Range Rover And Range Rover Sport Prices Compared With Mercedes-Maybach And BMW

The Range Rover is now Rs 50 lakh cheaper, while the Range Rover Sport is Rs 29 lakh cheaper. Production of these SUVs will now take place in Pune, joining the Velar, Evoque, and Discovery Sport.

Land Rover models, including the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, have seen significant price reductions in India due to localisation.

Source : Somnath Chatterjee

With the localisation of certain Land Rover models in India, prices have dropped but how much? Well, the Range Rover is now Rs 50 lakh plus cheaper than before and the Range Rover Sport is now Rs 29 lakh cheaper than before. The Defender though continues to be a full import while these two SUVs will join the likes of the Velar, Evoque, and Discovery Sport to be produced in Pune.

The Range Rover 3-litre petrol LWB Autobiography and 3-litre diesel LWB HSE are locally made now while the top-end variants with the 4.4-litre V8 continue to be imported.

BMW And Mercedes-Benz Models Price

Let us look at how the pricing stacks up with the flagship BMW and Mercedes-Benz models, currently the top luxury carmakers in India. The GLS Maybach comes with a price of Rs 3.35 cr but it comes with the 4.0 litre V8 while in comparison the V8 engined Range Rover SV is Rs 4 crore plus.

If compared to a locally assembled car, the Maybach S580 sedan comes for Rs 2.5 cr. For BMW, their flagship models include the performance-oriented XM which is Rs 2.6 crore while their i7 sedan in electric form is Rs 2 crore.

The Range Rover Sport meanwhile is Rs 1.4 cr for the 3.0-litre Dynamic SE petrol along with the 3.0-litre Dynamic SE Diesel. In comparison with the nearest rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW, the newly launched GLS being a 7-seater comes with a price tag of Rs 1.3 cr for the petrol and Rs 1.37 cr for the diesel.

The X7 from BMW is also a three-row SUV while coming with a price of Rs 1.22cr while the diesel version is Rs 1.25cr. Hence, with being more competitively priced, these Land Rover SUVs will also have fewer waiting periods while expanding the luxury car space.