Technically, spring is already upon us—meteorological spring began on March 1, with astronomical spring beginning on March 20—and automakers are rushing to get the last of their winter testing programs completed. This has given the Autoblog spy photographers a chance to get a fresh look at the upcoming 2027 Range Rover Sport ahead of its debut in late 2026 or early 2027. The prototype they've captured in northern Sweden shows that there will be several cosmetic changes to the performance SUV, both at the front and at the rear of the vehicle, and as with the regular Range Rover, this is long overdue. Let's take a closer look.

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Our photographers managed to snap stationary images of the new RRS, but the engineer driving it ensured that the interior was fully covered, so pictures of the cabin would be pointless. That's okay, because there's plenty to talk about on the exterior, and this secrecy tells us to expect meaningful changes inside. At the front, tacked-on cladding attempts to hide a revised front end with larger, more aggressive intakes. As with the abovementioned Range Rover, this cladding has been designed to mimic the existing design of the SUV, which indicates substantial changes to the front fascia. This includes the headlights, which are expected to look sleeker. Changes are also coming to the rear, and these are more noticeable despite the camouflage.

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While the overall shape of the vehicle is not changing and the roof spoiler seems no different from that on the current vehicle, the lower rear fascia is notable in that the tailpipe finishers have changed, now featuring a tapered, triangular shape; the current V8 Range Rover Sport has a rhombus shape for its finishers, while lesser inline-six models have a rectangular design. The most significant change is to the taillights, which are likely to gain fresh DRL graphics, and between them, the RANGE ROVER script is reportedly expected to become illuminated. In a world where a full-width taillight bar is a familiar styling trope, automakers are relying on illumination to ensure their particular products are still identifiable at night.

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This Range Rover Sport is expected to arrive for the 2027 model year with the same 4.4-liter BMW-based V8 at the top of the range, as well as similar six-cylinders to today's offerings, but JLR intends to take things further with a new Range Rover Sport SV. Like the Range Rover Sport in these images, its styling will evolve considerably, with spy shots captured late last year revealing a new, centrally-mounted dual exhaust finisher, not dissimilar to the look of the Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT. Expect this to produce at least 626 horsepower to match the current vehicle, if not more. A reveal of both Range Rover Sport variants is still some way off, and in the meantime, JLR continues to release expensive special editions of the current SUV, like the new SV Winter Dusk.

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