These are the latest spy shots of a slinky coupe-alike Range Rover crossover,
based on the Jaguar F-Pace, that’s designed to slot between
the Range Rover Evoque and the Range Rover Sport.
Codenamed L560, it will be the fourth addition to the
current Range Rover family. Internally, it’s reputedly referred to as the
'Velar' by JLR suits – in a nod to the original Spen King-era 'Velar'
three-door Range Rover. Jaguar Land Rover also submitted a patent application
for the Velar name earlier this year, although it's not yet clear if this is
the intended name for the production model.
The Velar is an incremental model for Land Rover, reflecting
the rising fortunes in Solihull as the world laps up more and more crossovers
and SUVs. It's also a car that will pitch Range Rover headlong into the sporty
soft-roader segment, challenging the likes of the BMW
X6 and Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe. Traditionalists,
look away now...
Range Rover Sport Coupe, aka Velar: here in 2017
Yes, you read that right. This car is at a more advanced
stage of development than you might think. The new Land Rover Discovery is
next in the queue, and pegged to be revealed in autumn 2016 at the Paris motor show – but this
sportier, slinkier SUV is next up with a likely debut in spring 2017.
UK dealers are poised to start selling the newcomer in mid
to late 2017. Its price is likely to surpass £60,000 and push way towards six
figures in top-end spec. There's money in them there sporty, posh
mud-pluggers.
This prototype was spotted at the Nürburgring, too,
suggesting Land Rover’s putting in the time required to make sure the Velar
will pack a suitably sporting edge – which will allow it to better rival the
German offerings.
But the Land Rover L560 won't go off-road, will it?
Surely not, if the typical market profile of the average X6
or GLE owner is anything to go by. But, being a Land Rover, it will have to
have decent go-anywhere ability baked in from the outset. Those Jag F-Pace underpinnings mean
it'll be based on the group's latest aluminium architecture, with a suite of
six- and eight-cylinder petrol and diesel engines to provide the power to all
four wheels.
Don't forget the in-house Ingenium engine range will soon
spawn straight six motors, to replace the ageing, Ford-related V6
motors. Needless to say, a nutty SVR performance derivative is a dead cert,
likely toting more than 500bhp.
The new British-built six-cylinder Ingenium engines, hailing
from the state-of-the-art factory in Wolverhampton, are due in late 2017. CAR
can reveal the following details:
- Launch date Late 2017
- Fueling Direct injection, petrol and diesel
- Capacity 3.0-litre straight six
- Petrol power outputs 300/400/500bhp
- Diesel power outputs 275/335/400bhp
Equally, the range could be stretched downwards to include
four-pot engines like those found in the F-Pace, should the market – or a
global recession – demand it.
This is a Range Rover aimed squarely at road use and
street-side posing. Don't expect a seven-seat version, as with the Range Sport.
It's an expression of just how luxury and road-biased the brand can go. If you
thought the Evoque was radical, wait until you see the Velar, say insiders.
source: http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/spy-shots/land-rover/fourth-range-rover-model-scooped-latest-news-on-land-rovers-x6-rival/
by Tim Pollard
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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