The new Range Rover has triumphed in the annual Car Design review book, claiming the coveted production car of the year award.
Chosen by a panel of expert jurors including design leaders from Polestar, Lamborghini, Volvo and Lucid, the new Range Rover was praised for its reductive design and the way it combines a modern luxury aesthetic with an iconic form that links the new vehicle to its unrivalled 50-year lineage.
Land Rover bagged multiple awards, including best Colour, Materials and Finish (CMF), and Team prize jointly awarded to Range Rover SV and Defender, while Jaguar Land Rover’s Ken Gan won the Undiscovered Talent award.
The fifth-generation luxury SUV takes Land Rover’s modernist design philosophy to the next level, with a contemporary interpretation of its trademark profile to create an incredible design statement. It continues to lead, bringing breathtaking modernity, aesthetic grace and sophistication to Land Rover’s latest flagship.
The New Range Rover is defined by three lines that can trace their origins back through the generations – the falling roofline, strong waistline and rising sill line. These trademark features combine with a characteristically short front overhang and a distinctive new boat tail rear, complete with a practical split tailgate to create an elegant profile that conveys Range Rover’s peerless presence.
Prof Gerry McGovern OBE, Chief Creative Officer, Jaguar Land Rover, said, “Range Rover is the original luxury SUV and a vehicle of peerless distinction. New Range Rover’s exceptional form embodies modern luxury, and its elegant proportions and optimised volumes are hallmarks of our Reductive Design philosophy. This approach was introduced with the Velar in 2017 and is now familiar across our Range Rover family”
Providing more refinement, customer choice and more scope for personalization than ever before. The fifth-generation Range Rover was the clear winner among the shortlisted vehicles, all of which were launched between April 2021 and September 2022.
Fast Facts:
Price: From R2 996 600
Engine: 3,0-litre, inline-six, turbodiesel
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
Power: 258 kW@ 4 000 r/min
Torque: 700 N.m @ 1 500–3 000 r/min
0–100 km/h: 6,1 seconds
Top speed: 234 km/h
Fuel consumption: 7,4 L/100km
