Range Rover Sport D350 Autobiography 2025 Review

No one is expecting it to be cheap. And the 2025 Range Rover Sport D350 Autobiography certainly follows the copy book with a sticker price of $197,176.

Although, when you consider on-road costs (ORCs) and the fact our Giola Green test car is packing $36,346 in options, anticipate paying well north of $250K to park it in your driveway. That’s a high monetary value for the inline six-cylinder twin-turbo-diesel mild-hybrid (MHEV) engine.

If this isn’t to your taste, the Range Rover Sport line-up comprises 11 variants from the boosted V8 P635 SV Edition Two ($359,715) to the entry-level P360 Dynamic SE ($139,000) – all prices exclude ORCs. The V8 petrol and Ingenium six-cylinder petrol/diesel powertrains are paired with an eight-speed automatic and dual-range four-wheel drive.

The Range Rover Sport is covered by Land Rover’s five-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty that also comes with five years of roadside assistance. Servicing is every 12 months or 20,000km (whichever comes first), while the first five garage visits costs $3650.  

Competition to the British icon mostly originate from Germany with the Audi Q7, BMW X5, Mercedes-Benz GLE and Porsche Cayenne all proving to be solid options.

There’s no denying that the 2025 Range Rover Sport D350 Autobiography oozes cool. It cuts an imposing yet handsome and sleek silhouette. In the specification of our test car, it’s easy to feel like an A-lister with the amount of attention it garners. It isn’t for shrinking violets.

However, the paparazzi sensation is largely due to myriad optional extras, which we’ll get to soon. As standard, the Autobiography grade comes with Pixel LED headlights, daytime running lights, LED taillights, 22-inch alloy wheels, keyless entry (with extending/retracting door handles), panoramic sunroof, and a powered tailgate.

Inside, the D350 Autobiography is cloaked from top to tail in semi-aniline leather with a black Alcantara headliner. All seats have some form of electric operation with the front pews offering 20-way adjustment with lumbar, memory and massage functionality. They’re also heated and ventilated, as are the outboard rear seats – which also recline electronically and can be raised or stowed at the touch of a button.

Elsewhere there’s quad-zone climate control with an air-quality sensor, an electronically adjustable steering column, pushbutton start, head-up display, a live camera feed within the rear-view mirror (branded ClearSight) and handy adjustable arm rest for the front seats. There’s even a full-size spare, which is impressive given it’s an identical version of the optional rolling stock.

So yes, those options... The big-ticket item is the Stormer Handling Pack that, for $10,140, includes all-wheel steering, dynamic air suspension and configurable programs. Then there’s the $7040 Satin Protective Film for the paintwork and the 23-inch forged alloy wheels with carbon inserts for $6230 (and remember, you get five of them).

But wait, there’s more. There are the dual 11.4-inch rear entertainment screens ($4150), Black Exterior Pack ($3330), SV Bespoke Satin Forged Carbon Finisher ($2240), Cold Climate Convenience Pack which includes a heated steering wheel, windscreen and washer jets ($1890), privacy glass ($999), and a domestic plug socket ($130).

Considering the price of admission, we’d argue that most of those items should already be included. Although, the satin film certainly creates a unique effect with the Giola Green paintwork.

The Ranger Rover Sport gained a five-star ANCAP safety rating in 2022. It has eight airbags and comes with ISOFIX points and top-tether anchorages.

In terms of active safety tech, it’s fully loaded and gains autonomous emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian and cyclist detection, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, blind spot monitoring, rear AEB, rear cross traffic alert, road sign recognition, self-parking with all-round sensors and a 3D surround-view camera.

Thankfully, you can set up your own preferences in a quick menu to mute the audible speed warnings. It’s something you must do every time you turn on the vehicle, but you’ll want to as the warnings are incessant.

Those expecting a homely British cottage vibe might be deeply disappointed inside the 2025 Range Rover Sport D350 Autobiography. Yet, for the 99 per cent of other buyers, they’ll delight in the thoroughly modern interior tech that forgoes buttons. However, that isn’t cause for panic.

