Compare the2023 Land Rover Discovery SportVS 2023 Jaguar E-Pace

The Land Rover Discovery Sport has a standard driver’s side knee airbag mounted low on the dashboard. The knee airbag helps prevent the driver from sliding under the seatbelts or the main frontal airbag; this keeps the driver better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. A knee airbag also helps keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The E-Pace doesn’t offer knee airbags.

Both the Discovery Sport and the E-Pace have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, 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, driver alert monitors, blind spot warning systems and rear cross-path warning.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2022 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Land Rover vehicles are better in initial quality than Jaguar vehicles. With 17 fewer problems per 100 vehicles, JD Power ranks Land Rover higher than Jaguar.

The Discovery Sport has a standard full size spare (not available on 7-Passenger) so a flat doesn’t interrupt your trip. A full size spare isn’t available on the E-Pace; it requires you to depend on a temporary spare, which limits mileage and speed before replacement.

The Discovery Sport has standard front and rear gas-charged shocks for better control over choppy roads. The E-Pace’s suspension doesn’t offer gas-charged shocks.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Discovery Sport’s wheelbase is 2.3 inches longer than on the E-Pace (107.9 inches vs. 105.6 inches).

The Discovery Sport S handles at .82 G’s, while the E-Pace SE pulls only .80 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Discovery Sport S executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 1 seconds quicker than the E-Pace SE (27.4 seconds @ .64 average G’s vs. 28.4 seconds @ .6 average G’s).

For greater off-road capability the Discovery Sport has a greater minimum ground clearance than the E-Pace (8.3 vs. 8 inches), allowing the Discovery Sport to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

The Discovery Sport offers optional seating for 7 passengers; the E-Pace can only carry 5.

The Discovery Sport has 1.1 inches more front headroom, 1.2 inches more front shoulder room, .4 inches more rear headroom, 3.8 inches more rear legroom and .1 inches more rear shoulder room than the E-Pace.

For enhanced passenger comfort on long trips the Discovery Sport’s available middle row seats recline. The E-Pace’s rear seats don’t recline.

The Discovery Sport’s cargo area provides more volume than the E-Pace.

The Discovery Sport’s cargo area is larger than the E-Pace’s in every dimension:

A control in the cargo area automatically lowers the Discovery Sport with 5+2 Seating’s second row seats, to make changing between passengers and cargo easier. The E-Pace doesn’t offer automatic folding seats.

The Discovery Sport’s standard towing capacity is much higher than the E-Pace’s (4409 vs. 3968 pounds).

The Discovery Sport has a standard locking fuel door with a remote release located convenient to the driver. A locking fuel door helps prevent fuel theft and vandalism, such as sugar in the tank. The E-Pace doesn’t offer a locking fuel door.

In poor weather, headlights can lose their effectiveness as grime builds up on their lenses. This can reduce visibility without the driver realizing. The Discovery Sport offers available headlight washers to keep headlight output high. The E-Pace doesn’t offer headlight washers.

To better shield the driver and front passenger’s vision, the Discovery Sport has standard dual-element sun visors that can block glare from two directions simultaneously. The E-Pace doesn’t offer secondary sun visors.

The Land Rover Discovery Sport outsold the Jaguar E-Pace by almost four to one during the 2022 model year.