Denza B8 6S vs Land Rover Range Rover Sport Dynamic HSE P460e

Not a longer spec sheet. At August 2026 driveaway pricing the gap between the $107,135 B8 6S and the $208,158 Dynamic HSE P460e is around $101,000, and the Denza holds the bigger numbers for power, seats, towing, clearance and screen size. The Land Rover's premium buys the things the sheet cannot show: an established badge with a national dealer network and a resale record, an air-sprung ride AU reviewers consistently call the car's defining trait, low range with Terrain Response, the far bigger five-seat boot, and a warranty with no kilometre cap. Buyers who value proof and polish are paying for exactly those; buyers reading spec-per-dollar will not find the premium on paper.

The B8, and by a wide margin. Its 2.0-litre turbo plug-in hybrid system produces a combined 425kW and 760Nm, against 338kW and 660Nm from the Sport P460e's 3.0-litre six-cylinder plug-in hybrid. Denza claims 4.8 seconds to 100km/h; Land Rover claims 5.6. The gap lands despite the B8 weighing 3,290kg to the Sport's 2,741, so the power-to-weight contest is closer than the outputs alone suggest, and the Land Rover is no slow car with a 225km/h top speed. But on outputs and the sprint, the cheaper car wins both, and nothing in the Sport's petrol-electric drivetrain answers 425kW.

It splits down the middle. The B8 seats six across three rows on second-row captain's chairs; the Range Rover Sport is a five-seater with no third-row option. For luggage it reverses hard. The Sport holds 835 litres behind its second row, quoted on JLR's wet measure, and 1,860 litres folded. The B8 holds 147 litres behind its raised third row and 902 litres with it folded, so with all six seats occupied there is little room left for gear. The bases differ, but the direction is unambiguous: the Land Rover carries far more with every seat in use. A six-person household takes the Denza; a five-seat household with cargo takes the Sport.

Both carry five-star ANCAP ratings, so neither is a weak choice, and the honest comparison notes the different test years. The B8 was rated in 2026 under the current, stricter protocol and scores 86 per cent for adult occupant protection, 95 for child occupant, 75 for vulnerable road users and 78 for safety assist. The Sport's rating dates to 2022, scoring 85, 86, 69 and a stronger 84 on safety assist. Both cars run the full expected suite: autonomous emergency braking, lane keep assist, adaptive cruise, blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert. The fresher rating and three higher pillars sit with the Denza; the better assist score sits with the Land Rover.

They solve the problem differently. The B8 6S carries locking front and rear differentials, 310mm of ground clearance and approach, breakover and departure angles of 34, 26 and 35 degrees. The Sport Dynamic HSE brings a twin-speed transfer box, Terrain Response terrain modes, height-adjustable air suspension, 275mm of clearance in the data behind this page and angles of 33, 24.4 and 30 degrees, plus 900mm of wading to the Denza's 890. Both fit hill descent control. AU launch coverage rates the B8 as capable while noting the hardest terrain went untested; the Sport's driveline is the long-proven system. Lockers and geometry favour the Denza, gearing and modes the Land Rover: call the hardware honours even.

The B8 starts around $101,000 ahead on August 2026 driveaway pricing. It also publishes its running costs: capped-price servicing totalling $3,745.50 over five years on 12-month, 20,000km intervals, with 3 years of roadside assistance. Land Rover's servicing pricing isn't included in the data behind this page, so get the service-plan total in writing before signing. Warranty is a genuine trade rather than a win: 6 years but capped at 150,000km for the Denza, 5 years with unlimited kilometres plus 5 years of roadside for the Sport, which suits high-kilometre drivers. Both quote lab plug-in fuel figures on different test cycles, so they cannot be compared head to head. On the total ledger, the Denza's buy-in decides it.

This is where the $101,000 argument actually lives. Denza is a brand-new marque in Australia: first B8 deliveries landed in late February 2026, the store network opened with a handful of flagship sites, and there is no local resale or long-term reliability record. AU press treats this as a risk to price in, not a disqualifier, and the 6-year warranty with 8-year battery cover is the factory's answer. The Range Rover Sport offers the opposite ledger: decades of nameplate history, an established dealer network and a known resale market, priced accordingly. If predictable ownership and exit value rank first, the Land Rover earns its premium. If the saving and the warranty cover the risk for you, the Denza's case stands.

The B8, and the Sport cannot contest it. Every Range Rover Sport is a five-seater, so a six-seat brief ends the comparison before price enters it. The B8 6S seats six on second-row captain's chairs with tri-zone climate, rear climate controls, heated and ventilated front seats and a 95 per cent ANCAP child-occupant score from its 2026 rating. Plan around the boot, though: 147 litres behind the raised third row means a rooftop pod or folded row for holiday luggage, with 902 litres available once it drops. If the seating need is real, the Denza is the only car on this page; if six seats are a nice-to-have, the Sport's 835-litre boot reopens the argument.

The B8, on the published numbers. It tows 3,500kg braked to the plug-in Sport's 3,000, and its 7,174kg gross combination mass clears the Land Rover's 6,450 by 724kg, with a published 702kg payload. Its 91-litre fuel tank also out-carries the Sport's 71 litres for long legs between towns. The Land Rover's counters are real: it is 549kg lighter, its air suspension and low range suit rough-track touring, and its unlimited-kilometre warranty fits big annual distances. But a P460e buyer accepts the lowest tow rating and combined mass in the Sport range. For caravans at the heavy end, the Denza holds every rating the job depends on.