20 Feb 5th-Feb 11th, 2026 phoenixnewtimes.com PHOENIX NEW TIMES | NEWS | FEATURE | FOOD & DRINK | ARTS & CULTURE | MUSIC | CONCERTS | CANNABIS | Questions? Feedback? Email me at [email protected] • Follow me on RATING (out of 5 McFly’s) 2025 RANGE ROVER SPORT: THE BRITISH BEAST THAT’S PART SUPERMODEL, PART STREET FIGHTER 2025 RANGE ROVER SPORT The 2025 Range Rover Sport The 2025 Range Rover Sport is like if James Bond decided his is like if James Bond decided his daily driver needed both couture daily driver needed both couture and combat boots. Under that and combat boots. Under that impossibly clean silhouette lurks impossibly clean silhouette lurks a range of powertrains (from silky- a range of powertrains (from silky- smooth inline-six mild-hybrids smooth inline-six mild-hybrids to supercharged V8s that make to supercharged V8s that make asphalt nervous), and whether asphalt nervous), and whether you’re rolling over potholes or uphill you’re rolling over potholes or uphill tow-routes, it feels absolutely in tow-routes, it feels absolutely in control. It’s big, it’s bold, and it’s control. It’s big, it’s bold, and it’s unapologetically expensive in the unapologetically expensive in the way that says, “No, I don’t park at way that says, “No, I don’t park at regular meters — I park where only regular meters — I park where only royal corgis are permitted.” royal corgis are permitted.” Step inside and you’re Step inside and you’re wrapped in an interior that feels like wrapped in an interior that feels like someone bottled luxury and called someone bottled luxury and called it a dashboard. Plush leather, slick it a dashboard. Plush leather, slick digital displays, and trim finishes digital displays, and trim finishes you’d trust with your finest scotch all you’d trust with your finest scotch all make it clear you’ve left Everyday make it clear you’ve left Everyday SUV behind and entered Executive SUV behind and entered Executive Terrain Commander territory. Terrain Commander territory. The seats are so supportive they The seats are so supportive they practically email you pep talks, and practically email you pep talks, and the cabin quietness turns freeway the cabin quietness turns freeway noise into a polite whisper. It’s noise into a polite whisper. It’s spacious, slick, and engineered to spacious, slick, and engineered to make everything else nearby feel… make everything else nearby feel… basic. basic. Fuel economy? Let’s be honest: Fuel economy? Let’s be honest: if you’re buying this thing, you’re not if you’re buying this thing, you’re not timing your MPG like it’s a diet. But timing your MPG like it’s a diet. But for context — the electrified options for context — the electrified options deliver respectable efficiency for deliver respectable efficiency for the class, while the V8 trims will the class, while the V8 trims will happily guzzle premium like it’s a happily guzzle premium like it’s a lifestyle choice. And at a starting lifestyle choice. And at a starting price north of $80K+ — scaling well price north of $80K+ — scaling well into the six figures — this is luxury into the six figures — this is luxury with no apologies. You don’t need with no apologies. You don’t need a Range Rover Sport, but once a Range Rover Sport, but once you slide behind the wheel, you’ll you slide behind the wheel, you’ll understand that need is highly understand that need is highly negotiable. negotiable. The 2025 Range Rover Sport The 2025 Range Rover Sport is that rare SUV that manages to is that rare SUV that manages to be both a suave city cruiser and a be both a suave city cruiser and a legit off-road contender. It’s refined, legit off-road contender. It’s refined, unashamedly plush, and refuses unashamedly plush, and refuses to play by ordinary SUV rules. If to play by ordinary SUV rules. If someone handed you the keys and someone handed you the keys and said “go anywhere,” you’d raise an said “go anywhere,” you’d raise an eyebrow, grin, and take it extremely eyebrow, grin, and take it extremely literally. literally. Comfort: Value: Fuel Economy: Looks: The Drive: Safety & Security: Overall: Sound System: Bells & Whistles:
