2022 Range Rover | A Close Look & Preview

The 5th generation Range Rover is based on Land Rover's new flexible Modular Longitudinal Architecture (MLA-Flex). In India, the car will be offered in standard and long wheelbase versions with the option of 7 seats on the long wheelbase version.

2022 Range Rover Preview

Introduction

The first Range Rover was introduced about 50 years back with a V8 engine and a permanent 4WD. Back then, it was a purely functional and rugged SUV, but soon it moved into the luxury space. Now, it's the pinnacle of luxury, even stealing some sales from luxury sedans. What do you do when you have a proven product? You don't reinvent the wheel and that's exactly what Land Rover has done. They have built an SUV that does everything the previous car did and made it better.

The 5th generation Range Rover is based on Land Rover's new flexible Modular Longitudinal Architecture (MLA-Flex). In India, the car will be offered in standard and long wheelbase versions with the option of 7 seats on the long wheelbase version. There are 4 variants on offer - SE, HSE, Autobiography and First Edition (not available in the 7-seater variant).

Engine options include 3.0-litre, 6-cylinder petrol and diesel engines with a 48V mild-hybrid system. The petrol engine puts out 394 BHP & 550 Nm, while the diesel engine delivers 346 BHP and 700 Nm. There's also a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine (shared with BMW) that churns out 523 BHP and 750 Nm.

Prices start at Rs 2.39 crore for the 3.0L diesel or petrol SE variants and go up to Rs 3.51 crore for the 4.4L petrol LWB First Edition variant.

Exterior

Changes to the front are subtle but noticeable. The radiator grille is slimmer and the air dam at the bottom is redesigned. The characteristic clamshell bonnet lets you know that this is the flagship of the Land Rover family:

The rear has gone through a big change and the designers have taken a more minimalistic approach here. You still have the split tailgate and the design is pretty clean:

The proportions and body lines are true to the Range Rover DNA. The MLA-Flex body is up to 50% stiffer and the Range Rover has a drag coefficient of 0.30, which is claimed to be the lowest of any luxury SUV:

The car that you see here is the long wheelbase version, where the wheelbase measures 3,197 mm (standard version's wheelbase is 2,997 mm). The Range Rover measures 5,252 mm in length, 2,209 mm in width and 1,870 mm in height. In normal driving conditions, the ride height is 219 mm which can be increased to 295 mm in off-road mode. Similarly, the approach angle is 26.1 degrees, the departure angle is 24.5 degrees and the ramp angle is 21.4 degrees which increase to 34.7 degrees, 29 degrees and 27.7 degrees in off-road mode respectively:

The rear is not as boxy as before. It's more seamless and rounded in that sense:

Digital LED headlights have 1.2 million micromirrors and a range of up to 500 metres. There's also an adaptive front lighting system, which is capable of shadowing up to 16 objects ensuring other road users are not dazzled while maintaining optimum lighting for the driver:

The air dam has a brushed silver insert with fog lamps at the ends. The front radar, parking sensors and front camera are neatly concealed in the air dam:

Shut lines are tighter than before and it's clearly visible:

22-inch wheels are offered as standard with 285/45 section tyres:

The Range Rover comes with rear-wheel steering giving it a tight turning circle of 11 metres:

Flush door handles pop out when you walk up to the car:

Vertical tail-lights are encased in a gloss black panel and you can see them only when the car is switched on:

Twin shark fin antennas are placed at the end of the roof. One's a regular antenna while the other houses a camera:

The 3.0-litre diesel engine puts out 346 BHP and 700 Nm of torque. It's mated to 8-speed automatic transmission:

Read Team-BHP's detailed Range Rover Preview.