The Range Rover Sport is being readied for a mid-life update in the coming months. Little is known about the scale of the changes, but these new prototypes we’ve spied do reveal some new elements relating to the car’s styling and powertrains.
Up front, we can see this new Range Rover Sport will feature a revised bumper with slightly reshaped intakes and a new mesh pattern. Look closely and you’ll see the same slimline LED foglights, but the high-mounted plate of the prototype will return to the existing position on the lower bumper.
View Price on AmazonHowever, there could be more changes that we can’t see, including new headlights that should align this new model with the forthcoming Range Rover GT, and a slightly reformed grille surround.
The only other confirmed visual change is the huge trapezoidal rear exhaust pipes, which will sit in a new, lower rear bumper. However, look closely at the rear lights and you’ll notice they’re illuminated in different places to the existing model, suggesting that while they’ll share the same overall shape as the current model’s, they should reveal a fresh rear lighting signature.
Changes to emissions regulations coming in 2027 also mean the engine range will need to be tweaked, so we expect that high-spec models will feature BMW’s V8 engine, which is to be modified in the same vein as the unit in Land Rover’s 2027 model year Defender.
We don’t have specific timing for the new Range Rover Sport yet, but expect it to arrive some time in 2027. However, there’s still a question mark over which powertrains this facelifted car will be available with at launch, and things are made more complicated by the fact that we’re only months away from the launch of Land Rover’s all-electric variant.
Source: autoexpress.co.uk
