Compare the2025 Mercedes G-ClassVS 2025 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Mercedes G-Class 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 seat belts.

In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the G-Class are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

The Mercedes G-Class has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags helps prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help 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.

The G-Class has a standard Post Collision Brake, which automatically applies 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 G-Class has a standard Maneuvering 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 automatic braking for stationary objects directly to the rear.

Both the G-Class 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, 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, around view monitors, rear cross-path warning and driver alert monitors.

There are almost 2 times as many Mercedes dealers as there are Land Rover dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the G-Class’ warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Mercedes vehicles are better in initial quality than Land Rover vehicles. With 8 fewer problems per 100 vehicles, JD Power ranks Mercedes higher than Land Rover.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Mercedes vehicles are more reliable than Land Rover With 50 fewer problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, J.D. Power ranks Mercedes higher than Land Rover.

The G-Class has more powerful engines than the Range Rover Sport:

As tested in Motor Trend the AMG G 63 4.0 turbo V8 is faster than the Range Rover Sport P550e 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cylinder hybrid:

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

The G-Class can travel longer on electricity, only, on a full charge than the Range Rover Sport on electricity, only, on a full charge:

An engine control system that can shut down some of the engine’s cylinders helps improve the G-Class AMG 63’s fuel efficiency. The Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer a system that can shut down part of the engine.

The G-Class has 7.5 gallons more fuel capacity than the Range Rover Sport P460e/P550e’s standard fuel tank (26.4 vs. 18.9 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups. The G-Class has 2.6 gallons more fuel capacity than the Range Rover Sport’s standard fuel tank (26.4 vs. 23.8 gallons).

The G-Class has a standard locking fuel door and a locking charge port on the 580 which lock and unlock with the power locks. The Range Rover Sport doesn’t have a locking charge port. A locking fuel door helps prevent fuel theft and vandalism, such as sugar in the tank and a locking charge port prevents tampering and damage.

A nine-speed automatic is standard on the Mercedes G-Class, for better acceleration and lower engine speed on the highway. Only an eight-speed automatic is available for the Range Rover Sport.

The G-Class stops much shorter than the Range Rover Sport:

For better traction, the G-Class’ optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Range Rover Sport (295/40R22 vs. 285/40R23).

The G 550 is 1 foot shorter than the Range Rover Sport, making the G-Class easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The G-Class has 2.6 inches more front headroom, 1.8 inches more rear headroom and 1.7 inches more rear legroom than the Range Rover Sport.

The G-Class has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the Range Rover Sport with its rear seat up (34.8 vs. 31.9 cubic feet). The G-Class has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the Range Rover Sport with its rear seat folded (68.6 vs. 53 cubic feet).

While the Range Rover Sport P460e/P550e can only tow 6613, any G-Class can tow a minimum of 7000 pounds.

The G-Class 580 can be flat towed on all four wheels (dinghy towed), allowing recreational vehicle owners to bring it with them on the road. When they reach their destination, the G-Class can be unhitched and driven around locally. The Range Rover Sport can’t be towed flat on the ground.

If the windows are left open on the G-Class the driver can close them all at the outside door handle or from a distance using the remote. On a hot day the driver can lower the windows from a distance using the keyless remote. The driver of the Range Rover Sport can only close the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.