RANGE ROVER VELAR
The Velar’s bloodline is unmistakable. A floating roof, an unbroken waistline, and rounded corners culminate in a tidy rear featuring nearly vertical cutlines from the roof to the bumper. Careful review permits us to be reasonably sure the Velar is one and the same as the camouflaged Range Rover Sport Coupe spy shots that have been circulating for some time. The rakish sliding panoramic glass roof is standard across the Velar line. So maybe it’s not as radical a departure into the depths of SUV coupledom as, say, the BMW X4 and the Mercedes-Benz GLC coupe; we respect Land Rover for resisting the urge to go full “coupe” on the Velar.
The Velar is a beautifully designed and mostly finely wrought car. It will sell well to the growing number of affluent urbanites who want a stand out suv. They will buy it, probably love it and get covetous glances from neighbors, other road users and the fashion conscious . They will enjoy exploring the wonders hidden in the touchscreen menus and showing them off to friends.
Perhaps the Velar’s greatest trick is that it doesn't sacrifice practicality on the altar of style. Although the interior isn't as cavernous as the Velar’s exterior dimensions suggest, it is useful and roomy. Thanks in part to the ample rear overhang, there is a class-leading 34 cubic feet of cargo space behind the second-row seats. And Land Rover even cleverly installs a switch in the cargo area for lowering the air suspension (on models so equipped), helping to mitigate the Velar’s somewhat high lift-over height.
Infotainment teething issues aside, the Velar is successful at its mission of feeling like a true luxury good;
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