Range Rover lineup expands with new Velar

New model pays tribute to 1960s prototypes.

22 February 2017 David McCowen

Range Rover is set to introduce a fourth model named the Velar. Photo: Supplied

?Range Rover is set to add a fourth member to its family, introducing a new model to sit between the compact Evoque and the family-sized Range Rover Sport.

Named Velar in honour the 1960s Range Rover prototypes (internally called velare, Latin for veil), the new car fills a niche within the brand's range.

The brand has released few details surrounding the new model, which will make its world premiere on March 1. An image of the car shows it will offer a panoramic sunroof overhead, and more muscular proportions than the range Rover Sport - think broad wheel arches and less expansive windows than the current mid-sized SUV.

The Velar (second from left) will fill a hole in the brand's range. Photo: Supplied

Range Rover seas it will offer "visually reductive" styling - designer-speak for cleaner lines - as well as pioneering consumer technology, such as the in-car Apple Pay and PayPal collaboration recently announced by Jaguar and Shell.

The new model could share its underpinnings with the Land Rover Discovery Sport, offering all-wheel-drive traction as well as a choice of petrol and diesel engines.

For all the latest info visit our Land Rover showroom.

Drive Comments

10 Comments

Spazzatura Falo | 2017-02-22 03:24:33

If Range Rover put half as much effort into engineering and quality control as they do to aesthetic design, they'd have themselves a respectable vehicle.

Reggie | 2017-02-22 04:42:49

And Honda and Subaru do the reverse. I suppose you could also throw in most Nissan sedans and the Juke.

Simiam Sam | 2017-02-22 08:07:42

@Spazzatura Falo. You seem to be judging on products twenty years ago and those produced when made by Ford. They ain't like that any more. Brilliant...... I guess the wait list will be well over a year.

Lindsay | 2017-02-22 12:46:08

No other application but the private school run in the inner suburbs of Melbourne... Probably would not traverse the speed humps at Woolworth's or Bunnings...

Brian of Narangba | 2017-02-22 21:19:45

Hey Spaz, how many Rangerovers have you owned and how many kilometres did you travel in them, and please don't go and quote Powers figures because they do not relate to Australia

Selector 2 | 2017-02-22 21:45:49

J D Powers Vehicle Dependability Survey ranks Landrover at 178 problems per 100 vehicles, 8th last an 7 below industry standard of 156 problems per 100 vehicles. This survey is published every and it seems, ignored by some manufacturers such as Landrover. Therefore Rangerover by any published standard is unreliable.

RangeRoverDriver | 2017-02-23 01:54:23

Hey Lindsay - Would not traverse speed humps?? Try getting in one and actually driving it before judging. Land Rover are the original 4WD company. Do some research. As for reliability and quality - 5 years with mine and not one issue. After being a dedicated Honda fan for decades, I can't go back now. I can't wait to struggle over speed humps at Woolworths and Bunnings in this. Struggle... *pfft*.

Anotherlandroverdriver | 2017-02-23 02:51:38

Bloody Land Rover product... split an intercooler hose at 100,000km on my 7 year old twin turbo V8 diesel. I drove it in and buggers fixed it on the spot and had the cheek to charge me $80 for the priviledge! 100,000km, only issue I've had, addressed in 10 minutes. My wife then bought herself a Discovery to replace her X5 that was costing ten times that, every year, for bits failing and oil leaks. 40,000km so far, faultless. And by the way, what a pleasurable company to deal with.

Selector 2 | 2017-02-23 04:56:13

Last two comments remarkably similar, either Brian's alias or dealers.

Anotherlandroverdriver | 2017-02-23 05:07:50

Or, heaven forbid, two different people with actual product ownership experience... imagine that - not just regurgitating something you read on a website.