Compare the2024 Volvo XC90VS 2022 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

Safety
Warranty
Reliability
Engine
Fuel Economy and Range
Environmental Friendliness
Brakes and Stopping
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Chassis
Cargo Capacity
Ergonomics
Economic Advantages
Recommendations

Safety

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For enhanced safety, the front and middle seat shoulder belts of the Volvo XC90 are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The Land Rover Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer height-adjustable middle seat belts.

The Volvo XC90 offers an optional built in child booster seat. It’s more crash worthy than an added child seat because of its direct attachment to the seat. Land Rover doesn’t offer the convenience and security of a built-in child booster seat in the Range Rover Sport. Their owners must carry a heavy booster seat in and out of the vehicle; XC90 owners can just fold their built-in child seat up or down.

The Volvo XC90 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 Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer knee airbags.

Using vehicle speed sensors and seat sensors, smart airbags in the XC90 deploy with different levels of force or don’t deploy at all to help better protect passengers of all sizes in different collisions. The XC90’s side airbags will shut off if a child is leaning against the door. The Range Rover Sport’s side airbags don’t have smart features and will always deploy full force.

The XC90 has a standard Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS), which use a specially designed seat to protect the driver and front passenger from whiplash. During a rear-end collision, the WHIPS allows the backrest to travel backwards to cushion the occupants and the headrests move forward to prevent neck and spine injuries. At the same time the pretensioning seatbelts fire, removing slack from the belts. The Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer a whiplash protection system.

The XC90 has standard Post-impact braking, which automatically apply the brakes in the event of a crash to help prevent secondary collisions and prevent further injuries. The Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer a post collision braking system: in the event of a collision that triggers the airbags, more collisions are possible without the protection of airbags that may have already deployed.

Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The XC90 has standard CTA Auto Brake that uses rear sensors to monitor for objects to the rear and automatically applies the brakes to prevent a collision. The Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer backup collision prevention brakes.

The XC90 has a standard blind spot warning system that uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them and moves the vehicle back into its lane. A system to reveal vehicles in the Range Rover Sport’s blind spot costs extra.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the XC90 has standard Cross Traffic Alert and Braking Intervention automatically engages the brakes to help avoid a collision. Land Rover charges extra for rear cross-path warning on the Range Rover Sport.

Both the XC90 and the Range Rover Sport have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, plastic fuel tanks, 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 and available around view monitors.

For its performance in IIHS driver-side and passenger-side small overlap frontal, moderate overlap frontal, updated side impact, headlight, daytime pedestrian crash prevention, and nighttime pedestrian crash prevention testing, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety grants the XC90 its highest rating: “Top Safety Pick Plus” for 2023, a rating granted to only 29 vehicles tested by the IIHS. The Range Rover Sport has not been tested, yet.

Warranty

The XC90’s corrosion warranty is 6 years longer than the Range Rover Sport’s (12 vs. 6 years).

Volvo pays for scheduled maintenance on the XC90 for 3 years and 36,000 miles. Volvo will pay for oil changes, tire rotations, air filter replacements, cabin filter replacement, brake fluid replacement, inspections, and any other required maintenance. Land Rover doesn’t pay scheduled maintenance for the Range Rover Sport.

There are over 41 percent more Volvo dealers than there are Land Rover dealers, which makes it easier should you ever need service under the XC90’s warranty.

Reliability

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2022 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Volvo vehicles are more reliable than Land Rover With 28 fewer problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, J.D. Power ranks Volvo higher than Land Rover.

Engine

The XC90 T8’s 2.0 turbo/supercharged 4-cylinder hybrid produces 7 lbs.-ft. more torque (523 vs. 516) than the Range Rover Sport SVR’s optional 5.0 supercharged V8.

Fuel Economy and Range

On the EPA test cycle the XC90 running on electricity gets better mileage than the Range Rover Sport:

			MPGe
XC90
	AWD	T8 Electric Motor	59 city/57 hwy
Range Rover Sport
			MPG
	AWD	5.0 supercharged V8	17 city/22 hwy
		SVR 5.0 supercharged V8	15 city/20 hwy
		P400 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cyl. Hybrid	19 city/24 hwy
		P360 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cyl. Hybrid	19 city/24 hwy

On the EPA test cycle the XC90 running its gasoline engine gets better mileage than the Range Rover Sport:

			MPG
XC90
	AWD	2.0 turbo/supercharged 4-cyl. Hybrid	26 city/27 hwy
		2.0 turbo 4-cyl.	22 city/27 hwy
		2.0 turbo/supercharged 4-cyl.	20 city/26 hwy
Range Rover Sport
	AWD	5.0 supercharged V8	17 city/22 hwy
		SVR 5.0 supercharged V8	15 city/20 hwy
		P400 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cyl. Hybrid	19 city/24 hwy
		P360 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cyl. Hybrid	19 city/24 hwy

The XC90 T8 Extended Range can travel with zero emissions for 33 miles. The Range Rover Sport can’t move without running its internal combustion engine.

