The new Range Rover "SPORT" or baby Range Rover as its been referred internally at Land Rover is scheduled for 2006. This new baby Range Rover will be positioned between the Discovery Series III and new Range Rover to be released for 2002. It will target BMW X5 buyers who prefer the high seating position of an SUV but with more car like handling and is expected to sit on an all-new platform being developed for the new Discovery, a traditional ladder-frame chassis.

   The baby rangie may not offer a low range. As one article reported a Land Rover insider as stating that "Electronics can do so much now". By 2006 Land Rover will have re-engineered Jaguar engines for use across the range, a modified version of Land Rover's ACE system (Active Cornering Enhancement) and self-leveling air-suspension along with independent rear-suspension will further enhance handling of the vehicle.