A distinctive silhouette

In keeping with the design that we expect from this iconic brand, the new Range Rover maintains its distinctive silhouette. The floating roof, clamshell bonnet and reduced overhangs remain integral components of its design. However, this is a vehicle that has evolved from its predecessor and ensures every onlooker is undoubtedly aware of this. A large black panel across the rear plays host to vertical brake lights – an addition that will become a signature on future releases in the upcoming years. Ensuring you’re noticed by every driver on the roads, the new taillights have been re-imagined with powerful LEDs and 1.2 million mirrors that reflect light in a customisable form. 

Alongside the rear, the marque has also utilised the pop-out door handles originally seen on the Velar in this fifth-edition model. In line with their goal of improving aerodynamics, they help to accentuate the sleek silhouette and improve drag coefficient by an estimated 12% from previous models. 

A chassis designed for off-road adventures

It’s not just the aesthetics that have evolved with the newest model. So too has the chassis and structure been advanced to improve the overall drive quality. By combining different metals and introducing rings into the shell, they have improved in rigidity, adding an impressive 50% to the torsional stiffness. There has been a keen focus on safety too, with steel used throughout the body in a bid to improve crash protection. While these additions have increased the overall weight of the vehicle, this was highlighted as an essential addition – especially with the revelation that the new Range Rover will be available with both internal combustion and electrified engines. 

Capable of both on-road and off-road adventures, it has been fitted with Wading mode. When switched on, you’ll be able to drive through bodies of water as deep as 900mm and at angles of 45°. The addition of a 48V-powered anti-roll system works to reduce body roll in excess, making hard cornering considerably more achievable. And, responsive rear wheels follow the movement of the fronts, creating much quicker response times and the capability for better stability. The Bilstein dampers adjust the suspension in as little as 5 milliseconds and the integrated Chassis Control system produces imperfections in the road before reacting appropriately. All in all, those off-road adventures that once seemed too rigorous are now entirely achievable when sat behind the wheel of this brand new Range Rover.