After a few different iterations of operating systems, the Pivi Pro OS is on point with a sleek set of fonts and graphics to tie in with the largely hassle-free user experience. Yes, there is a learning period just like all the infotainment, but the 13.1-inch touchscreen is intuitive and pleasing to use. In an interesting design touch, it’s also curved convexly to mould with the dash.

The 13.7-inch digital instrument display is utterly contemporary, but like the main OS it has a touch of class and old-school heritage vibe. It’s informative too, with various information being easy enough to access.

Naturally, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard, while there’s also a wireless charging pad. When using smartphone mirroring, there are dedicated shortcuts to allow quick selection of other menus without too much fuss.

Other highlights include the premium Meridian audio system with 19 speakers and subwoofer as well as Bluetooth, DAB+ digital radio, voice recognition and native sat-nav. There’s also an online pack with data plan.

Under the clamshell-style bonnet is the company’s Ingenium 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder turbo-diesel MHEV engine. The modular powerplant is certainly complex and it satisfies both frugality and performance needs.

It endows the 2025 Range Rover Sport D350 Autobiography with an impressive 258kW and 700Nm. The torque figure is crucial for an SUV weighing close to 2.5 tonnes, but this vehicle isn’t a slouch, sprinting to 100km/h in just 5.8 seconds.

What’s more, the bulk of the Newton count spans 1500 to 3000rpm, so it performs best at lower revs with little need to extend to the redline. Power also peaks at just 4000rpm, further reaffirming that point.

An eight-speed automatic is tasked with swapping cogs, yet due to the torquey nature of the diesel engine it really doesn’t need all those ratios. Still, the venerable ZF gearbox remains a polished performer. There are steering-wheel-mounted paddles, but it’s best left to its own devices when schlepping along.

This is the main reason for choosing the turbo-diesel D350 MHEV engine. The claimed combined consumption of the 2025 Range Rover Sport D350 Autobiography is an impressively frugal 7.3L/100km. For a 2400kg SUV, that’s a feat within itself.

It largely stacks up on-road. Throughout our time with the D350 it returned 8.5L/100km. While we couldn’t quite match the claim, our test loop included heavy city traffic as well as stints on urban and country highways with road testing thrown in, too.

By all accounts, it’s a remarkable result, and one that with an 80-litre tank equates with a maximum theoretical range of over 900km.

If you’re buying into the brand, there’s a certain level of refinement that isn’t just expected, it’s demanded. And the 2025 Range Rover Sport D350 Autobiography delivers in spades. Well, our test car certainly does with a few well-optioned mechanical upgrades.

With bigger 23-inch alloys, the ride quality is impressive. There is some slight harshness at slow speeds over sharp bumps, but the air suspension soaks up larger imperfections and dips in the road with sophistication. It certainly can waft along like a Range Rover should.

Thankfully, it isn’t a soft mess when you get to a corner. Thanks to the tarmac focused Pirelli Scorpion MS tyres, purchase isn’t an issue and the Range Rover Sport handles better than something with this much mass and high centre of gravity should. The self-leveling air suspension also means that roll is virtually non-existent – which can be a sensation that takes time to grasp.

With the addition of optional rear-axle steering, the Sport shrinks around you. Well, it tries to. Despite offering additional angle, it can’t quite escape its 4946mm length and 2209mm width. Yet, it makes city life that bit easier and you won’t be doing as many three-point turns as you might think.

The steering is light and relatively slow, but this calibration feels right for the SUV. The brakes are also strong despite the MHEV regeneration at play – they’re strong in general, something you want when trying to arrest speed in such a heavy vehicle.

Ultimately, the turbo-diesel engine feels like the right fit for the D350. Its relaxed nature ties in with the luxurious, effortless sense of the entire handling package.