The XC90 has a standard cap-less fueling system. The fuel filler is automatically opened when the fuel nozzle is inserted and automatically closed when it’s removed. This eliminates the need to unscrew and replace the cap and it reduces fuel evaporation, which causes pollution. The Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer a cap-less fueling system.

Environmental Friendliness

In its Green Vehicle Guide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rates the Volvo XC90 higher (5 to 7 out of 10) than the Land Rover Range Rover Sport (3 to 7). This means the XC90 produces up to 24.5 pounds less smog-producing pollutants than the Range Rover Sport every 15,000 miles.

Brakes and Stopping

The XC90 stops much shorter than the Range Rover Sport:

	XC90	Range Rover Sport
70 to 0 MPH	167 feet	179 feet	Car and Driver
60 to 0 MPH	113 feet	125 feet	Motor Trend

Tires and Wheels

The XC90’s standard tires provide better handling because they have a lower 55 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Range Rover Sport’s standard 65 series tires. The XC90’s optional tires have a lower 35 series profile than the Range Rover Sport’s optional 40 series tires.

Suspension and Handling

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the XC90’s wheelbase is 2.4 inches longer than on the Range Rover Sport (117.5 inches vs. 115.1 inches).

The XC90 B6 Core handles at .84 G’s, while the Range Rover Sport HSE pulls only .78 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

The XC90 B6 Core executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver quicker than the Range Rover Sport HSE (26.8 seconds @ .65 average G’s vs. 27.6 seconds @ .62 average G’s).

For better maneuverability, the XC90’s turning circle is 1 foot tighter than the Range Rover Sport’s (39.7 feet vs. 40.7 feet).

Chassis

The Volvo XC90 may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 300 to 350 pounds less than the Land Rover Range Rover Sport.

The design of the Volvo XC90 amounts to more than styling. The XC90 has an aerodynamic coefficient of drag of .33 Cd. That is lower than the Range Rover Sport (.34 to .35) and many sports cars. A more efficient exterior helps keep the interior quieter and helps the XC90 get better fuel mileage.

Cargo Capacity

The XC90’s cargo area provides more volume than the Range Rover Sport.

	XC90	Range Rover Sport
Behind Third Seat	12.6 cubic feet	10.8 cubic feet
Third Seat Folded	35.6 cubic feet	n/a
Third Seat Removed	n/a	31.7 cubic feet
Second Seat Folded	85.7 cubic feet	63.7 cubic feet

The XC90’s cargo area is larger than the Range Rover Sport’s in every dimension:

	XC90	Range Rover Sport
Length to seat (3rd/2nd/1st)	21.8”/49.6”/80.3”	15.4”/40.7”/72.9”
Max Width	54.7”	50.6”
Min Width	44.5”	43.9”
Height	35”	33.3”

Ergonomics

Heated windshield washer nozzles are optional on the XC90 to prevent washer fluid and nozzles from freezing and help continue to keep the windshield clear in sub-freezing temperatures. The Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer heated windshield washer nozzles.

To help drivers avoid possible obstacles, the XC90 has standard cornering lights to illuminate around corners when the turn signals are activated. The Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer cornering lights. The XC90 also has standard adaptive headlights to illuminate around corners automatically by reading vehicle speed and steering wheel angle.

Manual rear side window sunshades are available in the XC90 to help block heat and glare for the rear passengers. The Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer rear side window sunshades.

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Volvo XC90 has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) in the center console. The Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer wireless personal charging.

Economic Advantages

According to The Car Book by Jack Gillis, the XC90 is less expensive to operate than the Range Rover Sport because it costs $237 less to do the manufacturer’s suggested maintenance for 50,000 miles. Typical repairs cost much less on the XC90 than the Range Rover Sport, including $48 less for a starter, $238 less for fuel injection, $90 less for front struts and $776 less for a timing belt/chain.

Recommendations

The Car Book by Jack Gillis recommends the Volvo XC90, based on economy, maintenance, safety and complaint levels.

Car and Driver performed a comparison test in its March 2016 issue and they ranked the Volvo XC90 B6 Core higher than the Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE.

Motor Trend selected the XC90 as their 2016 Sport Utility of the Year. The Range Rover Sport has never been chosen.

A group of representative automotive journalists from North America selected the XC90 as the 2016 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year. The Range Rover Sport has never been chosen.

The Volvo XC90 outsold the Land Rover Range Rover Sport by over four to one during 2022.

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