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What you"re looking at, according to Land Rover, isn"t just a car it"s a digital butler. No, really.When it goes on sale this summer, Land Rover says its brand-new Velar SUV is packed full of tech that will "create an in-built technology butler", thanks to "an all-new, cutting edge infotainment system." Land Rover"s Peter Virk, who has a very long job title, says the system "learns from you and anticipates your needs, serving what you want, when you want it but never intrudes like any good butler."According to Land Rover, the Velar plugs the gap between the Evoque and the Range Rover Sport. And before you ask "what gap?", there is actually a niche there. The Sport is a willfully massive thing once you get it onto tight urban streets, and shaving about 50mm off the length and width will make for a much more city-friendly SUV. Powering the Velar is your choice of five engines. Most sensible is a 178bhp 2.0-litre, four-cylinder diesel, which is good for 0-60mph in 8.4secs, a top speed of 130mph and more than 52mpg. There"s a higher-spec 2.0-litre diesel with 237bhp, a 6.8sec 0-60mph time, a 135mph top speed and slightly poorer economy, at 49mpg. The 3.0-litre diesel V6 takes another step towards grunt over greenness, with 296bhp, 0-60 in 6.1secs, a top speed of 150mph and about 44mpg. If you"re a petrol fan, there"s a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbo with 247bhp, a 296bhp tune following further down the line. But what you really want is the supercharged 3.0-litre V6 petrol, with 375bhp. It"ll knock off a 0-60 dash in 5.3secs, hit 155mph and burn through dino juice at a rate of about 30mpg. If you spring for either of the V6-powered models, you"ll also get air suspension as standard. But fear not, entry-level buyers adaptive dampers are standard across the range.
Date written: 1 Mar 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6899
What you"re looking at, according to Land Rover, isn"t just a car it"s a digital butler. No, really.When it goes on sale this summer, Land Rover says its brand-new Velar SUV is packed full of tech that will "create an in-built technology butler", thanks to "an all-new, cutting edge infotainment system." Land Rover"s Peter Virk, who has a very long job title, says the system "learns from you and anticipates your needs, serving what you want, when you want it but never intrudes like any good butler."According to Land Rover, the Velar plugs the gap between the Evoque and the Range Rover Sport. And before you ask "what gap?", there is actually a niche there. The Sport is a willfully massive thing once you get it onto tight urban streets, and shaving about 50mm off the length and width will make for a much more city-friendly SUV. Powering the Velar is your choice of five engines. Most sensible is a 178bhp 2.0-litre, four-cylinder diesel, which is good for 0-60mph in 8.4secs, a top speed of 130mph and more than 52mpg. There"s a higher-spec 2.0-litre diesel with 237bhp, a 6.8sec 0-60mph time, a 135mph top speed and slightly poorer economy, at 49mpg. The 3.0-litre diesel V6 takes another step towards grunt over greenness, with 296bhp, 0-60 in 6.1secs, a top speed of 150mph and about 44mpg. If you"re a petrol fan, there"s a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbo with 247bhp, a 296bhp tune following further down the line. But what you really want is the supercharged 3.0-litre V6 petrol, with 375bhp. It"ll knock off a 0-60 dash in 5.3secs, hit 155mph and burn through dino juice at a rate of about 30mpg. If you spring for either of the V6-powered models, you"ll also get air suspension as standard. But fear not, entry-level buyers adaptive dampers are standard across the range.
Date written: 1 Mar 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6899
