Land Rover’s testers are on a roll, as shortly after we spied the regular ICE prototypes of the standard and long-wheelbase 2022 Range Rover, we nabbed the plug-in hybrid version, as evidenced by the round yellow stickers on the front and rear windows.
The vehicle also had a yellow sticker with
what looks like a hole on the passenger door, but we’re not sure what that’s
about or even if it is anything as it could just be part of the padding for
camouflage purposes.
Land Rover won’t mess around with a
winning recipe, so the overall design of the new Range Rover will be
evolutionary. The cockpit will be brand new, and we have already laid eyes on
the steering that has lots of buttons used to control all sorts of functions. A
digital instrument cluster will sit behind it, in all likelihood, next to the
new infotainment system. Elsewhere, customers will continue to be spoiled by
the finest materials out there, and drivers will be aided by the latest safety
gear.
The 2022 Range Rover will sit on the MLA
platform, which will become the pinnacle for pretty much every new vehicle
coming from Jaguar Land Rover. It supports electrification, so it’s possible
that we’ll eventually see a full EV variant down the road. What we do know for
sure is that it will launch with mild-hybrid powertrains, as well as
self-charging and plug-in hybrid variants. It’s rumored that BMW’s 4.4-liter V8
might make its way under the hood too. The architecture also supports the
implementation of diesel engines, so a low-revving mill, perhaps for Europe,
might be on the cards.
Land Rover’s new Range Rover is expected
to debut at the end of the year or in early 2022.
