2025 Range Rover Sport vs. 2025 Genesis GV80

Compare the Range Rover Sport to Another Luxury SUV in the Genesis GV80

Premium SUVs should be equally powerful, capable, and comfortable. The 2025 Range Rover Sport checks all three boxes, but how does this new Range Rover model for sale in Wilmington, NC compare to the competition? Land Rover Cape Fear has put together a head-to-head comparison of the Range Rover Sport and the Genesis GV80 so you can shop with confidence.

Performance

Engines

Genesis GV80 models have half the number of powertrain options and aren't as powerful. The GV80's standard performance ratings of 304 horsepower and 311 pound-feet of torque are below the Range Rover Sport's outputs of 355 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque. When you buy a new Range Rover Sport in Wilmington, NC, you can upgrade to the more robust 3.0-liter turbocharged six-cylinder engine rated for 395 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque. These outputs top the GV80's V6 engine rated for 380 horsepower and 391 pound-feet of torque. The Range Rover Sport also offers a plug-in hybrid powertrain and a V8 engine delivering north of 600 horsepower.

Capability

A Genesis GV80 can only pull 6,000 pounds. Haul a boat or your jet skis to Myrtle Beach, SC with a Range Rover Sport, which has a higher maximum towing capacity of 7,716 pounds. While all-wheel drive is standard for the GV80, the Range Rover Sport helps Hampstead, NC explorers venture off the beaten path through seven terrain modes with Terrain Response^® 2. You can clear obstacles outside Morehead City, NC with the Range Rover Sport and its off-road ground clearance rating of 11 inches, which tops the GV80 by three inches. The GV80 does not have the same water fording capability. Cross creeks and streams beyond Jacksonville, NC in your Range Rover Sport, thanks to its superior max wading depth of 35 inches.

Electrified Options

You can travel from Hampstead, NC to Wilmington, NC in the Range Rover Sport and not use any fuel. Thank the exclusive plug-in hybrid powertrain that gives the Range Rover Sport a certified electric range of 53 miles. The GV80 will be guzzling gas on the same route.

Features

Nappa leather comes with the GV80, while the Range Rover Sport has Windsor leather seats. Both SUVs offer heated and ventilated front seats, along with reclining second-row heated seats. PM2.5 filtration and nanoe^™ X technology through Cabin Air Purification reduce allergens, odors, and bacteria within your Range Rover Sport. The GV80 cannot purify the cabin air to this extent and has switched to Bang & Olufsen^® for the premium audio system. As you ride back to Myrtle Beach, SC in your Range Rover Sport, you can enjoy a more immersive listening experience through the Meridian^™ 3D Surround Sound System that has an additional 16 speakers with 34 total throughout the cabin.

Test Drive a 2025 Range Rover Sport in Wilmington, NC

Visit your Wilmington, NC Range Rover dealer to test drive the new SUV that has the edge over the competition. You can shop a wide selection of new 2025 Range Rover Sport SUVs in Wilmington, NC at Land Rover Cape Fear.