Compare the2024 Land Rover Range Rover VelarVS 2024 Porsche Cayenne

Both the Range Rover Velar and Cayenne have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Range Rover Velar 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 Cayenne’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 Velar’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 Cayenne doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.

Both the Range Rover Velar and the Cayenne 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, rear cross-path warning and available around view monitors.

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

The Range Rover Velar has 3.1 gallons more fuel capacity than the Cayenne S E-Hybrid/Turbo E-Hybrid’s standard fuel tank (21.6 vs. 18.5 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

In an emergency stopping situation, many drivers don’t press the brakes with enough force to stop the vehicle in the shortest distance. The Range Rover Velar has a standard Emergency Brake Assist to detect emergency braking situations (by how hard and how quickly the brake pedal is pressed) and then automatically apply maximum braking immediately in order to help prevent a collision. The Cayenne doesn’t offer a brake assist feature.

The Range Rover Velar offers an optional full size spare tire so a flat doesn’t interrupt your trip. A full size spare isn’t available on the Cayenne; it requires you to depend on a temporary spare, which has mileage and speed limitations, or roadside assistance and a tow-truck.

For better maneuverability, the Range Rover Velar’s turning circle is .5 feet tighter than the Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid’s (39.2 feet vs. 39.7 feet). The Range Rover Velar’s turning circle is .8 feet tighter than the Cayenne’s (39.2 feet vs. 40 feet).

For greater off-road capability the Range Rover Velar has a greater minimum ground clearance than the Cayenne E-Hybrid (8.4 vs. 8.1 inches), allowing the Range Rover Velar to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged. The Range Rover Velar w/Air Suspension’s minimum ground clearance is .4 inch higher than on the Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid (9.9 vs. 9.5 inches).

The Land Rover Range Rover Velar may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 550 to 1250 pounds less than the Porsche Cayenne.

The Range Rover Velar is 5.1 inches shorter than the Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid, making the Range Rover Velar easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The Range Rover Velar has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the Cayenne with its rear seat up (30.9 vs. 27.2 cubic feet). The Range Rover Velar has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the Cayenne with its rear seat folded (62.7 vs. 60.3 cubic feet).

A low lift-over cargo hatch design makes loading and unloading the Range Rover Velar easier. The Range Rover Velar’s cargo hatch lift-over height is 29.7 inches, while the Cayenne’s liftover is 31 inches.

Pulling a handle automatically lowers the Range Rover Velar’s optional rear seats, to make changing between passengers and cargo easier. The Cayenne doesn’t offer automatic folding seats.

The Range Rover Velar has a standard remote vehicle starting system, so the vehicle can be started from inside the driver's house. This allows the driver to comfortably warm up the engine before going out to the vehicle. The climate system will also automatically heat or cool the interior. The Cayenne doesn’t offer a remote starting system.

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

The Range Rover Velar has a standard heated steering wheel to take the chill out of steering on extremely cold winter days before the vehicle heater warms up. A heated steering wheel costs extra on the Cayenne.