Compare the2022 Land Rover Range Rover SportVS 2022 Porsche Cayenne Coupe

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 Cayenne Coupe doesn’t offer pre-crash pretensioners.

Both the Range Rover Sport and Cayenne Coupe 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 Cayenne Coupe’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’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 Cayenne Coupe.

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 Cayenne Coupe doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.

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

On the EPA test cycle the Range Rover Sport gets better mileage than the Cayenne Coupe running its gasoline engine:

The Range Rover Sport has 7.7 gallons more fuel capacity than the Cayenne Coupe E-Hybrid’s standard fuel tank (27.5 vs. 19.8 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups. The Range Rover Sport has 3.8 gallons more fuel capacity than the Cayenne Coupe’s standard fuel tank (27.5 vs. 23.7 gallons).

In an emergency stopping situation, many drivers don’t press the brakes with enough force to stop the vehicle in the shortest distance. The Range Rover Sport has a standard Emergency Brake Assist to detect emergency braking situations (by how hard and how quickly the brake pedal is pressed) and then automatically apply maximum braking immediately in order to help prevent a collision. The Cayenne Coupe doesn’t offer a brake assist feature.

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 Cayenne Coupe; it requires you to depend on a temporary spare, which has mileage and speed limitations, or roadside assistance and a tow-truck.

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

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Range Rover Sport’s wheelbase is 1.1 inches longer than on the Cayenne Coupe (115.1 inches vs. 114 inches).

For greater off-road capability the Range Rover Sport SVR has a 2.6 inches greater minimum ground clearance than the Cayenne Coupe (10.8 vs. 8.2 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 1.3 inches higher than on the Cayenne Coupe Air Suspension (10.9 vs. 9.6 inches).

The Range Rover Sport offers optional seating for 7 passengers; the Cayenne Coupe can only carry up to 5.

The Range Rover Sport has 1.3 inches more front headroom, 1.6 inches more front shoulder room, .8 inches more rear headroom and 3 inches more rear shoulder room than the Cayenne Coupe.

The Range Rover Sport’s cargo area provides more volume than the Cayenne Coupe.

The Range Rover Sport has a much higher standard payload capacity than the Cayenne Coupe (1631 vs. 1150 lbs.).

The Range Rover Sport has a higher maximum payload capacity than the Cayenne Coupe (1631 vs. 1499 lbs.).

The Range Rover Sport has a standard remote vehicle starting system, so the vehicle can be started from inside the driver's house. This allows the driver to comfortably warm up the engine before going out to the vehicle. The climate system will also automatically heat or cool the interior. The Cayenne Coupe doesn’t offer a remote starting system.

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 Cayenne Coupe.

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 Cayenne Coupe can only operate the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

To improve rear visibility by keeping the rear window clear, the Range Rover Sport has a standard rear wiper. The Cayenne Coupe doesn’t offer a rear wiper.

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 Cayenne Coupe doesn’t offer air-conditioned seats in the rear.

The Range Rover Sport offers an optional 115-volt a/c outlet on the center console, allowing you to recharge a laptop or run small household appliances without special adapters that can break or get misplaced. The Cayenne Coupe doesn’t offer a house-current electrical outlet.

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

The Land Rover Range Rover Sport outsold the Porsche Cayenne by 11% during 2020.