Head Over Feels

Same goals, vastly different routes to achieve them. The X5 and Rangie Sport slug it out

- Raunak Ajinkya

The Range Rover Sport. It’s got so much of history going its way, right? And so many very enviable words that are synonymous with it, too. A conversation about Rangies in general are bound to include attributes like ‘Dependable’, ‘Roomy’, ‘Luxurious’, ‘Tremendous’, and ‘Footballers’. Okay, maybe I went a little astray with the last one, but it still holds true nonetheless. Now, of course, the Rangie Sport’s been around for a while in India, but now it’s decided to mix things up a little. More specifically, Land Rover figured there’s a case to be made for a 2.0-litre Ingenium petrol engine to be plonked into the Range Rover Sport, all the while holding on to all the attributes that made it legendary in the first place. I’m a huge fan of the V6 and the V8 that feature in its spec list, but a 2.0-litre four? I don’t know...

Well, as they say, there’s only one way to find out. But, to make things a little more interesting, I brought the new BMW X5 along, the one with the 30d engine to see if ze Germans can steal a march on what is traditionally seen as the Rangie’s home territory. Should be fun.