- All-new Range Rover wins 10 awards in just three months of
production
- Top for technology: Latest honour comes from
AUTOBEST naming Range Rover 'TECHNOBEST 2012'
Whitley, UK, February 21, 2013 - The all-new
Range Rover, the world's most refined and capable SUV, has notched
up 10 international awards in just three months since production
began.
The world's first SUV with a lightweight all-aluminium body, the
new Range Rover takes luxury and capability to a new level, with
even greater refinement and enhanced performance and handling on
all terrains. The new Range Rover also heralds significant advances
in sustainability.
The most recent honour came from the AUTOBEST group of motoring
writers, naming the all-new Range Rover 'TECHNOBEST 2012'. Recent
awards also include 'Dream Machine' from the US TV show
MOTORWEEK, 'Luxury Car of the Year' from both What
Car? and Top Gear magazines and 'Best Cars - Import
Category' from Auto Motor und Sport. The model was also
crowned '4x4 Category Winner' in The Sunday Times' Top 100
Cars 2012, among others.
Land Rover Global Brand Director, John Edwards, said: "We are
proud of the recognition the Range Rover is receiving from
international motoring organisations and publications. It is a
fantastic achievement and a great endorsement for the model, which
has only been in production for three months.
"Its revolutionary lightweight construction is the result of
unprecedented investment in technology and engineering which makes
it the most refined, most capable Range Rover ever. It is
enormously satisfying to see that international judges, as well as
customers, are recognising this too."
The all-new Range Rover was launched last October to critical
acclaim and is the world's first aluminium monocoque SUV, which is
around 420kg lighter than the outgoing model. The Range Rover is
built at Land Rover's new low-energy Solihull facility and there is
already strong demand across global markets.
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Editors Note:
- Since 1948 Land Rover has been manufacturing authentic 4x4s
that represent true 'breadth of capability' across the model range.
Defender, Freelander, Discovery, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover and
Range Rover Evoque each define the world's 4x4 sectors, with 80% of
this model range exported to over 170 countries.
- Land Rover is committed to addressing the challenges of climate
change and since September 2006 carbon dioxide generated by Land
Rover manufacturing activities and UK customer vehicle use has been
balanced through an industry leading offset programme run by
Climate Care.