Three column display for InControl Touch Pro Next; below left is the I-PACE concept and right is from the Range Rove Velar teaser.  Broad strokes but obviously where they’re going.

The I-PACE "flightdeck" graphic also informs on some Velar guesses

Capacitive Switches; hidden-until-lit controls that do have haptic feedback when pressed.

Lower Touchscreen for climate and more:

Hidden in plain sight since February 9: http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic156426.html

I wonder if these glossy new steering wheel controls are touch sensitive with haptics?

All the same stuff will be written everywhere, and for consistency the full PR details will be at the bottom of the post.

Here’s what I found more interesting…

InControl Touch Pro has something new going on and the brightly lit controls below it also seem new and remind me of the touch controls in the new Panamera

Then there’s the door handles, have they gone Tesla and Aston Martin and made them flush with the body?

The gauges get a new more colorful middle display – maybe album art?  Steering wheel also gets new glossy controls.

INTRODUCING RANGE ROVER VELAR

· A new addition to the Range Rover family, filling the white space between the Range Rover Evoque and the Range Rover Sport

· Land Rover reaffirms its position as the world’s leading SUV brand

· From a bloodline like no other, Velar name is derived from the original Range Rover prototypes of 1969

· World premiere on 1 March 2017

Whitley, UK, 22 February 2017 – The luxury SUV was created in 1970 when Land Rover launched the original Range Rover. Almost half a century later that spirit of innovation continues with the introduction of the fourth member of the Range Rover family, to be unveiled on 1 March 2017.

Elegant simplicity, a visually reductive approach and pioneering consumer technology are the hallmarks of the new Range Rover Velar.

Land Rover Chief Design Officer, Gerry McGovern, said: “We call the Velar the avant garde Range Rover. It brings a new dimension of glamour, modernity and elegance to the brand. The Range Rover Velar changes everything.”

Refined for every occasion, for every terrain, Velar uses unique sustainable materials and advanced engineering to continue Land Rover’s drive to go Above and Beyond.

The origin of the Velar name (pronounced vel-ar) dates back to the first Range Rover prototypes of the Sixties: the pioneers of the luxury SUV landscape.

When development engineers needed to hide the true identity of the 26 pre-production Range Rovers, they chose the name Velar, derived from the Latin velare meaning to veil or cover.

Full details of the Range Rover Velar will be announced on 1 March 2017.

Can someone please grammatically advise – is it:

OWNER’S MANUAL?

OWNERS’ MANUAL?

OWNERS HANDBOOK?

While checking out the awesome new Land Rover iGuide app, I noticed that Land Rover writes it three different ways…  Image above shows it from new app, Land Rover website that features the app (but oddly doesn’t link to it) and the Land Rover official manuals website.

@ovalnews Hi this is an excellent online user manual for Discovery 5 for iPhone

Land Rover iGuide by Land Roverhttps://t.co/On0q9TWEzj

— Peter (@PetersWooll) February 4, 2017

Got tweeted about it this morning(Thank you Peter!) and checked it out immediately.  While just for the All-New Discovery now, it will be great to see how it expands across the "Range". 

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/land-rover-iguide/id1183433754?mt=8

Really informational and functional, using both the standard text/images and augmented reality to help advise.  Great use of FAQs too.

But as with most Land Rover stuff, little proofing/inconsistency when it comes to the text.  And they must not care because they rarely fix it.  The capitalization is all over the place when abbreviating their own features.  When they pull the content directly from the online manual it’s fine, when it’s used elsewhere it’s not.

Described officially as such:

Traffic Sign Recognition and Intelligent Speed Limiter

Traffic Sign Recognition keeps you fully informed by displaying particular traffic signs in the instrument cluster where they can easily be seen.

The system is capable of detecting variable speed limits and, where it exists, navigation data is used to increase its effectiveness. The feature can also display overtaking restrictions.

When activated, our Intelligent Speed Limiter uses Traffic Sign Recognition information to adjust your car’s speed accordingly

Active Speed Limiter (ASL) has been a relatively long time feature for Jaguar Land Rover vehicles, when activated and a speed set via steering wheel controls, except for pedal kickdown, no matter how much you press the pedal it won’t accelerate past that set top speed.  Kickdown occurs when pressing the pedal all the way to the floor and then some.

The Intelligent Speed Limiter (ISL) builds on that using the traffic signs to automatically set the top speed.  You do have the option to add up to 6MPH to that top speed.  When changing modes from ASL to ISL the LIM icon gets the additional "i".

