- The 2027 Range Rover Velar has been spied inside and out.
- Interior sports an all-new dash and infotainment system.
- EV adopts a sleek design focused on improved aerodynamics.
Spy photographers have caught the redesigned Range Rover Velar on multiple occasions, but now they’ve gotten a glimpse inside too. This reveals a number of changes and things aren’t exactly looking luxurious.
Drivers sit behind a new two-spoke steering wheel, which features a horizontal bar decked out in digital buttons. More notably, traditional control stalks have been replaced by stubby, wing-like appendages.
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Elsewhere, we can see a flat dashboard with a freestanding digital instrument cluster. It looks relatively small compared to the 12.3-inch displays found in many vehicles.
Further below, we can see what appears to be a full-width air vent. It’s joined by a new infotainment system, which features a squared off display. The bottom has a band dedicated to climate controls and shortcuts, suggesting physical switchgear will be kept to a minimum.
None of this looks particularly luxurious, but the cabin is largely covered by camouflage. As a result, there could be Windsor leather and wood trim hiding out of sight.
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Putting the interior aside, the Velar adopts a sleek new design that puts an emphasis on aerodynamics. Starting up front, there’s a fully enclosed grille that is flanked by slender headlights. They’re joined by a clamshell hood and a wide lower intake.
The former meets a rakish windscreen, which flows into an angular roof. While there had been speculation about the model potentially eschewing a rear window like the Polestar 4, a gap in the disguise clearly shows one.
That’s a good call and so is the streamlined bodywork and aerodynamically optimized wheels. Rounding out the highlights are flush-mounted door handles, a rear charging port, and a rounded rump.
The Velar will ride on the electrified modular architecture and be built at the company’s Halewood plant in the United Kingdom. Land Rover has been coy on specifications, but the model could echo the Range Rover EV, which will have a 117 kWh battery pack as well as a dual-motor all-wheel drive system producing 542 hp (404 kW / 550 PS) and 627 lb-ft (849 Nm) of torque.
