It goes without saying that the Range Rover Sport has been a smash-hit success for parent company JLR since the originals premiere in 2005.
A stockier and smaller Range Rover might have sound ridiculous on the paper at the time, yet the final result was staggering if not as jaw-dropping as previewed by the Range Stromer concept the previous year.
In the middleAt a time where only two models were being produced, the Sport not only became the best-selling Range Rover, but also an indirect alternative to the Discovery , whose intricate and industry strange dual chassis provided its base.
Despite having two seats less than the Disco and being more road biased, the Sport opened-up a new market for Range Rover, but at the same time, a stigma of being bought simply because of its name and buyer inability of affording a full-size model.
Fast forward to 2024, the adage remains, although now, two-fold as it now applies to the Evoque and Velar being the new Sport, while the actual Sport no longer has to answer to the Discovery, but to the Defender and still the standard Range Rover .
