Compare the2023 Land Rover Discovery Sport VS 2023 Lexus UX

Both the Discovery Sport and UX have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Discovery 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 UX’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 Discovery Sport. But it costs extra on the UX.

Both the Discovery Sport and the UX have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, 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.

The Land Rover Discovery Sport weighs 500 to 797 pounds more than the Lexus UX. The NHTSA advises that heavier vehicles are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.

The Discovery Sport’s standard 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder produces 65 more horsepower (246 vs. 181) than the UX’s 2.0 DOHC 4-cylinder hybrid.

Both the Discovery Sport and UX have a standard automatic start/stop engine feature to stop unnecessary fuel waste and pollution at stoplights and heavy traffic. The Discovery Sport has a standard disable switch for the system, so a driver can keep the engine from shutting off when the vehicle stops temporarily.

The Discovery Sport has 7.1 gallons more fuel capacity than the UX (17.7 vs. 10.6 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

For better stopping power the Discovery Sport’s brake rotors are larger than those on the UX:

	Discovery Sport	UX
Front Rotors	13.7 inches	12 inches
Rear Rotors	11.8 inches	11.1 inches

For better traction, the Discovery Sport has larger standard tires than the UX (235/60R18 vs. 225/50R18). The Discovery Sport’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the UX (245/45R21 vs. 225/50R18).

The Discovery Sport’s optional tires provide better handling because they have a lower 45 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the UX’s 50 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Discovery Sport offers optional 21-inch wheels. The UX’s largest wheels are only 18-inches.

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 UX; it requires you to depend on its run-flat tires, which limits mileage and speed before they are repaired. If a run-flat is damaged beyond repair by a road hazard your vehicle will have to be towed.

The Discovery Sport offers an optional driver-adjustable suspension system. It allows the driver to choose between an extra-supple ride, reducing fatigue on long trips, or a sport setting, which allows maximum control for tricky roads or off-road. The UX’s suspension doesn’t offer adjustable shock absorbers.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Discovery Sport’s wheelbase is 4 inches longer than on the UX (107.9 inches vs. 103.9 inches).

For better handling and stability, the average track (width between the wheels) on the Discovery Sport is 3.2 inches wider in the front and 3.5 inches wider in the rear than the track on the UX.

The Discovery Sport S handles at .82 G’s, while the UX 250h F Sport Handling AWD 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 quicker than the UX 250h F Sport Handling AWD (27.4 seconds @ .64 average G’s vs. 28.1 seconds @ .62 average G’s).

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

The Discovery Sport has 2.2 inches more front headroom, 2.2 inches more front shoulder room, 2.4 inches more rear headroom, 5 inches more rear legroom and 3 inches more rear shoulder room than the UX.

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

The Discovery Sport’s cargo area provides more volume than the UX.

	Discovery Sport	UX
Third Seat Folded	23.2 cubic feet	n/a
Third Seat Removed	26.6 cubic feet	17.1 cubic feet

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 UX doesn’t offer automatic folding seats.

The Discovery Sport has a 4409 lbs. towing capacity. The UX has no towing capacity.

Standard Trailer Stability Assist (TSA) on the Discovery 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 UX doesn’t offer electronic trailer sway control.

The Discovery Sport has a much higher standard payload capacity than the UX (1515 vs. 890 lbs.).

The Discovery Sport has a much higher maximum payload capacity than the UX (1670 vs. 890 lbs.).

The Discovery Sport uses gas struts to support the hood for easier service access. The UX uses a prop rod to support its heavy hood. It takes two hands to open the hood and set the prop rod, the prop rod gets in the way during maintenance and service, and the prop rod could be knocked out, causing the heavy hood to fall on the person maintaining or servicing the car.

The power windows standard on both the Discovery Sport and the UX have locks to prevent small children from operating them. When the lock on the Discovery Sport is engaged the driver can still operate all of the windows, for instance to close one opened by a child. The UX prevents the driver from operating the other windows just as it does the other passengers.

The Discovery 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 UX’s standard manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted.

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 UX doesn’t offer secondary sun visors.

The Discovery Sport has standard heated front seats. Heated front seats cost extra on the UX. The Discovery Sport also offers optional heated second row seats to keep those passengers extremely comfortable in the winter. Heated rear seats aren’t available in the UX.

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Land Rover Discovery Sport has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) in the center console. Wireless charging costs extra on the UX.