TEASED: New Range Rover Sport’s Interior Looks Plush

After nearly a decade in production, the second-generation Range Rover Sport is still a massively capable luxury SUV. With true off-roading prowess, the more dynamic sibling in the lineup is just as at home on a muddy field as it is cruising down Rodeo Drive. But with the introduction of the new L460 halo model, a new Sport is set to follow.

Set to be revealed on May 10, 2022, the third generation is ready to take the fight to the BMW X5 and Porsche Cayenne. While we’ve seen countless spy shots of the upcoming Sport (and the high-performance SVR), Land Rover recently released its first teaser image of the newcomer. Unfortunately, not much can be seen, although the front end does sport sleeker headlamps than before and a two-tone paint job. Now, it’s the turn of the interior.

Keen to build some hype around the upcoming debut, Land Rover has kept the interior teaser equally as obscure as the last one. We can, however, catch a glimpse of the new gear lever, first employed by the full-size Range Rover. Sited just above the leather and chrome-finished item are the rotary climate controls. Positioned atop the touchscreen, this provides occupants with some tactical control.

Elsewhere, the teaser also previews the satellite controls on the new steering wheel. Again, it looks like the Sport will borrow the classy three-spoke tiller from its bigger brother, which features chunkier, squared-off controls. Land Rover describes the new Sport’s interior as dynamic, noting it is defined by its “architectural lightness and precise detailing.”

It will be hard to improve on the current model’s interior, though. Old it may be, but few SUVs in this class offer such an imperious driving position.

Hopefully, the luxury brand will release a few more teasers leading up to the Sport’s introduction next month. As for what will power the British brute, we’ve already seen the SVR out testing with a rambunctious V8 engine. For the first time in nearly 20 years, the brand will return to using BMW-sourced V8 engines which are, of course, twin-turbocharged.

With the current Sport SVR producing more than 560 horsepower, we can expect the new model to break cover with more than 600 ponies under the hood. Expect a plug-in hybrid model to bolster the range; a prototype has been spied running around with a charging port. We can also expert a bevy of six-cylinder engines – other markets will also likely gain access to turbodiesel variants.

When it arrives, the new Range Rover Sport will certainly become the brand’s most important model and we don’t doubt it has what it takes to give its talented competitors a bloody nose.