Compare the2022 Land Rover Range Rover SportVS 2022 Dodge Durango

Safety
Warranty
Reliability
Engine
Fuel Economy and Range
Brakes and Stopping
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Chassis
Passenger Space
Cargo Capacity
Payload and Towing
Ergonomics
Economic Advantages
Recommendations

Safety

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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 Dodge Durango 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 Durango doesn’t offer pre-crash pretensioners.

Both the Range Rover Sport and Durango 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 Durango’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.

To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the Range Rover Sport. But it costs extra on the Durango.

When descending a steep, off-road slope, the Range Rover Sport’s standard Hill Descent Control allow you to creep down safely. The Durango doesn’t offer Hill Descent Control.

The Range Rover Sport’s standard lane departure warning system alerts a temporarily inattentive driver when the vehicle begins to leave its lane and gently nudges the vehicle back towards its lane. A lane departure warning system costs extra on the Durango and is not available with SXT.

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 Durango 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.

The Range Rover Sport’s optional driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year. The Durango doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.

Both the Range Rover Sport and the Durango 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, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, daytime running lights, rearview cameras, available blind spot warning systems and rear cross-path warning.

Warranty

The Range Rover Sport comes with a full 4-year/50,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The Durango’s 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty expires 1 year or 14,000 miles sooner.

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

Reliability

For smoother operation, better efficiency and fewer moving parts, the engines in the Range Rover Sport have an overhead cam design, rather than the old pushrod design of the 5.7 V8 in the Durango.

Engine

The Range Rover Sport has more powerful engines than the Durango:

	Horsepower	Torque
Range Rover Sport P360 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cylinder hybrid	355 HP	365 lbs.-ft.
Range Rover Sport P400 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cylinder hybrid	395 HP	405 lbs.-ft.
Range Rover Sport 5.0 supercharged V8	518 HP	461 lbs.-ft.
Range Rover Sport SVR 5.0 supercharged V8	575 HP	516 lbs.-ft.
Durango 3.6 DOHC V6	293 HP	260 lbs.-ft.
Durango 3.6 DOHC V6	295 HP	260 lbs.-ft.
Durango 5.7 V8	360 HP	390 lbs.-ft.

As tested in Car and Driver the Land Rover Range Rover Sport supercharged V8 is faster than the Dodge Durango V6:

	Range Rover Sport	Durango
Zero to 60 MPH	4.6 sec	7.8 sec
Zero to 100 MPH	11 sec	20.9 sec
5 to 60 MPH Rolling Start	4.9 sec	8.3 sec
Quarter Mile	13.1 sec	16 sec
Speed in 1/4 Mile	109 MPH	88 MPH
Top Speed	133 MPH	117 MPH

As tested in Motor Trend the Range Rover Sport SVR 5.0 supercharged V8 is faster than the Dodge Durango 3.6:

	Range Rover Sport	Durango
Zero to 60 MPH	4.3 sec	8 sec
Quarter Mile	12.7 sec	16.1 sec
Speed in 1/4 Mile	110.1 MPH	86.9 MPH

Fuel Economy and Range

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

			MPG
Range Rover Sport
	AWD	5.0 supercharged V8	17 city/22 hwy
		P400 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cyl. Hybrid	19 city/24 hwy
		P360 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cyl. Hybrid	19 city/24 hwy
Durango
	RWD	5.7 OHV V8	14 city/22 hwy
	AWD	5.7 OHV V8	14 city/22 hwy

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

Regardless of its engine, the Range Rover Sport’s engine automatically turns off when the vehicle is stopped, saving fuel and reducing pollution. If the conditions warrant or the driver wishes, the system can be manually disabled at any time for the duration of a trip (not available P360/P400). Dodge only offers an automatic engine start/stop system on the Durango V6.

The Range Rover Sport has 2.9 gallons more fuel capacity than the Durango (27.5 vs. 24.6 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

Brakes and Stopping

For better stopping power the Range Rover Sport’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Durango:

	Range Rover Sport	Durango
Front Rotors	14.3 inches	13.8 inches
Rear Rotors	13.8 inches	13 inches

The Range Rover Sport stops much shorter than the Durango:

	Range Rover Sport	Durango
60 to 0 MPH	106 feet	127 feet	Motor Trend

Tires and Wheels

The Range Rover Sport’s optional tires provide better handling because they have a lower 40 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Durango R/T’s optional 45 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Range Rover Sport has standard 19-inch wheels. Smaller 18-inch wheels are standard on the Durango SXT. The Range Rover Sport’s optional 22-inch wheels are larger than the 20-inch wheels optional on the Durango.

