The Velar cuts the most efficient hole in the wind of any Land Rover before it, and the Velar looks every bit worth the effort. The hood looks impossibly long for an SUV, a single character line drawn from the headlights reaches back toward the tail in a long, uninterrupted crease.Ĭopper accents on the front fenders are painfully on-trend and can be covered with an optional black package, but why? The Velar rids itself of door handles, curvy lines, and frippery in favor of a clean profile and basic interpretation on proportions. Inside or out, it’s excellent and will be a benchmark for other Range Rovers-and other SUVs-to come. The interior goes the opposite direction, with more expressive details, lines and colors, without kitsch. It begins as a Jaguar F-Pace, which we deemed excellent in its exterior, and pares down to the essential curves further. The 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar is the best-looking SUV on the road today, inside or out.
We stop short of saying the same for the rear only because tall passengers may be asking for a more leg room.īut shod with 22-inch wheels, a light exterior tone, and black roof, most people may spend more time outside the Velar looking at it than inside. Yes, it’s worth it.) In top trims, the Velar adds a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster that ups the viewable inches of screens to more than some of our TVs at home, while multi-adjustable front seats are all-day comfortable. Leather hides will adorn most cabins, while an optional premium cloth steals the show for us.
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While the driver manages the road, other passengers are treated to an opulent interior that’s one of Range Rover’s best. None are particularly refined, and although all of them aptly power the Velar, it’s not particularly thrilling to drive on the road. That trio of engines is the same found under the Jaguar F-Pace and it’s starting to show frays around the edges. The best option is a supercharged V-6 that makes 380 hp, but it’s not because of its sub-six-second 0-60-mph sprint-it’s the only engine that comes with an air suspension. The base engine in the Velar is a gas-powered turbo-4 that makes 247 horsepower, upgradeable to a turbodiesel inline-4 that’s best trick is up to 30 mpg highway. Under the hood, the Velar turns back to the Jaguar for inspiration-for better or worse. The Velar even rids itself of door handles to focus on its body lines.
The Velar takes the F-Pace’s shape and reveals its elements: long hood, sloping roofline, massively open wheel arches. They’ll see an exterior sharpened with Land Rover’s chief designer Gerry McGovern’s pen-turned-whetstone.
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It may be the most convincing argument yet that automakers don’t necessarily need to turn to Apple or Android to make infotainment user interfaces.īut passersby won’t see the touchscreens. Adapted from prior Jaguar Land Rover systems, the new infotainment system is responsive, sharp, and devastatingly gorgeous. Its most convincing argument for beaucoup bucks is two 10-inch touchscreens in the center console that control infotainment and vehicle functions.
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