Saw this yesterday on the M5 at Exeter. Looks beautiful in the flesh.

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Well spotted and snapped!

I was just thinking the opposite to you, though. From that rear three-quarter view, I don't like it. The profile behind the 'C' pillar is odd, I can't see why they curved the window surround down instead of carrying the line on, and it's really noticeable without a black roof. The back end looks too 'lifted up' as well, in my opinion.

Looks like Yulong White with optional off-roading sand effect (sprayed on just for appearances??) 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Are You light or are Yulong?

I think that is a great looking SUV. An SVR V8 version please in white just like that one. Where do I sign? Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2009 Buckingham Blue RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2010 Alaska White RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Gone - 2017 Chawton White RRS 5.0 V8 Supercharged
Current - 2010 Java Black RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Current- 2024 RRS P400 SE Dynamic

Agree with donny, rear quarter and spoiler junction just looks wrong... why not continue the black line straight across where it meets the spoiler rather than heading up at 90 degrees?

Also what height is the loadfloor ? Seems awfully high! Loading shopping or dogs etc could be quite hard.... D3 LHD - great car !
RRS 2008 HSE in Java Black
Previous Cars Edited highlights
Alfa 4C
Audi S5
Disco 4
Alfa 939 Spider (250bhp)
Freelander 2 Dynamic
Lotus Elise S1

The load floor has probably been raised to accommodate the 3 batteries that it will be equipped with to cope with electrical demand!!!!!

Old Jock 2018 (MY19) Jaguar F-Pace R-Sport 300PS Petrol in Caesium Blue with many bells and whistles.
2015 RRS HSE SDV6 Firenze Red with Santorini Panoramic Glass Roof, gone but not forgotten.

I thought that's what the mile long pair of jump leads was for... and also for reaching a charging point when every bu**er has parked in front of it ! D3 LHD - great car !
RRS 2008 HSE in Java Black
Previous Cars Edited highlights
Alfa 4C
Audi S5
Disco 4
Alfa 939 Spider (250bhp)
Freelander 2 Dynamic
Lotus Elise S1

VA66 LJE is registered as;

Land Rover
No Model noted
White
2000cc
Estate
Diesel
05/01/2007.

Crikey!! It's been around for 10 years and LR are only launching it now????

Old Jock 2018 (MY19) Jaguar F-Pace R-Sport 300PS Petrol in Caesium Blue with many bells and whistles.
2015 RRS HSE SDV6 Firenze Red with Santorini Panoramic Glass Roof, gone but not forgotten.

Ha ha , doh

My bad,

05/01/2017

Well spotted Jock

With the big C&D pillars one Land Rover philosophy has been blown out of the water with the Velar............. Land Rover supposedly designs cars that you can see all four corners/ extremities of the car from the driver's seat. I doubt that will apply to the Velar and reversing / surround cams and Blind Spot monitoring will be must have extras to get around the blind spots from the A pillar/ mirror area and the C/D pillars. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

The asians (market) will love it. Range rover Honda, beginng with the evoque

I caught a glimpse of the Velar article in What Car in the supermarket (quite a long glimpse actually! ) and it was interesting to see that they describe it as the Evoque's bigger brother, or words to that effect. That puts it in its place in the range!

S'funny but to me the Velar is the RRS for people who don't want the off road gubbins. It's more RRS-lite than Evoque-XL to my mind. With air suspension and a decent output engine, it will make the RRS look a bit pointless.

Other than the horrible rear quarter light detail I think it's not a bad looking vehicle. Better than the early "scoop" shots suggested. Shame it also has the silly Evoque/RRS fake plastic bonnet vents. I wonder if the FFRR will get those next time around too...  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed