Land Rover Range Rover!

[2o6]

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/14/land-rover-debuts-lighter-sleeker-2013-range-rover/

It does look classy and modern, and IMO less gaudy than last year's model.

[Galaxy]

I still prefer the current one, pre facelift. The rear lights on this bother me.

[Madman]

This was the best looking Range Rover.

[cawimmer430]

I'm not a big SUV fan but this is the nicest Range Rover - the Sport.

[TurboDan]

I agree. Range Rover Sport is the best looking Range Rover ever. The rear of it is sporty and powerful looking, while the rest looks as classy as the proper Range Rover.

[TBR]

The original version of the current generation was the best imo. Don't like the grill or the vents on the current version and the next generation is just trying too hard. Probably my least favorite ever*.

*Note that its still a great looking car, Range Rover has stayed remarkably faithful to the original so I'm talking about minor distinctions.

[ifcar]

I don't like the taillights, but the front looks decent. I'm not sure if it flows well with the boxy overall shape, but on the other hand I'm glad they didn't mess with that.

[68_427]

The RR Sport is also pretty small inside.  My friend's dad had one, but traded it in for a full sized RR after a month or two.

[Atomic]

The rear lights resemble those of the new Ford Explorer. The front looks "too pretty" and far less rugged. I do think it will NOT take long for me to adjust to the revisions. As others of you cited, there are other models from the company both past and present that look better. Yet this is subjective. I do give Land Rover credit for taking risks.

I will not bring up the 2013 Honda Accord (opps!) as a company criticized for not taking too much of a gamble with its new redesign. However, when manufacturers do this it's often "a damned if you don't" scenero for critics. The Accord (opps) and the Range Rover are polar opposite types of vehicles. Just using the successful Accord (opps!) to make a point...



Currently RR owners will not desert the brand over the newest model... perhaps even giving them a reason to trade their cars for the upgraded model. Enough has changed to ensure more than a few conquest sales, as well. It will definitely continue doing well, I predict.

[Atomic]

I agree. Range Rover Sport is the best looking Range Rover ever. The rear of it is sporty and powerful looking, while the rest looks as classy as the proper Range Rover.

The only visual flaw of the Sport is the hideous and distracting side vents, like old Buick portholes and "earlier model" Lincoln Marks (thinking 70s era) referred to as gills. Yet, these America designed really worked for each company -- back then.

The new RR got it right IMO. The oversized slats give the new model a classy look with these elegant vertice lines. They are huge, but still suttle enough and not run-of-the-mill like on the current Sport.

[CJ]

I seriously dig this.  Classy as shit, but still modern.

[Galaxy]

Wimmer Photoshop this please without those lines coming out of the lights.

[cawimmer430]

Wimmer Photoshop this please without those lines coming out of the lights.

This what you had in mind? Quick 5 minute 'chop job...

[J86]

I prefer the greater boxiness of the current one, but I'm sure I'll get used to seeing this around.  Range Rover consistently makes the only luxury SUV I'd want to buy.  The only one that hasn't suffered from the shrinking greenhouse phenomenon in recent years.

[Colin]

I think it looks fantastic inside and out.

Here's hoping that Herr Hertz in Germany gets them on fleet to replace the current models and that they see fit to give me on during 2013 so I can try it for myself.

[Raza]

The front doesn't communicate well with the rest of it, in my opinion.  Good looking, but not close to even the current model. 

[Atomic]

I am getting used to it all ready. Really liking the back better than the front. The interior is chic, but pleasantly simple and not complicated from what I can see from the photos.

[Atomic]

A few more pics and a highly effective short "get into the mood" video showing a bit more of the interior... Nice, I think...

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/land-rover-officially-reveals-2013.html

[Lebowski]

I don't like it at all.  Too long, too short, and looks like a ford flex. The current RR is much better looking.


As for the sport ... Yeah it looks good but it's tiny inside. Between the RR, RR Sport, and LR4, the Sport is by far my least favorite even though it's the best looking of the three.

[Hachee]

The problem they have is that the current (well, perhaps the pre-facelift one) was about as perfect a design as you can get.  It's great looking, and a fantastic and modern update on the original, and both, IMO, are really timeless designs.  I'm not sure who designed the current one, but whoever it was, has pure talent.  

I don't know if this new one was designed by the same person or team, but there's something that strikes me as just a bit off.  A lot of people have been saying that it looks too much like a Flex or an Explorer, and there surely are similarities, but certainly the Fords got their inspiration from Range Rover.  I've read that there's more rear legroom, but I'm not sure if that's the result of a longer wheelbase.  It does look like it's longer, which is why I think it may look more similar to the Flex now.  And why were the lights styled so similarly to the new Explorer?  Those little "hooks" look dumb and unnecessary, as do the vents.

That said, it's still a great looking vehicle, and would probably look better with its normal, higher ride height, and smaller wheels with nice chunky higher profile tires.

[Galaxy]

Both the BMW Range Rover and this were designed by Phil Simmons, after Ford bought Land Rover he moved to the US were he designed the Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, and the Lincoln MKZ (that might explain the Flex influnce some are seeing) he then become head of design at Ford of Europe, before returning to Land Rover where he is responsible for the Range Rover design group.

[SVT_Power]

After all that, nobody's mentioned the part where it's SEVEN HUNDRED POUNDS lighter?

[Colin]

Lots of aluminIUm in its construction gives that massive weight saving.

[Raza]

Lots of aluminIUm in its construction gives that massive weight saving.

Aluminum.  Stop using that newfangled spelling.  You Brits are always so stuck in the past except for when it comes to this word.  Davy named it three things, so Webster made the decision for him. 

[Atomic]

I don't like it at all.  Too long, too short, and looks like a ford flex. The current RR is much better looking.

As for the sport ... Yeah it looks good but it's tiny inside. Between the RR, RR Sport, and LR4, the Sport is by far my least favorite even though it's the best looking of the three.

I see the resemblance to the Ford Flex. I was thinking the same thing, plus, as I mentioned early on, the taillights resemble the Ford Explorer -- even the front cornering side lamps up front. I also agree with Raza about the front not blending into the rest of the vehicle's design. I bet those cornering lights were added at the end with the thinking it will pull the entire look together. It doesn't, still I see where they were coming from.

[Galaxy]

This what you had in mind? Quick 5 minute 'chop job...

No, more like this:



My 5min gimping.    I think paint would have been enough. 

[Submariner]

The current interior is nicer...the new one is...bland...

[Atomic]

^Galaxy, you did it! I do not mind the line first "erased" by Wimmer, but I like how you tidied up the front and covered the Explorer-like wraparound rear/side panel. Cool!

[MrH]

Love the new interior.  The Evoque's interior is really something special.  Can't wait to see this one in person.

[CJ]

I'm not just saying this because I like the XC60, but I think the interior quality is better compared to the Evoque.  The interior struck me as being not as nice at the XC60 sitting next to it at the Dallas auto show.  It's also less expensive, a bigger inside, and far more powerful.  That said, the Evoque looks fucking sexual.