Land Rover Range Rover vs Lexus LX 500d vs Mercedes-Benz G-Class (2026)
The classic luxury suv shortlist, settled with numbers (October 2026):
- Pick the Land Rover Range Rover if you want the lowest starting price (₹2.40 Crore), the most power (606 bhp).
- Pick the Lexus LX 500d as the balanced middle path — it wins no single spec outright but concedes little anywhere.
- Pick the Mercedes-Benz G-Class as the balanced middle path — it wins no single spec outright but concedes little anywhere.
Three-Way Specification Comparison
Land Rover Range Rover in short
The Range Rover is the flagship of the British luxury SUV world, and India gets it exclusively in long-wheelbase form: the D350 HSE diesel at ₹2.40 crore, the P400 Autobiography petrol at ₹2.65 crore, and the 615 PS V8 SV at ₹3.50 crore. All three are LWB, all mild-hybrid or V8 petrol — prices from Land Rover India's official July 2026 pan-India list. It competes with the Mercedes-Maybach GLS and Bentley Bentayga, and an all-electric Range Rover has opened bookings in India with prices yet to be announced.
Full Range Rover 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 G-Class in short
The G-Class is the definitive luxury off-roader, and India's range covers all three energies: the ₹2.90 crore G 450d diesel, the ₹3.10 crore all-electric G 580 with EQ Technology — a quad-motor EV that can tank-turn on the spot — and the ₹3.74 crore AMG G 63 V8. Ladder-frame construction, three locking differentials and five-decade-old silhouette remain across all of them. It has no direct rival; the Land Rover Defender is the closest in ability, at a fraction of the price and prestige.
Full G-Class prices & variants →Head-to-head pairs
Frequently Asked Questions
Range Rover vs LX 500d vs G-Class — which should I buy?
Pick the Land Rover Range Rover if you want the lowest starting price (₹2.40 Crore), the most power (606 bhp). Pick the Lexus LX 500d as the balanced middle path — it wins no single spec outright but concedes little anywhere. Pick the Mercedes-Benz G-Class 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, LX 500d, G-Class?
The Land Rover Range Rover starts lowest at ₹2.40 Crore, against ₹2.81 Crore for the LX 500d and ₹2.90 Crore for the G-Class (ex-showroom, October 2026).
Which is the safest of the three?
Land Rover Range Rover: not yet NCAP-tested; Lexus LX 500d: not yet NCAP-tested; Mercedes-Benz G-Class: not yet NCAP-tested.