Compare the2023 Land Rover Range Rover SportVS 2023 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio

Safety
Warranty
Reliability
Engine
Fuel Economy and Range
Environmental Friendliness
Transmission
Brakes and Stopping
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Chassis
Passenger Space
Cargo Capacity
Towing
Ergonomics
Recommendations

Safety

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For enhanced safety, the front and rear 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 its rear seat belts.

The Range Rover Sport’s 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 has a standard 3D Surround Camera 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, 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, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras and rear cross-path warning.

The Land Rover Range Rover Sport weighs 677 to 1547 pounds more than the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio. The NHTSA advises that heavier vehicles are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.

Warranty

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

There are over 43 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.

Reliability

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 Alfa Romeo vehicles. With 18 fewer problems per 100 vehicles, JD Power ranks Land Rover higher than Alfa Romeo.

Engine

The Range Rover Sport P440e’s standard 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cylinder hybrid produces 14 lbs.-ft. more torque (457 vs. 443) than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio’s 2.9 turbo V6. The Range Rover Sport P530’s standard 4.4 turbo V8 produces 18 more horsepower (523 vs. 505) and 110 lbs.-ft. more torque (553 vs. 443) than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio’s 2.9 turbo V6.

Fuel Economy and Range

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

			MPG
Range Rover Sport
	AWD	P360 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cyl. Hybrid	19 city/26 hwy
		P400 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cyl. Hybrid	18 city/26 hwy
Stelvio Quadrifoglio
	AWD	2.9 turbo V6	17 city/23 hwy

The Range Rover Sport P440e can travel with zero emissions for 48 miles. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio can’t move without running its internal combustion engine.

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 P440e’s standard fuel tank has 2 gallons more fuel capacity than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio (18.9 vs. 16.9 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups. The Range Rover Sport’s standard fuel tank has 6.9 gallons more fuel capacity than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio (23.8 vs. 16.9 gallons).

Environmental Friendliness

In its Green Vehicle Guide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rates the Land Rover Range Rover Sport higher (5 to 7 out of 10) than the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio (3). This means the Range Rover Sport produces up to 24.5 pounds less smog-producing pollutants than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio every 15,000 miles.

Transmission

The Range Rover Sport’s launch control uses engine electronics to hold engine RPM’s precisely in order to provide the most stable and rapid acceleration possible, using all of the available traction. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio doesn’t offer launch control.

Brakes and Stopping

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

	Range Rover Sport	Stelvio Quadrifoglio
Front Rotors	14.9 inches	14.2 inches
Rear Rotors	13.9 inches	13.8 inches

Tires and Wheels

For better traction, the Range Rover Sport has larger standard tires than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio (275/50R21 vs. 255/45R20). The Range Rover Sport’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Stelvio Quadrifoglio (285/45R23 vs. 255/45R20).

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Range Rover Sport has standard 21-inch wheels. Smaller 20-inch wheels are standard on the Stelvio Quadrifoglio. The Range Rover Sport’s optional 23-inch wheels are larger than the 21-inch wheels optional on the Stelvio Quadrifoglio.

The Range Rover Sport offers an optional full size spare tire 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.

Suspension and Handling

The Range Rover Sport Autobiography/First Edition 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 Autobiography/First Edition offers an available adjustable active suspension system, which counteracts cornering forces actively, limiting body roll and improving handling and stability. Alfa Romeo doesn’t offer an active suspension on the Stelvio Quadrifoglio.

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 7.1 inches longer than on the Stelvio Quadrifoglio (118 inches vs. 110.9 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Range Rover Sport is 5.8 inches wider in the front and 3.7 inches wider in the rear than on the Stelvio Quadrifoglio.

For better maneuverability, the Range Rover Sport w/Rear Wheel Steering’s turning circle is 3.8 feet tighter than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio’s (35.9 feet vs. 39.7 feet).

For greater off-road capability the Range Rover Sport has a 3.2 inches greater minimum ground clearance than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio (11.1 vs. 7.9 inches), allowing the Range Rover Sport to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

Chassis

The design of the Land Rover Range Rover Sport amounts to more than styling. The Range Rover Sport has an aerodynamic coefficient of drag of .29 Cd. That is significantly lower than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio (.34) and many sports cars. A more efficient exterior helps keep the interior quieter and helps the Range Rover Sport get better fuel mileage.

The Range Rover Sport uses computer-generated active noise cancellation to help remove annoying noise and vibration from the passenger compartment, especially at low frequencies. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio doesn’t offer active noise cancellation.

Passenger Space

The Range Rover Sport has 3.7 inches more front legroom and 5.9 inches more rear legroom than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio.

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

Cargo Capacity

The Range Rover Sport has a much larger cargo volume than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio with its rear seat up (31.9 vs. 18.5 cubic feet).

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

	Range Rover Sport	Stelvio Quadrifoglio
Length to seat (2nd/1st)	38.2”/71.9”	39.4”/72.5”
Max Width	55.2”	46.5”
Min Width	43.5”	36.7”
Height	33.3”	28”

Towing

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.

Ergonomics

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.

On a hot day the Range Rover Sport’s driver can lower all the windows from a distance using the keyless remote. The driver of the Stelvio Quadrifoglio can only operate the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

The Range Rover Sport’s LED headlights produce a white, bright light using less electricity than the Stelvio Quadrifoglio’s xenon high intensity discharge (HID) headlights. HID headlights can be slow to reach full brightness or power cycle, causing issues when flashing them to signal other vehicles; LED headlights light instantly. LED lights also last about three to four times as long.

To better shield the driver and front passenger’s vision, the Range Rover Sport offers optional dual-element sun visors that can block glare from two directions simultaneously. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio doesn’t offer secondary sun visors.

A manual rear sunshade is standard in the Range Rover Sport to help block heat and glare for the rear passengers. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio doesn’t offer a rear sunshade.

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 front and rear 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/First Edition has standard 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, starting, stopping and changing direction automatically. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio doesn’t offer an automated parking system.

Recommendations

The Land Rover Range Rover Sport outsold the Alfa Romeo Stelvio by 90% during the 2022 model year.