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2022 Range Rover Interior Is Mostly Screens, Exterior to Be Velar-Like

There are so many rumors revolving around the upcoming fifth generation of the mighty Range Rover that Jaguar Land Rover engineers are probably giggling like little schoolgirls whenever they read about them.
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That said, pre-production prototypes have started to share some of their secrets in recent months, despite still being highly camouflaged from head to toe.

While last time we met a 2022 Range Rover cold-weather testing in northern Sweden, now it’s time to check a right-hand-drive one out on European roads, sprinkled with ‘Bosch test vehicle’ stickers all around.

Spy photographers also managed to peek inside, where they snapped a few shots of an interior that is obviously not ready for production in the current configuration but does share a few interesting details.

By far, the two most interesting ones are the massive center console touchscreen, which looks like it will be the largest ever fitted to a production Jaguar Land Rover vehicle so far, and the touch-capacitive buttons on the steering wheel.

The rest of the dashboard and center console details are either camouflaged or simply not fitted to the car yet, so it looks like this is still an early testing prototype.

Outside, the car delivers a similar ‘unfinished’ feeling, and every bit of metal is wrapped with camo, but the Range Rover Velar-esque design motifs are hard to hide from prying eyes.

The gently sloping roof is a new addition to the venerable Range Rover, but it makes the proportions of the full-size SUV more cohesive and somewhat sportier-looking, despite its size.

Based on a brand-new architecture that will be used on a lot of upcoming Jaguar and Land Rover models, including the all-electric 2022 Jaguar XJ replacement, the new Range Rover is expected to weigh considerably less than its predecessors, thanks to the extensive use of aluminum and high-strength steels.

The SUV is expected to feature an engine lineup that should start with a four-cylinder, with most of the powerplants being inline-sixes from the Ingenium family.

The 5.0-liter V8 is a bit long in the tooth, and JLR is expected to replace it with a new mild-hybrid V8 developed by none other than former Land Rover owner BMW.
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About the author: Alex Oagana
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Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project.
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