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Which Land Rover suits a daily drive between Frisco, Plano and North Dallas on the Dallas North Tollway, the Sam Rayburn Tollway or US-75, judged on ride, driver assistance, fuel economy and parking.
For a daily Dallas North Tollway commute, the Range Rover Sport is the strongest all-round choice in the Land Rover lineup: it has the best EPA fuel economy of the three P400 models at 22 mpg combined, air suspension as standard, and available all-wheel steering that tightens turns in Plano and North Dallas parking garages. Choose the Range Rover if rear-seat comfort or seven seats matter more than efficiency. Choose the Defender if your weekends need its permanent four-wheel drive and you accept 20 mpg combined.
| Commuter factor | Range Rover Sport | Range Rover | Defender 110 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA combined, P400 | 22 mpg | 21 mpg | 20 mpg |
| EPA city / highway, P400 | 20 / 25 | 19 / 24 | 18 / 22 |
| Seating | 5 | 5, or 7 in the Long Wheelbase Seven Seats | 5, or 7 with the optional third row |
| Steering | All-wheel steering available | All-wheel steering standard | Conventional (no all-wheel steering) |
| Drivetrain | All-wheel drive | All-wheel drive | Permanent four-wheel drive with two-speed transfer case |
| Suspension | Air suspension standard | Air suspension standard | Air suspension or coil springs, by trim |
| Best commuter trait | The best fuel economy of the three | Rear-seat comfort and refinement | A commanding view of traffic |
Fuel economy: fueleconomy.gov (EPA), 2026 P400 models. Equipment: landroverusa.com and rangerover.com model and specification pages, October 2026.
Concrete expansion joints and stop-and-go traffic are what a Tollway commute is made of. Here is what each model brings to both.
Range Rover Sport, if you mostly drive yourself
Range Rover, if passengers come first
Defender 110, if the weekend matters as much as the commute
The Defender is the honest outlier: at 20 mpg combined and without all-wheel steering, it is the least efficient commuter of the three and the least nimble in a parking garage, and the one that pays you back on gravel, trails and the trip to the lake. For the full-size Range Rover lineup, see our Range Rover full-size guide for DFW.
The surest way to choose is to drive the route you take every day. Book a Range Rover Sport or Range Rover test drive at Land Rover Frisco, and ask whether the drive can include part of your usual route, such as the Dallas North Tollway.
For most North Dallas commuters, the Range Rover Sport: it returns 22 mpg combined (EPA, P400) against 21 for the Range Rover, with air suspension standard on both. The Range Rover suits commuters who carry adults in the back or need seven seats.
It works, with trade-offs. The Defender 110 P400 returns 20 mpg combined (EPA) and goes without all-wheel steering, but its upright driving position gives a commanding view of traffic and its permanent four-wheel drive suits weekends off pavement.
Among the P400 models here, the Range Rover Sport, at 25 mpg highway (EPA), ahead of the Range Rover at 24 and the Defender 110 at 22.
Book a test drive with Land Rover Frisco and ask whether the drive can include part of your usual route, such as the Dallas North Tollway.