Range Rover’s creating a grand tourer, and this is our first look - evo.co.uk

The Story

The Range Rover lineup is getting a new addition with the sleek GT, and this teaser offer our first look Here’s what’s happening:

It’s not long before Range Rover enters its new electrified era, but before the EV variants of the Range Rover Sport and Range Rover hit the road, an all-new model has already been teased. Called the ‘GT’, it will launch as the fifth model in the Range Rover lineup, built in the UK and with all-electric power only at launch.

In other words, details on its powertrain and pricing are still to come but it’s clear that it adopts a much more sleek, coupe-style aesthetic in-line with its GT badge. Lower than a Porsche Macan and with a similar wheelbase to the Range Rover Sport, it retains four doors like the rest of the range to make it just as practical as a…

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To put it simply, the Range Rover GT is said to excel in ‘long-haul comfort’ which is precisely what we’ve come to expect from any of its products, but perhaps not something typically associated with an EV given range limitations. Its fully fledged Range Rover Electric sibling is said to extract 300 miles WLTP from its huge 118kWh…

Breaking this down, martin Limpert, managing director, Range Rover, said: ‘We have spent the last few years working obsessively on the fundamentals of the GT formula, reinterpreted in a sophisticated, uniquely Range Rover way. The result is the most car-like, yet unmistakably capable, Range Rover ever created, now possible on our…

Now, this will be the first Range Rover launched on the EMA platform, setting it apart from its MLA-based relative and the JEA-based Jaguar GT. While this was a platform initially designed solely for electric power, JLR since made it compatible with hybrid powertrains to add much more flexibility further down the line. Range Rover has…

Why It Matters

This story resonates because it marks a notable moment for the industry. Industry watchers often read such moves as signals — for the general landscape this could suggest a shift toward younger, digitised audiences.

CarMotion Daily’s Take

Our read: Range Rover’s creating a grand tourer, and this is our first look - evo.co.uk is more than a headline — it indicates a deliberate move from the parties involved’s playbook. Watch the next 60 days for follow-through.