I can always count on Ian Parry to send me the scoops!! I think the antipodeans get the news quicker, haha!!
I’m not going to go crazy analyzing this just yet, as far as I’m concerned, it’s still a test car, still too much disguise. But I will say, it does look like a Range Rover – that’s a good thing!
Thanks again Ian! I knew you’d be the one to show me this.
So I saw this article the other day:
http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/new-off-road-tech-for-next-range-rover/260097/
And it discussed the already talked about Land Rover DC100 technology coming to the Range Rover Next, which does make sense, similar to the way Terrain Response, show on the Range Stormer then showed up in the Range Rover Sport & LR3.
I found higher resolution shots of the 2013 Range Rover at MOTORAUTHORITY.COM, and did a little OCD zooming, rotating and cropping. Along with some crazy overanalyzing.
Here we see what looks like Terrain Response controls. They appear to have gone back to being a round control but it doesn’t look like a knob and it does have that one button illuminated in the middle – could that be the “Terrain-i” button – hit it and forget it?
The updated and simplified Evoque-inspired steering wheel controls?
There’s no Range Rover news that gets me more excited then new interior shots!!
A modified Evoque style steering wheel, some kind of rotary control in the center and some wood trim appears to be peaking out on the left.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/111110237870/2013-range-rover-spied-with-interior-details
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1049859_2013-range-rover-spy-shots
As I’ve complained about many times before, the 12” TFT virtual gauge cluster that appeared with the 2010 Range Rover refresh, had better of been a beta test. I believe it was a test of the technology that provided us a taste of what may come in the future. In reality it provided nothing more then something to impress people with, the first time they see it, they can’t believe it. Then when they hear it actually doesn’t do anything more then that, they all say the same thing – gimmick!
So today I read and watched about the new system Cadillac has coming and it just blew me away.
And here’s my hope, what we are seeing right now in our 2010 – 2012 Range Rovers is just a proof of concept and when generation two appears in the next Range Rover, it had better be a leap beyond what we’re seeing from Cadillac, since they’re just starting with the technology, right?
But don’t worry, I’m not holding my breath.
