The Land Rover Range Rover Velar (generally known simply as the Range Rover Velar) () is a

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produced by British automotive company

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under their Land Rover marque. The fourth model in the

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line, the Velar was unveiled on 1 March 2017 in London, England. The Velar was released in the summer of 2017. The name Velar had previously been used for a series of

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first-generation

s in 1969.

Design

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The Range Rover Velar ushers in a new

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for Land Rover that is influenced by Land Rover's previous design language that began with the

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and most recently was used in the

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. The new design language features smoother lines on the body, and emphasises sportiness and on-road ability, but more important is the new interior design language that begins with the Velar, which will later spread to other Range Rover models. The interior of the Velar is influenced by that of the I-Pace of 2018 and features 3 touchscreens, which control most of the interior features of the Velar. The cockpit of the Velar is more driver-focused and the seating position is lower than any other Land Rover before, as sportiness and on-road performance are top priorities.

Launch

The Range Rover Velar was first officially revealed in a series of teaser photos on 22 February 2017, and unveiled at an event at the London Design Museum on 1 March 2017. The official launch was at the Geneva Motor Show on 7 March 2017, with it being made available for order shortly after and the first deliveries making it to dealers in the summer of 2017.

Specifications

Platform

Built on the Jaguar Land Rover iQ I(D7a) platform, the Range Rover Velar shares a number of components with the

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, XF, and XE models, notably its aluminium platform and wheelbase. The Velar is built at the same factory in

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. However, the Range Rover is longer than the F-Pace.

Towing capacity

Towing capacity for the Velar is , significantly less than a standard Range Rover.

Engines

Like its platform-mates, the Range Rover Velar uses

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line of four-cylinder diesel and petrol engines in addition to JLR's six-cylinder engines. All 4-cylinder engines are paired with the ZF (8HP45) 8-speed automatic transmission, while all 6-cylinder engines mate with the ZF (8HP70) 8-speed automatic transmission.

References

External links

Range Rover Velar official website
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