The tricky balance with iconic cars like the Range Rover is to launch new ones that evolve enough in design and tech for everyone to recognise the latest version from the last, but not to move so far away from the original blueprint so that it no longer feels like...
‘Less thrusting and more soothing’: we take a drive in the new-for-2022 Mk5 Range Rover and find it smoothed and refined, inside and outlike the Range Rover is to launch new ones that evolve enough in design and tech for everyone to recognise the latest version from the last, but not to move so far away from the original blueprint so that it no longer feels like part of the family.
Better than all of these subtle individual changes is the new stand-out rear end. Here, a dark crossbar unites much slimmer, vertical tail-lights that, when unlit, remain dark – rather than red or clear like almost all other’ rear light clusters – and in so doing create a very pleasing ‘dark staple’ or lower-case ’n’ graphic.
‘We wanted a more porcelain effect, something the customer can actually see,’ Sheppard explains. ‘Ceramic is also a good insulator, and it has a familiar touch you recognise from your morning coffee mug. That’s a nice, personal aspect plus it’s extremely scratch-resistant and super-durable.’
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