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 GV70 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 GV70, 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. Genesis doesn’t offer an active suspension on the GV70.
The Range Rover Sport has a standard automatic front and rear load leveling suspension to keep ride height level with a heavy load or when towing. The Range Rover Sport’s height leveling suspension allows the driver to raise ride height for better off-road clearance and then lower it again for easier entering and exiting and better on-road handling. The GV70 doesn’t offer a load leveling suspension.
The Range Rover Sport has vehicle speed sensitive variable-assist power steering, for low-effort parking, better control at highway speeds and during hard cornering, and a better feel of the road. The GV70 doesn’t offer variable-assist power steering.
For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Range Rover Sport’s wheelbase is 4.8 inches longer than on the GV70 (118 inches vs. 113.2 inches).
For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Range Rover Sport is 2.2 inches wider in the front and 1.6 inches wider in the rear than the average track on the GV70.
The Range Rover Sport Dynamic SE handles at .83 G’s, while the GV70 Advanced pulls only .82 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.
The Range Rover Sport SV executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 2 seconds quicker than the GV70 Advanced (24.9 seconds @ .79 average G’s vs. 26.9 seconds @ .65 average G’s).
For better maneuverability, the Range Rover Sport w/Rear Wheel Steering’s turning circle is 1.8 feet tighter than the GV70’s (35.9 feet vs. 37.7 feet).
For greater off-road capability the Range Rover Sport has a 3.7 inches greater minimum ground clearance than the GV70 (11 vs. 7.3 inches), allowing the Range Rover Sport to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.