The all-new Range Rover, has notched up 10 international awards in just three months since production began. The world’s first SUV with a lightweight all-aluminium body, 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 Autoweek, ‘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 ‘4×4 Category Winner’ in The Sunday Times’ Top 100 Cars 2012, among others.
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.
All new Range Rover was launched in India in November at a starting price of Rs. 1.72 crores. Available in three variants: SDV8 Vogue SE: Rs 1.72 crores, SDV8 Autobiography: Rs 1.79 crores and Supercharged V8 petrol Autobiography: Rs 1.84 crores.