New York, March 28, 2018 - Jurors considered the Range Rover Velar the most beautiful car in the world by awarding it the title of World Design of the Year at the 2018 World Car Awards.

Prestigious, modern and elegant, the Velar combines excellence in design with the integrity of
its design.
Teacher. Dr. Ralf Speth, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, comments: “The Range Rover Velar is
an extraordinary SUV. It combines modernity, unparalleled design, innovation
development of the Touch Pro Duo infotainment system and the attention paid to
sustainable development.
The F-TYPE, Evoque, F-PACE and now the Range Rover Velar have all won the
World Design of the Year award. These successes mean a lot to us. I am
very honored and I would like to thank the members of the jury for their confidence and
encouragement to continue in this direction.
I also thank the Velar team for the passion and unwavering commitment they have
demonstrates to push the limits and seek the most extraordinary solutions. "
The distinctive design of the Range Rover Velar presents a perfectly balanced silhouette. The
fineness of the LED matrix laser front lights, the integrated door handles and the system
Touch Pro Duo infotainment witnesses Range's reductionist philosophy
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Gerry McGovern, Land Rover's Chief Design Officer, explains: “Evolution
of our design philosophy stems from our relentless desire to create
highly desirable cars that our customers will love for life. The Range
Rover Velar brings a new dimension of modernity to the Range Rover family with
many innovative technologies contributing to the pleasure of driving or being driven.
We are honored that the jury recognized the tireless efforts made by our
designers and engineers to offer a vehicle with an exciting design,
technologies and relevant innovation to make it a vehicle instantly
desirable. "
Ahead of the Volvo XC60 and Lexus LC 500, the Velar won the World Design Prize
of the Year awarded by the jury of the Car of the Year Prize made up of 85 journalists
automobiles from 24 countries.
The success of the Velar follows the double victory of the Jaguar F-PACE in 2017. Launched the year
last and taking the name of the first Range Rover concepts at the end of the 60s,
the Velar fits into the range between the Range Rover Evoque and the Range Rover
Sport.
It offers six engines, ranging from 2,0 liters Diesel Ingenium of 180hp to powerful
6-liter supercharged petrol V3,0 developing 380hp.
Designed, developed and produced in the UK, Velar offers practicality, connectivity and
expected skills of a Range Rover. Equipped with the latest technologies and composed of
greater number of renewable materials, this luxury SUV was designed to 'Cross over
new Horizons'.
Available from € 57, the Range Rover Velar is available from all distributors
Land Rover.
To configure your vehicle, go to: www.landrover.fr