger seat also adjusts to the new passenger’s preset preferences.

The Range Rover Sport offers an optional heads-up display that projects speed and navigation instruction readouts in front of the driver’s line of sight, allowing drivers to view information without diverting their eyes from the road. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio doesn’t offer a heads-up display.

If the windows are left open on the Range Rover Sport the driver can close them all at the outside door handle or from a distance using the remote. On a hot day the driver can also lower the windows the same way. The driver of the Stelvio Quadrifoglio can only operate the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

When the Range Rover Sport is put in reverse, both rearview mirrors tilt from their original position. This gives the driver a better view of the curb during parallel parking maneuvers. Shifting out of reverse puts the mirrors into their original positions. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio’s mirrors don’t automatically adjust for backing.

Optional air conditioned the front and second row seats keep the Range Rover Sport’s passengers comfortable and take the sting out of hot leather in summer. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio doesn’t offer air-conditioned seats.

The Range Rover Sport Autobiography offers optional massaging front seats in order to maximize comfort and eliminate fatigue on long trips. Massaging seats aren’t available in the Stelvio Quadrifoglio.

The Range Rover Sport’s optional Park Assist can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, with the driver only controlling speed with the brake pedal. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio doesn’t offer an automated parking system.

The Range Rover Sport was selected by Petersen's 4-Wheel & Off-Road magazine as their 2014 4x4 of the Year. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio has never been chosen.

The Land Rover Range Rover Sport outsold the Alfa Romeo Stelvio by 82% during the 2021 model year.