FEATURE
THE ALL-NEW
RANGEROVER
New from the ground up, the fifth-generation Range Rover has been eagerly awaited. It’s fair to say James Batchelor is among those rather excited about it... Smooth
A key feature of the smooth, minimalist styling are the windows. They’re completely flush, with no obvious window surrounds
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and Rover has pulled the covers off its longawaited new flagship SUV, the Range Rover. Arriving early next year, the reinvented luxury SUV is only the fifth new Range Rover since the model debuted in 1970. It launches with a range of electrified engines plus new technology, with a pure-electric version arriving in 2024. The new Range Rover comes in standard and long wheelbase (LWB) forms. The latter, for the first time, will also be offered as a seven-seater. Topping the line-up is the Range Rover SV. Developed by Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations division, it’s designed to take the fight to the Rolls-Royce Cullinan. Prices start at £94,400 for the D300 diesel, rising to more than £137,000 for the First Edition powered by a new BMW-sourced V8 petrol engine. 24 | CarDealerMag.co.uk
Platform
The fifth-generation Range Rover also sits on a new platform called MLA-Flex. It’s for this reason that the Range Rover is able to come in plug-in hybrid and full-electric versions.
4-,5- and 7-seaters
Standard and long wheelbase versions can be specified with four seats rather than the usual five, while the LWB can come with seven full-sized seats. Buyers can also have two ‘executive’ seats with extra TV screens and other luxuries.
