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While the current generation of the Range Rover is still holding its own in the rarefied niche it occupies, it has started to look a bit long in the tooth after eight years on the market.
A mid-cycle facelift did bring its exterior look more in line with the current Land Rover design language, but the luxury SUV has really started to show its age under the hood.
The fifth generation of the Range is on the last leg of pre-production testing, with a prototype having been spotted for the second time this winter in the snowy, northern parts of Sweden.
Despite still being camouflaged from head to toe, the 2022 Range Rover prototype doesn’t manage to hide its Velar-like design motifs, with the roofline dropping slightly toward the rear.
The entire car looks like it was carved from a single block of metal, something that will probably be emphasized even more once the camouflage starts coming off in the next couple of months.
Based on an all-new platform that will underpin a whole bunch of upcoming Land Rover and Jaguar products, including the all-electric XJ sedan, the 2022 Range Rover should arrive at the end of next year if all goes to plan.
Called MLA (Modular Longitudinal Architecture), the aluminum-intensive platform can be used on sports sedans and SUVs alike, but that shouldn’t mean that the next Range Rover will lose any of its off-road capabilities.
On the powertrain front, an assortment of four and six-cylinder Ingenium mild-hybrids should comprise most of the lineup, with a plug-in hybrid thrown in there for good measure.
The tried and tested 5.0-liter V8 will go the way of the Dodo, with recent rumors suggesting that Land Rover might use a version of BMW’s 4.4-liter V8 instead on the top of the range models.
A replacement for the more luxurious long-wheelbase version is also expected in 2022, while the Range Rover Sport will get a new generation about a year from the introduction of its bigger brother, featuring a similar engine lineup but a sportier look.
The fifth generation of the Range is on the last leg of pre-production testing, with a prototype having been spotted for the second time this winter in the snowy, northern parts of Sweden.
Despite still being camouflaged from head to toe, the 2022 Range Rover prototype doesn’t manage to hide its Velar-like design motifs, with the roofline dropping slightly toward the rear.
The entire car looks like it was carved from a single block of metal, something that will probably be emphasized even more once the camouflage starts coming off in the next couple of months.
Based on an all-new platform that will underpin a whole bunch of upcoming Land Rover and Jaguar products, including the all-electric XJ sedan, the 2022 Range Rover should arrive at the end of next year if all goes to plan.
Called MLA (Modular Longitudinal Architecture), the aluminum-intensive platform can be used on sports sedans and SUVs alike, but that shouldn’t mean that the next Range Rover will lose any of its off-road capabilities.
On the powertrain front, an assortment of four and six-cylinder Ingenium mild-hybrids should comprise most of the lineup, with a plug-in hybrid thrown in there for good measure.
The tried and tested 5.0-liter V8 will go the way of the Dodo, with recent rumors suggesting that Land Rover might use a version of BMW’s 4.4-liter V8 instead on the top of the range models.
A replacement for the more luxurious long-wheelbase version is also expected in 2022, while the Range Rover Sport will get a new generation about a year from the introduction of its bigger brother, featuring a similar engine lineup but a sportier look.
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