2023 Range Rover Sport hybrid review: P510e Dynamic HSE | New PHEV rival to BMW X5 and Mercedes GLE

The 2023 Range Rover Sport is finally here, and it's ready to shake up the Large SUV segment, with German heavyweights like the BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE firmly in its sights.

Entering a new generation brings high expectations for the Range Rover Sport, which has found legions of fans in its previous iterations. But it's looking to rise to the occasion yet again, this time with futuristic design inside and out, cutting-edge technology and advanced powertrains.

In this expert review, CarsGuide Contributing Journalist Andrew Chesterton spends a week with the new Range Rover Sport's P510e Dynamic HSE plug-in hybrid flagship to see if it has reset the benchmark for its class.

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Timecodes:

00:00 Intro

00:36 Pricing and features

01:17 Design

02:56 Practicality

03:52 Under the bonnet

04:21 Efficiency

05:06 Driving

08:56 Safety

09:13 Ownership

09:27 Verdict

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[graemegalley]

Do wish someone would drop the back seats down & put a Labrador in the back. Size space & comfort for our dogs is a keen component for many of us.

[glennduncan]

Having the 2 different types of drive systems is great. At least one of them will get you to a safe spot to wait for the tow truck. Have just completed 4, 500klm's in our Subaru XV, Syd to Broken Hill, and amazed at what an all round package this little car is. During this, we only saw 3 newish RR Sports, all uncrashed and sitting on tow trucks, no lie, absolute truth.

[Matt-ysrq]

Great car! Seems RR have already changed their model line up and the 510e retired? Looks like 460e is replacement amidst a whole bunch of diesels dumped on Aussie market. Not great customer focus by RR with very poor line up… great car though! BTW I put down $1000 deposit in May 2022 and still waiting for a build slot really? I’m about to jump ship to MY24 Cayenne Hybrid…

[AlexKnowles-mi]

Why would you not review the boot space?

[ianbrown]

My 2021 Mercedes GLE 350de hybrid is a better and a less expensive alternative …I owned the previous model Range Rover sport from new in 2016 and was plagued with annoying issues, but after 18000 miles in the GLE have not had any problems so far…also getting 50miles per gallon with a 55 mile electric range!

[samcas]

You can wax on about the hvac controls but RR has now done away with them on both sport and full size, and replaced the panel with a weird slab of piano black plastic

[Barra.The.World.]

Can't believe the Japanese haven't even done major facelifts like this to there cars and there cars have been around longer !

[planestrainsdogsncars]

230 K ? .... I'll sit up and take notice when JLR have enough confidence in their product to offer at least an unconditional 7 year warranty..until then they will forever be at the end of the list when it comes to reliability.

[angusnz]

I love my Range rovers….but this surely has to be a cynical marketing exercise to wave the eco flag for wunna be warriors. It is what it is, and should embrace it, but instead seems to try and pander to the ‘movement’. My 2016 4.4 tdi easily betters that fuel so no 10.0 is NOT good.

[ddbb]

Toyota get 45mpg in a mini van hybrid with no plug in

[destinyangel]

I wish Cars Guide and similar would expose the absolute price gouging goings on with Australian JLR dealers and the prohibitive federal rich tax customers have to deal with . These cars are absolutely affordable in USA and Europe Uk oh no but not in Australia. Look on car sales there over 150 sitting on lots because they are over valued by JLR here in Australia they cost too much. Most are ugly grey colours or black with basic black interiors most are the SE plumbers Pac diesel variants all with lots of dealers K'S because silly dealers are driving around for personal trips or taking them home and also using as demos. It is evident the only people driving these Range Rover Sport models around are dealers. The more the dealers can't sell it seems the more they are driving them putting more KS on them, just bizarre . Most are priced above 170K and is way too much these are just stupid prices in Australia .BMW X5 comparable diesels are priced more realistically, BMW smarter and seem more competitive and not as greedy priced as these RRSport models are .Cars Guide need to expose what happens to these vehicle because they are never going to sell in Australian market place even with the heavy advertising JLR are doing right now in Australia to try and sell these overpriced vehicles, due the wrong pricing. Will they suddenly disappear and get shipped somewhere because the 150 + sitting on lots right now at dealers are not going to sell at the crazy nutty prices that are listed . They are 40% over valued right now to what everybody else pays around the world .

[craigelliott]

More likely to see it on a tilt truck or the engine light on…. Zero support offered by JLR Australia…. For those with more money than senses only… buy a BMW or Lexus…they’ll support you!