- All-New Range Rover honoured as top luxury model by What Car?
Magazine
- Fourth generation model acclaimed for "combining all the merits
of a 4x4 with those of the finest luxury limos"
- Range Rover delivers highest luxury standards with no
compromise in its legendary off-road capabilities
Whitley, Coventry, UK, 10th January 2013 - Land
Rover opens the New Year in the same winning style as it closed
2012, with a major award for the all-new Range Rover. The fourth
generation model has been named Luxury Car of the Year by What
Car?
Announcing the award at a presentation dinner in London, the
magazine's Editor-in-Chief Chas Hallett said: "The Range Rover
combines all the merits of a 4x4 with those of the finest luxury
limos in the world.
The vast expanse of glass and armchair-like driving position
make this a great place to travel. The sense of security brought to
the mix by the high-tech four-wheel-drive system helps to make this
about the most relaxing way, bar none, to cover the miles."
Accepting the award, John Edwards, Land Rover Global Brand
Director, said: "This award rewards everyone at Land Rover who has
helped make the fourth generation Range Rover a landmark vehicle.
At the same time as we have succeeded in delivering the highest
standards of luxury, we have remained true to Land Rover's core
engineering heritage to ensure there is no compromise in Range
Rover's exceptional 4x4 capabilities."
The all-new Range Rover displays its luxury character in its
clean, modern design, use of high quality materials and exceptional
equipment features. The cool and contemporary interior makes
excellent use of high technology to create a relaxing cabin
environment, however, demanding the conditions outside. Key
elements include a four-zone climate control system, seats with
integrated massage functions, seamless connectivity for mobile
devices and sophisticated LED ambient lighting.
Range Rover's advanced chassis and driver assistance
technologies not only ensure supreme handling performance and
safety, they also deliver exceptional comfort for everyone on
board, too. The new model makes advances in this area with its new
two-channel Dynamic Response active lean control, and Adaptive
Dynamics with continuously variable damping.
In addition to its What Car? honour, Range Rover has also been
named Top Gear magazine's Luxury Car of the Year and the best 4x4
in the Sunday Times Driving supplement's Top 100 Cars.
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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 78% of
this model range exported to over 140 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.