Suspension and Handling

The Range Rover Sport has standard front and rear stabilizer bars, which help keep the Range Rover Sport flat and controlled during cornering. The Durango’s suspension doesn’t offer a rear stabilizer bar.

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 Durango 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 Durango, which uses coil springs. Air springs maintain proper ride height and ride more smoothly.

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Range Rover Sport is 2.7 inches wider in the front and 2.3 inches wider in the rear than on the Durango.

The Range Rover Sport SVR handles at .87 G’s, while the Durango GT pulls only .75 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

The Range Rover Sport SVR executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 3.6 seconds quicker than the Durango GT 4x4 (25.2 seconds @ .77 average G’s vs. 28.8 seconds @ .58 average G’s).

For greater off-road capability the Range Rover Sport SVR has a 2.7 inches greater minimum ground clearance than the Durango (10.8 vs. 8.1 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 2.8 inches higher than on the Durango (10.9 vs. 8.1 inches).

Chassis

The Range Rover Sport is 8.7 inches shorter than the Durango, making the Range Rover Sport easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

Passenger Space

The Range Rover Sport has 2.2 inches more front shoulder room and 1.8 inches more rear shoulder room than the Durango.

Cargo Capacity

The Range Rover Sport has a standard third row seat which folds flat into the floor. This completely clears a very large cargo area quickly. The Durango doesn’t offer seats that fold into the floor.

A control in the cargo area automatically lowers or raises the Range Rover Sport’s third row seats, to make changing between cargo and passengers easier. The Durango doesn’t offer automatic folding seats.

To make loading groceries and cargo easier when your hands are full, the Range Rover Sport’s available liftgate can be opened and closed just by waving your foot, leaving your hands completely free. The Durango doesn’t offer a hands-free gesture to open its liftgate, forcing you to put cargo down if your hands are full.

Payload and Towing

The Range Rover Sport’s standard towing capacity is much higher than the Durango’s (7716 vs. 6200 pounds).

The Range Rover Sport has a much higher standard payload capacity than the Durango (1631 vs. 1400 lbs.).

The Range Rover Sport has a much higher maximum payload capacity than the Durango (1631 vs. 1420 lbs.).

Ergonomics

Unlike the driver-only memory system optional at extra cost in the Durango (except SXT), 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’s standard easy entry system raises the steering wheel, making it easier for the driver to get in and out. An easy entry system costs extra on the Durango, and is not available on all models.

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 Durango doesn’t offer a heads-up display.

The Range Rover Sport’s power parking brake sets with one touch and releases with one touch or automatically. The Durango’s parking brake has to released manually.

The Range Rover Sport’s front and rear power windows all open or close fully with one touch of the switches, making it more convenient at drive-up windows and toll booths, or when talking with someone outside the car. The Durango’s rear power window switches have to be held the entire time to open or close them fully.

The Range Rover Sport’s rain-sensitive wipers adjust their speed and turn on and off automatically based on the amount of rainfall on the windshield. This allows the driver to concentrate on driving without constantly adjusting the wipers. The Durango’s standard intermittent wipers change speed with vehicle speed, but can’t turn on and off or change speed based on changing rainfall.

In poor weather, headlights can lose their effectiveness as grime builds up on their lenses. This can reduce visibility without the driver realizing. The Range Rover Sport has standard headlight washers to keep headlight output high. The Durango doesn’t offer headlight washers.

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 Durango doesn’t offer air-conditioned seats for the second row.

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 Durango.

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 Durango doesn’t offer an automated parking system.

Economic Advantages

Insurance will cost less for the Range Rover Sport owner. The Car Book by Jack Gillis rates the Range Rover Sport with a number “1” insurance rate while the Durango is rated higher at a number “10” rate.

According to The Car Book by Jack Gillis, the Range Rover Sport is less expensive to operate than the Durango because typical repairs cost much less on the Range Rover Sport than the Durango, including $67 less for a muffler, $13 less for front struts and $584 less for a power steering pump.

Recommendations

Four Wheeler performed a comparison test in its February 2014 issue and they ranked the Land Rover Range Rover Sport first. They ranked the Dodge Durango GT 4x4 fifth.

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