2022 Range Rover Coming To Dominate The Full-Size Luxury SUV Class In Both Regular And PHEV Variants

Land Rover’s testers are on a roll, as shortly after we spied the regular ICE prototypes of the standard and long-wheelbase 2022 Range Rover, we nabbed the plug-in hybrid version, as evidenced by the round yellow stickers on the front and rear windows.

The vehicle also had a yellow sticker with what looks like a hole on the passenger door, but we’re not sure what that’s about or even if it is anything as it could just be part of the padding for camouflage purposes. [Updated 3/20/2021]

Up until a few years ago, the Range Rover was the true sole choice for customers wanting the ultimate full-size luxury SUV. However, the market has since exploded with models such as the Bentley Bentayga and Rolls-Royce Cullinan, so Land Rover is currently developing a new one to better compete with them.

Succeeding the fourth generation that has been in production since 2012, the new Range Rover was recently caught testing in the United Kingdom, with our spy photographers snapping both the normal and long wheelbase models. The two have far less camo compared to last time we saw them, so things such as the new grille and smaller headlights with incorporated LED DRLs, are a bit more visible.

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Land Rover won’t mess around with a winning recipe, so the overall design of the new Range Rover will be evolutionary. The cockpit will be brand new, and we have already laid eyes on the steering that has lots of buttons used to control all sorts of functions. A digital instrument cluster will sit behind it, in all likelihood, next to the new infotainment system. Elsewhere, customers will continue to be spoiled by the finest materials out there, and drivers will be aided by the latest safety gear.

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The 2022 Range Rover will sit on the MLA platform, which will become the pinnacle for pretty much every new vehicle coming from Jaguar Land Rover. It supports electrification, so it’s possible that we’ll eventually see a full EV variant down the road. What we do know for sure is that it will launch with mild-hybrid powertrains, as well as self-charging and plug-in hybrid variants. It’s rumored that BMW’s 4.4-liter V8 might make its way under the hood too. The architecture also supports the implementation of diesel engines, so a low-revving mill, perhaps for Europe, might be on the cards.

Land Rover’s new Range Rover is expected to debut at the end of the year or in early 2022.