http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/motors/4492846/First-pictures-of-4×4-legends-new-Range-Rover.html

The actual news articles are starting to flow, this one embedded the video above, showing that the new 2013 Range Rover still has what it needs to be called a Range Rover

Seeing it with a person in front of it really shows how big those 22" wheels are.

Thanks Ian!

Disclaimer: everything I say in these OCD Range Rover minutia rants could be wrong, I just like guessing.

Going back to the first real interior spy shots taken in China:

I noticed there weren’t any door locks toward the back top of the door card(marked in red).  After seeing the released shots from the other day, we got the first glimpse of the controls(marked in blue).  I didn’t even notice the blue controls until I went back to these pictures after seeing the real ones.  Another thing to note in the final released interior shot, there is no central locking button near the main controls.  This differs from Jaguar, which does still have their central locking buttons on the center console.

I think this is neat and just adds to the cleaner look they seem to have achieved.  The door locks on the previous Range Rover were BMW circa 1997 and although you could press them down to lock the doors, you had to pull the door handle twice to unlock them.

That little lock control panel shows up on the passenger side too.  So what does it all mean?  There are more than a couple of buttons there, are there individual buttons for each door?

I like this picture, although it is a little jarring.

A few more interesting shots of the new 2013 Range Rover. 

Something’s to take note of.  The shot from above showing the new full glass room, notice the rear seat of that Range Rover is similar to the Autobiography Ultimate.  They referenced the new two-seat configuration in the PR material, "two place rear seating package".

Also, not sure of the controls that are directly above the door handles.  In the higher res shots, it is a lock icon, but in this shot, it looks like there is more going on.  First there doesn’t seem to be a central locking button on the middle dash.  Second, maybe there isn’t an actually door lock in the normal location at the top back of the door and these control everything, they are on both sides.

We’ll see…

So the time has come, this is now the Range Rover.

THE ALL-NEW 2013 RANGE ROVER

Land Rover Introduces the Next Generation of the World’s Most Iconic Luxury SUV

• Unmistakably a Range Rover, a modern interpretation of iconic design cues

• Legendary Land Rover off-road capability with transformed on-road handling and agility

• Lighter, stronger and more refined. The world’s first SUV with an all-aluminum unibody structure

• Weight savings of up to 926lbs (420kg) when compared to the outgoing model delivers improved fuel economy and reduced CO₂ emissions. A US specification V8 model is approximately 700lbs lighter than similarly equipped outgoing model

• A more spacious and luxurious interior provides a truly composed motoring experience for all occupants. Rear legroom increases 4.7 inches

• Adaptive dynamics suspension system further refines ride quality

• Enhanced all-terrain performance with the introduction of a new fully automatic Land Rover “Terrain Response 2 Auto®” system • Designed and engineered in Britain at Land Rover’s development centers throughout the UK

• Manufactured in a new aluminum production facility at Land Rover’s Home in Solihull, United Kingdom

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