The camouflage has been stripped back more and more over the past month; to the point where it’s become “what are they still hiding?”.  While we know something is going on with the doors, they’ll keep that secret until reveal I’m sure.  The thing that caught my eye is the horizontal line that runs parallel and along with the door handles and hood gap. 

Looking at this shot, posted on carspyshots.net, the camo does still run all around the vehicle but pay more attention to where it overlaps – right along the line I’m talking about.  Also, notice how the camo does pull in right where it meets the hood gap at the bottom of the a-pillar.

Blue line follows the camo, red shows the design.

The current Range Rover has that same line, so this isn’t some great find.  And the Evoque also has quite a crease running down the side, although on the Evoque, it’s lower than the door handles.  But either way, Land Rover is being sure to keep this line covered.

I was looking at an old spy shot(can’t find the origin) and a new bit of information caught my eye. 

For background, when the Range Rover Evoque was released, one of its new safety features was a live graphic that displays the status of each seatbelt in the vehicle.  The driver can clearly see who is and isn’t buckled in; green is secure, red is not, along with an actual textual warning.

This is what it looks like in the Evoque:

In the spy shot below of the next Range Rover, the L405, we see something that looks oddly similar:

Here’s a closer look:

The graphic does match the Evoque’s, even with the triangular icon of the belted person on the “hood”.  Notice the number of indicators: Two green for the front passengers, a row of red in the back seats and then the interesting bit.  What are the two red dots that are clearly showing up in the trunk?

Hmmmm…

I’m always weary of any prerelease renderings because they are usually so terrible and way off the mark.  I just don’t even post them, it’s usually a waste of time.

An great example of a terrible idea:

or this:

So you can see why I don’t trust a guess by some artist. 

Back in April, this was posted at MotorBeam.com:

 

And again, I just dismissed it.  Now in July, we have a good idea of what this next Range Rover will look like and clearly, MotorBeam.com knew what they were talking about.  Awesome post and info and pictures!!

Car Magazine always has those latest shots.  I just wish we could see more of the interior.  This one looks like it’s completely exposed, we need to see those door cards.  And as for the exterior, someone has to get a spy of the front doors under that camo.  Another interesting bit, all of the number plates we’ve seen so far have been properly registered with the UKs DVLA, this one however, VX12 OPM, does not appear in their system.

Article isn’t in English, but the pictures are!

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/erlkoenig-range-rover-sport-2013-highend-suv-im-neuen-outfit-5247691.html

Video too!

And here’s the UK DVLA report on that number plate in the pictures – 3 Liter Diesel, VX12 DFP.

Date of Liability	01 07 2013
Date of First Registration	01 07 2012
Year of Manufacture	2012
Cylinder Capacity (cc)	3000cc
CO2 Emissions	0g/Km
Fuel Type	HEAVY OIL
Export Marker	N
Vehicle Status	Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour	BLACK
Vehicle Type Approval	Not Available

 

And for the video, VX12 DGU(see below) & VX12 CYS(Diesel like above)

Date of Liability	01 06 2013
Date of First Registration	22 06 2012
Year of Manufacture	2012
Cylinder Capacity (cc)	5000cc
CO2 Emissions	0g/Km
Fuel Type	PETROL
Export Marker	N
Vehicle Status	Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour	BLACK
Vehicle Type Approval	Not Available

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Re: L405 from the Factory Floor via rangerovers.net

So I think this is another “unofficial leak”, showing just enough of a tease but not enough detail.  If you look quick enough, the Evoque-ish design tricks the eye, but the longer hood brings it back.