Range Rover Sport

Forty-five kilometres of corners suspended above the sea: the coast road from Alghero down to Bosa is one of Europe's great drives, and asking an SUV to do it justice is a serious examination. The Range Rover Sport passes with ease, because it is the one member of the family designed around the person driving: a lower body, a tighter centre of gravity, responses with genuine edge. Delivery in Alghero comes straight to your hotel or to Fertilia airport, and from there the Coral Riviera becomes a private road with a view.

Then there is the real life of a holiday: towels and cool bags in the morning, dinner in Castelsardo in the evening, four suitcases in between. This is where the Sport plays its second card — space without compromise, the theme of our guide to luxury SUVs in Sardinia: five comfortable seats, a generous boot and a cabin that stays hushed even when the pace rises. It is the model for those who refuse to choose between family and the pleasure of driving.

The 3.0-litre mild-hybrid straight-six has a voice that is polite but present: a full-bodied murmur at low revs that hardens into a muted growl under a deep throttle, carrying the car from 0–100 km/h in 5.7 seconds without ever becoming intrusive. In Dynamic mode the 8-speed automatic sharpens its shifts and holds the engine in the meat of the rev range; the steering is more direct and better weighted than the full-size Range Rover's, and tells you precisely how much grip the tarmac has left to give.

The secret lies beneath the body: air suspension with active roll control that keeps the car flat through committed cornering, and rear-wheel steering that tightens its line through the coastal hairpins. The result is substantial mass that drives like a raised sports car — you turn in with confidence and power out on full traction, courtesy of all-wheel drive. Switch back to Comfort and everything softens: the Sport becomes a drawing room again.

Our rental proposition starts with the Sport in its most balanced configuration — already complete in every respect — and rises to the SV: the most extreme version ever built, with a dedicated chassis, carbon detailing and a character that edges towards the pure sports cars. The choice comes down to use: families find the standard car perfectly judged, while those after a more intense experience ask about the SV at the quotation stage.

Both belong to the selection that gathers the entire Range Rover range for hire, within a fleet of more than 100 models and 150-plus versions, delivered to 27 destinations and 3 airports across Sardinia. Securing your dates takes one message to our WhatsApp concierge with the period and delivery point: check availability and receive a proposal built around your itinerary.