Land Rover Range Rover Sport vs Lexus LX 500d vs Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS (2026)
The classic luxury suv shortlist, settled with numbers (October 2026):
- Pick the Land Rover Range Rover Sport if you want the lowest starting price (₹1.43 Crore), the most power (626 bhp), the most seats (5).
- Pick the Lexus LX 500d as the balanced middle path — it wins no single spec outright but concedes little anywhere.
- Pick the Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS as the balanced middle path — it wins no single spec outright but concedes little anywhere.
Three-Way Specification Comparison
Land Rover Range Rover Sport in short
The Range Rover Sport is the driver's Range Rover: same platform and engines as the flagship in a sharper body, from ₹1.43 crore for the D350 and P400 Dynamic HSE — diesel and petrol identically priced — to the 635 PS SV trio at ₹2.05–2.35 crore. Land Rover India publishes one pan-India price list, and the Sport's July 2026 figures give it a near-₹1 crore saving over the equivalent full-size Range Rover. Rivals are the Porsche Cayenne, BMW X5 M territory and the Mercedes GLE 53.
Full Range Rover Sport prices & variants →Lexus LX 500d in short
The LX 500d is Lexus's flagship SUV and mechanically the Toyota Land Cruiser 300's luxury twin: a ladder-frame body-on-chassis SUV with a 304 bhp, 700 Nm 3.3L twin-turbo diesel, sold in India as a five-seater in Urban (₹2.81 crore) and Overtrail (₹2.93 crore) trims per Lexus India's official list. In a segment of monocoque road-biased flagships it is the outlier — Land Cruiser toughness with a Lexus cabin — against the Range Rover, Mercedes-Maybach GLS and Mercedes G-Class.
Full LX 500d prices & variants →Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS in short
The Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 is the ultra-luxury SUV of the Mercedes range, and from January 2026 it is assembled in India as a CKD — a first for a Maybach SUV — spanning ₹2.75 crore to a ₹4.10 crore Celebration Edition. Power comes from a 557 PS 4.0L V8 with mild-hybrid assistance, but the point is the four-seat executive rear cabin. Rivals are the Bentley Bentayga and Range Rover long-wheelbase, both costlier imports.
Full Maybach GLS prices & variants →Head-to-head pairs
Frequently Asked Questions
Range Rover Sport vs LX 500d vs Maybach GLS — which should I buy?
Pick the Land Rover Range Rover Sport if you want the lowest starting price (₹1.43 Crore), the most power (626 bhp), the most seats (5). Pick the Lexus LX 500d as the balanced middle path — it wins no single spec outright but concedes little anywhere. Pick the Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS as the balanced middle path — it wins no single spec outright but concedes little anywhere. Test-drive at least two before deciding — ride and dealer experience differ by city.
Which is the cheapest among Range Rover Sport, LX 500d, Maybach GLS?
The Land Rover Range Rover Sport starts lowest at ₹1.43 Crore, against ₹2.75 Crore for the Maybach GLS and ₹2.81 Crore for the LX 500d (ex-showroom, October 2026).
Which is the safest of the three?
Land Rover Range Rover Sport: not yet NCAP-tested; Lexus LX 500d: not yet NCAP-tested; Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS: not yet NCAP-tested.