Range Rover Sport P400e Review

Electrifying.com score

7/10

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All the luxury and ability of the standard Range Rover Sport but with more efficient petrol-hybrid power to help out company car drivers.


  • Battery size: 13 kWh
  • Company car tax: 13%
  • Emissions: 69 g/km
  • Range: 25 miles (electric)
  • Fuel economy: 85 MPG
  • Battery size: 13 kWh
  • Company car tax: 13%
  • Emissions: 69 g/km
  • Range: 25 miles (electric)
  • Fuel economy: 85 MPG
  • Silver Range Rover Sport p400e driving left side
  • Silver Range Rover Sport p400e rear/left side
  • Silver Range Rover Sport p400e driving front and right side
  • Range Rover Sport p400e white interior steering wheel and centre console screens
  • Range Rover Sport p400e badge and charging port

Nicki Says

“Unlike Mr. Tom, I quite like the idea of sitting up high and having plenty of space for the whole family, so a mildly electrified Range Rover Sport makes sense. Plus, it manages 64g/km of CO2 officially, and if you plug it in regularly, makes more financial sense than a big diesel or petrol. If only it had a real-world 50-mile EV-only range it would make all the difference.”

Tom Says

“I’m not a huge fan of PHEVs with very limited EV-only range, and the P400e will only see it’s purported 31-mile best in a lab. Best use would be regular plugging-in and town work, but then you’ve got to ask if you really need a 2.5-tonne SUV. Mind you, the 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine and EV boost means 398bhp - which isn’t to be sniffed at…”

The Range Rover Sport P400e is like most plug-in hybrids and can’t be rapid charged. Instead it relies on a traditional three-pin plug or a Type 2 input.

  • Range::24-26 miles
  • Battery::13kWh
  • Three-pin domestic socket::7.5 hours
  • Home wallbox/Public charger (7kW)::2.5 hours
  • Fast charging 20-80% (50kW)::n/a
Range Rover Sport P400e HSE charging display
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Range

The P400e’s 13kW battery gives a pure electric range of around 25 miles which is par for the course for an SUV with a battery of this size; the Volvo XC90 T8 and Porsche Cayenne e-Hybrid have similarly sized batteries and offer more or less the same range. Around 25 miles is reasonable but remember that’s the figure you will get in perfect weather conditions. In cold weather it will slump to around 15 miles, so it’s essential you make the most of preconditioning the cabin via the touchscreen or smartphone app, and charge the car at the start and at the end of your journey. Helpfully the P400e does have a couple of EV-specific driving modes – ‘Save’ holds the battery’s charge while ‘Predictive Energy Optimisation (PEO)’ intelligently uses the sat-nav data (when a destination is entered) to switch between petrol and electric power and maximise fuel economy. 

Battery

The 13kWh battery pack is about average for this size of SUV, and like most other car makers have done with their SUVs, Land Rover has installed the battery at the back of the car under the boot floor. For owners of the regular Range Rover Sport and who opted for one with five seats, the only real difference they’ll notice is the P400e’s boot floor is slightly higher (47mm to be exact). However, for those considering switching between a seven-seat Range Rover Sport to a P400e, they will have to forgo the two pop-up seats in the boot because the P400e only comes as a five-seater. The BMW X5 xDrive 45e suffers from the same problem but this car does have a larger battery and has a better electric drive range – an impressive 51 miles from a 24kW battery pack. 

Charging

Land Rover has neatly installed the charging port behind a flap that sits flush within the car’s front grille. Use a domestic three-pin socket and a full top up from empty will take seven and a half hours, so it’s probably best to do this overnight. If you have a 7kW home wallbox fitted or want to use public charging points, this will take just two and a half hours but you will need an appropriate cable. Land Rover charges a pretty hefty £229 for it which seems a little mean-spirited. Also, if your wallbox packs 3.6kW rather than 7kW, the charging time will take four hours.   

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