The short answer is yes. However, given our 2025 Range Rover Sport D350 Autobiography is fitted with expensive and optional 23-inch wheels, we thought better of subjecting it to bush bashing.

However, it is from the Land Rover family, so the Sport isn’t without off-road credentials. That includes on-demand four-wheel drive with diff locks and driving modes to help you get in and out of trouble.

It’s endowed with 216mm of ground clearance and a 900mmm wading depth – something even more fancied four-wheel drives can’t claim. The Range Rover Sport has an approach angle of 22.5 degrees, a departure angle of 24.9 degrees, and a breakover angle of 21.5 degrees.

If you need to tow a big boat, the muscular turbo-diesel engine affords a 3500kg braked towing capacity, with a gross combination mass (GCM) of 6720kg. We’ve previously tow tested the diesel Range Rover if you want to check that out.

Opulent with a brilliantly balanced case of understated ostentation. That’s the cabin of the 2025 Range Rover Sport D350 Autobiography in a nutshell. Essentially, the atmosphere created by the lavish materials and retrained yet elegant design rises to meet the extravagant price tag. 

If the exterior makes you look like a masquerading rock star, the interior makes you feel like one. Despite myriad surfaces and finishes, Land Rover has made it all mesh cohesively. It’s a place you want to be ensconced, cocooned from the world outside where the expertly suppressed noise, vibration and harshness levels enrich the experience.

As mentioned earlier, all controls are now housed within the infotainment screen – even the quad-zone climate controls. Don’t fret though, as the Pivi Pro OS is one of the easier processes to master. You simply need to take the time to learn how to optimise it.

The touch-sensitive controls on the multi-function steering wheel and the general ergonomics are sound. Storage spaces aren’t left wanting either, although the electronically operated glovebox seems like over engineering merely for the sake of it.

Being 4946mm long, 2047mm wide, 1820mm tall and with a wheelbase of 2997mm, space isn’t lacking. Although, with the 11.4-inch rear entertainment screens optioned, space in the second row isn’t as generous as you’d expect. It’s still more than enough, but legroom isn’t excessively abundant. Headroom is also sufficient despite the panoramic glass sunroof.

There’s a plethora of toys too, from the rear climate controls to the screens featuring HDMI inputs and the supplied noise-cancelling headphones. USB-C ports, a centre arm rest with cupholders, map pockets and climate controls with air vents also feature.

Despite hiding that massive 23-inch spare under the boot floor, cargo capacity isn’t left wanting. In five-seat mode there’s 835 litres to fill yet stow the 60/40-split rear seats and that figure balloons to 1860L. You can also lower or raise the rear ride height from the boot and electronically manipulate the back seats, while there’s also handy D-hooks, coat hooks and a 12V outlet.

The 2025 Range Rover Sport D350 Autobiography isn’t going to be for everyone. After all, if you’re playing in this ballpark, chances are you can afford to shoot for the more powerful petrol V8s instead of opting for the ‘entry-level’ turbocharged diesel.

Yes, the options fitted to our test car are verging on ridiculous. It’s cruel that some of them aren’t standard fitment as they genuinely add to the experience. And while we didn’t experience any issues with this example, we have had bugs with previous Range Rover products.

However, it’s a product of thorough indulgence – especially in the Autobiography grade. And the MHEV powertrain adds to the cosseting, soothing sense of occasion with its surging mountain of torque. It’s also far removed from agricultural diesels found in Land Rover’s past.

You could almost call this vehicle the limo of the SUV world. And, if you can afford a ticket, the Range Rover Sport D350 Autobiography is one first-class SUV that won’t disappoint. 

2025 Range Rover Sport D350 Autobiography at a glance:
Price: $197,176 plus on-road costs
Available: Now
Engine: 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder twin-turbo-diesel mild-hybrid
Output: 258kW/700Nm
Transmission: Eight-speed automatic
Fuel: 7.3L/100km (ADR Combined)
CO2: 192g/km (ADR Combined)
Safety rating: Five stars (ANCAP 2022)

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