The New Range Rover Velar Wants A Fight With The Porsche Macan

The latest addition to Range Rover's line of lifestyle-friendly but impressively dynamic SUVs is aimed straight at the mighty Germans, and it's looking like a good scrap is on the cards
The New Range Rover Velar Wants A Fight With The Porsche Macan

Land Rover is about to raise a Great British vee towards the likes of Porsche and BMW, with a new hot Range Rover SUV called the Velar.

Initially reported by Autocar, whose renders we’ve been allowed to share, the Velar will gun for the Macan, X6 and Mercedes GLE Coupé. The magazine’s sources say the Velar, which takes its name from secret Range Rover prototypes back in the 1960s, is actually most closely related to the Jaguar F-Pace.

It’s a five-seat, five-door machine sized to sit between the Evoque and the Sport, using longitudinally-mounted engines from four to six cylinders. A V8 version is looking likely, too, with Jaguar Land Rover insiders apparently suggesting a top-end retail price of around £90,000. Entry-level versions will sit closer to £60,000.

The New Range Rover Velar Wants A Fight With The Porsche Macan

An aluminium body and chassis will cut weight to around 1800kg, says Autocar, potentially making it a lot lighter than key rivals.

It should have good off-road capability, but won’t have a low-range gearbox, with more effort spent instead on sorting the chassis dynamics. The Velar will be aimed squarely at the lifestyle market, where at present there’s much more money being spent.

Dynamically it will have to be good to beat the impressive Macan, but later in the year, after the Velar’s official reveal at the Geneva Motor Show in March, we’ll find out how it compares.

Comments

Anonymous

I can’t help but think… what is the point? If people want a more ‘lifestyle’ Range Rover, they’ll just get the Evoque.

02/02/2017 - 09:19 |
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The Silver Paseo EL54

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Evoque can be compared to a boring VW Tiguan, not Porsche Macan.

02/02/2017 - 09:23 |
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K Chaitanya Rao

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Its all the fault of dog in handbag idiots who think driving a luxury lifestyle SUV that weighs the moon in town is “baller” while causing jams and running into hydrants at every turn.
If it wasnt for these morons, we wouldnt have these ungainly “SUV Coupes” to put up with.

02/02/2017 - 16:17 |
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iCypher(Joel Chan)

….So its basically a semi-new Range Rover…With 5 seats?

Sorry guys, but I’ll stick to my semi-gas-guzzler Full-Fat Rangies, thank you…

02/02/2017 - 09:25 |
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Gus (SQUAD SQUAD)

Meanwhile at Range Rover

02/02/2017 - 09:26 |
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Literally my thoughts.

02/02/2017 - 09:34 |
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Roadster / Tail Red

And that’s another SUV aiming at the Macan…

02/02/2017 - 09:33 |
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Boosted69420

insert Can I Copy Your Homework meme here

02/02/2017 - 10:17 |
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Anonymous

its kind of very not same

02/02/2017 - 12:04 |
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Anonymous

Might look the same but it’s really really not!

02/02/2017 - 13:28 |
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Alex Trigg

Saw a prototype go through my town today

02/02/2017 - 14:34 |
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Tatsuya Mikkinoppe

I’ll stick to a Macan, thanks.

02/02/2017 - 15:13 |
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Asa Dickinson

Looks like i gotta sneak this to the dealership and trade it in while the spouse is sleeping

02/02/2017 - 16:40 |
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