And when the gauge map display is turned on, you get this:

HUD gets an icon too, you get the idea…

Here’s a link to the owners manual describing how to use it:

http://www.ownerinfo.landrover.com/document/LK/2017/T29967/20760_en_GBR/proc/G1964579

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And here’s a paste of the content because of how bad the Land Rover site is when you use a link like that for the first time and have to select language/country and it can’t be bothered to remember where you wanted to go and it brings you back to the main page

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INTELLIGENT SPEED LIMITER (ISL) CONTROLS

The ISL works in conjunction with the traffic sign recognition system and the navigation system to restrict the maximum vehicle speed. The maximum speed, is set based on the information received from both these systems. If the system cannot determine a valid maximum speed, ISL is deactivated and the Automatic Speed Limiter (ASL) is activated. See AUTOMATIC SPEED LIMITER (ASL) CONTROLS.

To switch the ISL on, press the LIM button on the center console. Depending on vehicle status, either the ASL or the ISL information lamp is displayed in the instrument panel. If ASL is displayed, press and hold the CANCEL button on the steering wheel. The ASL information lamp is replaced with the ISL information lamp to confirm that ISL has been selected. See INTELLIGENT SPEED LIMITER (ISL) (AMBER).

The ISL does not operate until activated. To activate the ISL, press the SET+ button or the RES button on the steering wheel. Detected speed limits are displayed as icons in the instrument panel and Head-Up Display (HUD). See HEAD-UP DISPLAY (HUD).

NOTES

The ISL can also be switched on and off via the Driver Assistance instrument panel menu. If cruise control is in operation, this option is grayed-out in the instrument panel. See INSTRUMENT PANEL MENU.

If the ISL detects a speed limit lower than the current vehicle speed, the system automatically slows the vehicle to meet the speed limit. Pressing the RES button on the steering wheel increases the rate of deceleration.

If the ISL detects a speed limit higher than the current vehicle speed, the system allows the driver to accelerate up to meet the speed limit. Pressing the RES button on the steering wheel increases the rate of acceleration.

To suspend ISL operation, press the CANCEL button on the steering wheel. To resume ISL operation, press the RES button or the SET+ button on the steering wheel.

When ISL is active, vehicle speed may increase in certain conditions, e.g., when traveling downhill. If the vehicle’s speed rises by more than 2 mph (3.5 km/h) above the ISL detected speed limit, a warning message is displayed in the message center. If the vehicle’s speed rises by more than 5 mph (7 km/h) above the ISL detected speed limit for 4 seconds, a chime also sounds.

The ISL detected speed limit can be overridden if rapid acceleration is required. Rapid acceleration is also known as kickdown.

If kickdown is required, the vehicle accelerates past the ISL detected speed limit. When the vehicle’s speed drops below the ISL detected speed limit, any speed limitations are reapplied.

The ISL detected speed limit can be adjusted, if required, to control the vehicle’s speed at just above or below the detected speed limit. To adjust the detected speed limit:

1. Press the SET+ button to raise the maximum vehicle speed 1 mph (1.5 km/h) above the detected speed limit. The maximum increase available is 6 mph (10 km/h) above the detected speed limit. Press and hold the SET+ button to raise the maximum vehicle speed directly to 6 mph (10 km/h) above the detected speed limit.

2. Press the – button to lower the maximum vehicle speed 1 mph (1.5 km/h) below the detected speed limit. The maximum decrease available is 6 mph (10 km/h) below the detected speed limit. Press and hold the – button to lower the maximum vehicle speed directly to 6 mph (10 km/h) below the detected speed limit.

WARNING

Speed limiters are convenience features only. Speed limiters do not remove the driver’s responsibility to adhere to the legal speed limit.

NOTES

Any adjustments to the ISL detected speed limit are lost if ASL is activated, or the vehicle’s ignition is switched off.

If the traffic sign recognition system cannot determine a valid speed limit, it displays – – –. If this occurs, the ISL remains set at the last known valid speed limit. If the traffic sign recognition system is unable to detect a valid speed limit within a short period of time, the ISL is deactivated. If this occurs, the ASL is activated.

ISL limitations:

The following ISL operating limitations apply:

1. ISL performance and accuracy is only as good as the information provided to it by the traffic sign recognition system.

2. ISL performance and accuracy is only as good as the information provided to it by the navigation system. Always make sure the system is operating correctly, and has the latest software.

3. The maximum speed limit recognized by the ISL is 80 mph (130 km/h). For any detected speeds above this figure, the ISL sets an unlimited maximum speed.

4. The minimum speed limit recognized by the ISL is 19 mph (30 km/h). For any detected speeds below this figure, the ISL sets a speed limit of 19 mph (30 km/h). The message LIMITER SET SPEED ABOVE SPEED LIMIT is displayed in the message center.