Monday, July 26th, 2010
by Editor
This official PR photo of the interior of the 2011 Range Rover never looked quite right to me – specifically the new transmission control area – the shadows didn’t seem correct, the coloring looked almost like is was drawn rather then being a photograph of a real item. The right side looks like it’s not continuously even with the wood trim – wider towards the front of the vehicle, nearer towards the back. And we can clearly seem it’s the same height and butts up with the vertical section at the back. The top of the rotary selector looks like it was painted in.
In this frame from the PR video – there is a much different look. Much more shallow and then it kicks up at the end – and the top of the rotary selector is metallic now.
So it appears those first official 2011 interior photos were either using pre-production designs or were just copied & pasted to create the new look. While in the picture below, there’s a more refined design. I wonder what the lead time is on taking these photos – why couldn’t they wait until the interior was locked and get actual photos?
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
by Editor
I still have huge backlog of old print ads, brochures and more that I just never posted. I’ll start putting them up over the next few weeks. To start with here are two new galleries:
Land Rover Series – Brochures & Sales Material
Range Rover Classic – Brochures, Sales & Tech Material
Friday, July 16th, 2010
by Editor
- All-new Range Rover Evoque enters final-phase testing.
- Global test programme will cover millions of miles in extreme endurance conditions.
- It’s no secret: funky ‘camouflage’ wraps designed to introduce the new Range Rover Evoque to the world.
- Over 17,000 individual tests to be completed on all components and systems.
The all-new Range Rover Evoque has entered its final phase of testing, with hundreds of prototype models dispatched around the globe for trial in the toughest climates and conditions.
Land Rover is making no secret of the operation – its design team has fitted ten prototypes with funky camouflage wraps, to introduce the new car in ten key cities worldwide.
Ordinarily prototypes are disguised for discretion, but these ten are intended to be seen. The funky camouflage imagery is actually a GPS mapping trail of ten key cities for Evoque, with each vehicle saying ‘Hello’ to its city. It signals the eagerly awaited global launch of the new Evoque.
These unmissable vehicles represent London, New York, Sao Paulo, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Berlin, Sydney, Shanghai and Moscow and will all be spotted testing around the globe. They are just a small proportion of the hundreds of pre-production cars that will be rigorously evaluated over millions of miles to ensure the new Range Rover Evoque surpasses the highest standards of quality and reliability when it goes on sale in summer 2011.
Teams of engineers will travel to 20 countries to pit the Range Rover Evoque against the most extreme conditions on earth, ranging from the Arctic to the desert, from German Autobahns to Tokyo city traffic. Alongside the engineers, Land Rover is working with 120 unique component suppliers and carrying out in excess of 17,000 individual tests to examine every separate part and system.
Like all Range Rovers, the new Evoque will have been proven against all the elements when it goes on sale next summer.
“The development stage is crucial in the year leading up to launching the car,” said Murray Dietsch, director of Land Rover programmes. “No stone is left unturned; we have a team of experienced and skilled engineers who will work to a tight schedule to ensure we have a top quality vehicle to offer our customers.”
The new Range Rover Evoque is the smallest, lightest and most fuel-efficient model the company has ever offered, and will be sold in 160 markets around the world.
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
by Editor
So it appears that the picture we posted the other day may not have been a pre-production 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Autobiography Black, but a new option for 2011 – The Exterior Design Pack.
It’s described by Land Rover as:
For 2011, Range Rover customers can choose the optional Exterior Design Pack available in a choice of eight colours. The Exterior Design Pack comprises a revised front bumper with fog lamp surrounds, front grille and side vents in Titan finish, revised side sills, rear bumper and stainless steel exhaust finishers.
Sorry – no official pictures yet.
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
by Editor
So it’s here at least in the UK – June 17th – the 40th Anniversary of the Range Rover and the day they lift the embargo on the 2011 Range Rover info.
New options, a Limited Edition model & more – I’ll try to get a bunch of info up shortly.
Here’s something to start with and along with that picture they state:
For 2011, paddle-shift is standard on 5.0-litre Supercharged and an option on 5.0-litre Naturally Aspirated vehicles
And in this shot you can see that down-shift paddle peaking through, is it just me or are there a ridiculous amount of buttons in this cropped shot:
Monday, June 14th, 2010
by Editor
The article talks about that really small rear window, but it’s more like every window on this vehicle is really small.
From carmagazine.co.uk:
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
by Editor
It’s great to see all these pics together. I love the YVB153H, rough interior, no floating roof yet. And that interior really is rough, rusty screws & cracking vinyl. I hope someone really does drive around from time to time and it doesn’t just sit in the garage.
Enjoy:
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
by Editor
I know there’s a business case for it, but to name something a Range Rover and give it a two-wheel drive system, just doesn’t seem right. I’m sure adding a model to the full Land Rover line-up that could lower their average emissions is something they really need.
You can read more about it here:
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/05/land-rover-confirms-2wd-version-of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Carscoop+%28CARSCOOP%29
In the same vein, here are the latest spy shots of that new upcoming vehicle. I am surprised how close they are keeping it to the concept. While there’s definitely more to it, it looks like they just gave the concept real door handles & side view mirrors. The Range Stormer had been shown after the Range Rover Sport was basically done, and maybe they’re doing the same thing here. I’m more interested to see where the interior comes in – as I said before, I’m hoping for some cues as to what we’re going to see in the next Range Rover.
