Electric Range Rover Sport joins lineup — V8 stays in the range

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Land Rover previewed the new Range Rover Sport Electric at Goodwood.

The EV will join the six-cylinder, V8, and PHEV variants of the sporty SUV.

Full specs will be revealed later this year, likely as part of a facelift.

The third-gen Range Rover Sport is due for a mid-life update, and the big one is a new powertrain joining the range. Land Rover ran electric prototypes of the Range Rover Sport Electric at Goodwood, promising the zero-emission SUV will be “more dynamic and faster than ever” without giving up its off-road chops.

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Martin Limpert, Managing Director at Range Rover , said that the electric variant “will redefine performance SUVs again” when it arrives later this year.

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At a private preview during the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend, the company put the electric prototypes through a run of theatrical trials, rolling one out of an airplane fuselage, sending another up a flight of steps, and turning it loose on the track. The point was to show the EV can still do the difficult stuff its combustion siblings handle without breaking a sweat.

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According to Land Rover, the SUV “integrates a suite of advanced technologies that unleash more power and torque, amplified by an advanced new chassis tune and audio sound, creating a drive that feels as distinctive as it is visceral, across any terrain.”

The prototypes shown at Goodwood wore the bodywork of the current Range Rover Sport that has been on sale since 2022, though with new alloy wheels and EV-specific puddle lights to set them apart. The production version will almost certainly look different by the time it reaches buyers.

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Our spy photographers recently spotted a camouflaged prototype of the facelifted Range Rover Sport at the Nurburgring, featuring different bumpers, revised LEDs, and other small design tweaks. We also expect the mid-lifecycle update to bring improved technology inside the cabin.

While the automaker declined to reveal the output of the electric powertrain, it is expected to mirror the 542 hp (550 PS / 405 kW) unit found in the Range Rover Electric . Full specifications will follow later in 2026, most likely alongside the facelift itself.

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Aside from previewing the zero-emission model, JLR confirmed that the Range Rover Sport lineup will carry on with six-cylinder petrol and diesel, mild-hybrid V8 petrol, and plug-in-hybrid options, keeping the same spread of powertrains its predecessor offered.

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