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Land Rover’s quest to cover every single niche in the SUV market continues with the new Range Rover Velar sports crossover, unveiled today ahead of a Geneva Motor Show world premiere in a week’s time. The Velar was essentially made to fill the gap between the most affordable Range Rover, the Evoque, which starts from around $41,000, and the Sport that can be had from $65,000 and upwards. Range Rover's new mid-size model starts from $49,900 in the US and £44,830 in the UK rising to $89,300 and £85,450 respectively for the top of the line 'First Edition'. US prices exclude a $995 destination and handling fee. At 4,803mm (189 in.) long, 1,930mm (76 in.) wide and 1,665mm (65.5 in.) tall, riding on the same 2,874mm (113.1 in.) wheelbase (Evoque: 2,660mm; Range Rover Sport: 2,923mm) and aluminum architecture with the Jaguar F-Pace, the Velar is smaller than the BMW X6 (4,909mm / 193.3 in. long with a 2,933mm / 115.5 in. wheelbase) but bigger than the X4 (4,671mm / 183.9 in...

A full set of images showing Land Rover’s new Range Rover Velar sports crossover have made their way online, courtesy of Diariomotor, ahead of a Geneva Motor Show world premiere in a week’s time. The Velar was made to fill the gap between the most affordable Range Rover, the Evoque, which starts from around $41,000, and the Sport that can be had from $65,000 and upwards. Our guess is that, beyond the Porsche Macan, Land Rover will potentially try to steal buyers from both the upper end of the BMW X4 and Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe lineups, as well as the BMW X6 and Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupes. The new gallery that follows Land Rover’s single teaser photo last week, shows a familiar exterior styling with influences from both the Evoque (especially up front) and the Sport (the rest of the body), albeit with more rounded and softer lines, as well as a more rakish roof than either one. Inside, while sporting similar lines to the other Range Rover models, the Velar progresses the brand’...

While we can't be 100 per cent certain that this interior shot is from a Range Rover Velar, judging by the official image released by Land Rover on Wednesday, we're leaning towards confirming that it is. Granted, LR didn't actually give us a clear shot of the cabin, which means that zooming in through the panoramic roof is a must in order to make out the dashboard layout, which features a wide infotainment display with twin air vents on top. We even saw part of the multi-function steering wheel, specifically the buttons on the right-hand side and how the panel itself is shaped and positioned between the center hub and the rim. As for this image here, it was posted on the disco3 forum on February 9th by a user called dlw, who says he was working in a freight forwarding company in Heathrow when he saw three LHD camouflaged RRs boarding a plane. He only managed to snap this picture but it's pretty conclusive from where we're standing. He even confirmed that ...

The fourth member of the continuously expanding Range Rover family is the Velar that has been partially revealed before it celebrates its debut in full at next month’s Geneva Motor Show. Named after the first Range Rover prototypes of the 1960s, the Velar occupies the space between the existing, entry-level (starts from around $41k) Range Rover Evoque and the larger (priced from $65k) Range Rover Sport in the brand’s lineup. While no prices have been released yet, if Land Rover splits the difference at around $50k, then it could compete against the Porsche Macan and possibly even both the BMW X4 and X6. The single teaser image shows a bird’s eye view of the rear, revealing a panoramic glass roof that takes up more than three-quarters of the top, horizontal, instead Range Rover’s usual vertical tail lamps, plus a faraway peep at the widescreen infotainment system. Naturally, Land Rover Chief Design Officer, Gerry McGovern, has plenty of superlatives for the new model: “We cal...