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Land Rover Discovery Sport vs Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class

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Land Rover Discovery Sport
Land Rover Discovery Sport

$79,990 - $115,990

2024 price

Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class

$89,000 - $200,700

2025 price

Summary

2024 Land Rover Discovery Sport
2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 3, 1.5L

Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded/Electric

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Fuel Efficiency
2.1L/100km (combined)

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Seating
5

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Dislikes
  • Paying extra for features may irk
  • More expensive than flagship model
  • Some tech needs work

  • Misses V8 soundtrack
  • Big price rise over previous model
  • Smaller boot, no spare tyre
2024 Land Rover Discovery Sport Summary

The Land Rover Discovery Sport is the sort of Land Rover you consider if you're not that serious about going off-road but still want something capable, but you don't want a car as large as it's Range Rover cousins.

Bonus points, the P300e mid-spec model I'm testing this week is a plug-in hybrid. So, you get the best of all worlds - capability, decent size and economy.

The new powertrain pits it against the Lexus NX450+, Volvo XC60, Audi Q5 and even the BMW X3 but while the P300e is great on paper, how does it stack-up in real life?

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2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Summary

Let’s make one thing clear from the very beginning - this new Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S E Performance is technically superior to the model it replaces. Whether it’s actually better or not, is the real question at the heart of the matter.

Why? Because, like the C63 sedan stablemate, AMG has opted to replace the previous model’s 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine with a new 2.0-litre four-cylinder hybrid powertrain. It was a move brought about in part because of increasingly stricter emissions standards in Europe, but also ties-in with the German firm’s success in modern Formula One racing.

While the new hybrid system offers more power, more torque and better fuel economy, as the lukewarm response to the C63 has demonstrated, the hard reality for AMG is that its buyers associate it with V8 and even V12 engines. That emotional pull is hard to replace with logic, even if the new model offers technical superiority.

But how does the new powertrain suit the GLC63 - is it just technically better or is it holistically improved?

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