October 19, 2017

Text: Nicholas Tamarin

The 2018 Range Rover Velar Rethinks Its 1969 Prototype

The new 2018 Range Rover Velar. Photography courtesy of Jaguar Land Rover.

Derived from the verb velare, Latin for to veil, the new Velar is a direct descendant of Range Rover’s 1969 SUV prototype, only much less boxy. The rounded aluminum body, the second-smallest of the British car maker’s four luxury SUVs, sports LED headlights. Meanwhile, this interior eschews the macho leather-and-wood combo for the refinement of an automotive-grade wool blend from Kvadrat. The textile manufacturer, which also collaborated recently with fashion designer Raf Simons, is clearly on a hot streak.

The interior of the 2018 Range Rover Velar. Photography courtesy of Jaguar Land Rover.
The 2018 Range Rover Velar. Photography courtesy of Jaguar Land Rover.
The original 1969 Velar prototype. Photography courtesy of Jaguar Land Rover.

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