Compare the2023 Land Rover Range Rover SportVS 2023 Audi e-tron Sportback

The Range Rover Sport’s 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 e-tron Sportback doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.

Both the Range Rover Sport and the e-tron Sportback 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, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras 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 Audi vehicles. With 46 fewer problems per 100 vehicles, JD Power ranks Land Rover higher than Audi.

The Range Rover Sport P530’s 4.4 turbo V8 produces 27 more horsepower (523 vs. 496) than the e-tron Sportback S’ optional electric motors.

For better traction, the Range Rover Sport has larger standard tires than the e-tron Sportback (275/50R21 vs. 255/50R20). The Range Rover Sport’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the e-tron Sportback (285/45R23 vs. 265/45R21).

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Range Rover Sport has standard 21-inch wheels. Smaller 20-inch wheels are standard on the e-tron Sportback. The Range Rover Sport’s optional 23-inch wheels are larger than the 22-inch wheels optional on the e-tron Sportback.

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 e-tron Sportback; it requires you to depend on roadside assistance and your vehicle will have to be towed.

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 e-tron Sportback doesn’t offer an active sway bar system.

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. Audi doesn’t offer an active suspension on the e-tron Sportback.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Range Rover Sport’s wheelbase is 3 inches longer than on the e-tron Sportback (118 inches vs. 115 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Range Rover Sport is 2.3 inches wider in the front and 1.8 inches wider in the rear than on the e-tron Sportback.

For better maneuverability, the Range Rover Sport w/Rear Wheel Steering’s turning circle is 4.1 feet tighter than the e-tron Sportback’s (35.9 feet vs. 40 feet).

The Land Rover Range Rover Sport may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs up to about 750 pounds less than the Audi e-tron Sportback.

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 e-tron Sportback doesn’t offer active noise cancellation.

The Range Rover Sport has 1.2 inches more front headroom and .8 inches more rear headroom than the e-tron Sportback.

For enhanced passenger comfort on long trips the Range Rover Sport’s rear seats recline. The e-tron Sportback’s rear seats don’t recline.

The Range Rover Sport has a much larger cargo volume than the e-tron Sportback with its rear seat up (31.9 vs. 27.2 cubic feet).

The Range Rover Sport’s standard towing capacity is much higher than the e-tron Sportback’s (7716 vs. 0 pounds).

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 e-tron Sportback doesn’t offer electronic trailer sway control.

Heated windshield washer nozzles are optional on the Range Rover Sport to prevent washer fluid and nozzles from freezing and help continue to keep the windshield clear in sub-freezing temperatures. The e-tron Sportback doesn’t offer heated windshield washer nozzles.

To improve rear visibility by keeping the rear window clear, the Range Rover Sport has a standard rear fixed intermittent wiper with a full on position. The rear wiper standard on the e-tron Sportback only has an intermittent setting, so in a hard rain visibility isn’t as good.

To help drivers see further while navigating curves, the Range Rover Sport offers optional adaptive headlights to illuminate around corners automatically by reading vehicle speed and steering wheel angle. The e-tron Sportback doesn’t offer cornering lights.

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 e-tron Sportback 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 e-tron Sportback doesn’t offer a rear sunshade.

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Land Rover Range Rover Sport has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) in the center console. Only the e-tron Sportback Premium Plus/Prestige offers wireless charging.

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 e-tron Sportback doesn’t offer a house-current electrical outlet.

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 e-tron Sportback doesn’t offer an automated parking system.

The Land Rover Range Rover Sport outsold the Audi e-tron by 18% during the 2022 model year.