Compare the2025 Land Rover Range Rover SportVS 2025 Mercedes GLE Coupe

Both the Range Rover Sport and GLE Coupe 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 GLE Coupe’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’s standard lane departure warning system alerts a temporarily inattentive driver when the vehicle begins to leave its lane and gently nudges the vehicle back towards its lane. A lane departure warning system costs extra on the GLE Coupe.

Both the Range Rover Sport and the GLE Coupe 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, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors, rear cross-path warning and driver alert monitors.

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

The Range Rover Sport P400’s standard 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cylinder hybrid produces 20 more horsepower (395 vs. 375) and 37 lbs.-ft. more torque (406 vs. 369) than the GLE Coupe’s 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder hybrid. The Range Rover Sport P460e’s standard 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cylinder hybrid produces 79 more horsepower (454 vs. 375) and 118 lbs.-ft. more torque (487 vs. 369) than the GLE Coupe’s 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder hybrid. The Range Rover Sport P530’s standard 4.4 turbo V8 produces 148 more horsepower (523 vs. 375) and 184 lbs.-ft. more torque (553 vs. 369) than the GLE Coupe’s 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder hybrid. The Range Rover Sport SV’s standard 4.4 turbo V8 hybrid produces 251 more horsepower (626 vs. 375) and 184 lbs.-ft. more torque (553 vs. 369) than the GLE Coupe’s 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder hybrid.

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

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

The Range Rover Sport can travel with zero emissions for 53 miles. The GLE Coupe can’t move without running its internal combustion engine.

The Range Rover Sport’s standard fuel tank has 1.3 gallons more fuel capacity than the GLE Coupe (23.8 vs. 22.5 gallons).

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 GLE Coupe doesn’t offer launch control.

For better stopping power the Range Rover Sport SV’s brake rotors are larger than those on the GLE Coupe:

The Range Rover Sport SV offers optional heat-treated ceramic brake rotors, which last ten to twenty times as long as conventional cast iron rotors, don’t rust, don’t fade during repeated high speed braking, and their lighter weight contribute to better braking, handling and acceleration. The GLE Coupe doesn’t offer ceramic brake rotors.

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

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 GLE Coupe; it requires you to depend on a temporary spare, which limits mileage and speed before replacement.

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 GLE Coupe 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 GLE Coupe, 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. Mercedes doesn’t offer an active suspension on the GLE Coupe.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Range Rover Sport’s wheelbase is 2.4 inches longer than on the GLE Coupe (118 inches vs. 115.6 inches).

For better maneuverability, the Range Rover Sport w/Rear Wheel Steering’s turning circle is 3.5 feet tighter than the GLE Coupe’s (35.9 feet vs. 39.4 feet).

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 GLE Coupe doesn’t offer active noise cancellation.

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

The Range Rover Sport has a larger cargo volume than the GLE Coupe with its rear seat up (31.9 vs. 31.6 cubic feet).

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

Trailer Stability Assist (TSA) is standard on the Range Rover Sport, using 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. A trailer sway program costs extra on the GLE Coupe.

To improve rear visibility by keeping the rear window clear, the Range Rover Sport has a standard rear wiper. The GLE Coupe doesn’t offer a rear wiper.

In poor weather, headlights can lose their effectiveness as grime builds up on their lenses. This can reduce visibility without the driver realizing. The Range Rover Sport has standard headlight washers to keep headlight output high. The GLE Coupe doesn’t offer headlight washers.

The Range Rover Sport has standard front air conditioned seats and offers them optionally in the rear. This keeps the passengers comfortable and takes the sting out of hot seats in summer. The GLE Coupe doesn’t offer air-conditioned seats in the rear.

The Range Rover Sport 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 GLE Coupe.