Reductionism rules as Land Rover unveils facelifted Velar

THE RANGE ROVER VELAR is hardly a microcar, and and over seem to have decided it’s time to make something of that fact. In fact to make rather less of it, at least in visual terms. on’t worry, you’ll still be able to look down, in all senses, at the lumpenproletariat scavenging outside the cosy confines of the , and other acronyms, but the approach is viewed by and over as reductionist’.

The ’reductive presence’ is definitely relative, but the grille, superslim i el headlights and a new lower rear bumper with dark accents make some efforts to fractionally reduce presence and possibly aerodynamic mass.

This idea is mirrored slightly inside with now a single . in curved glass touchscreen integrated into the centre console. This is home to the very latest ivi ro infotainment, giving all key function controls within the touchscreen, which has the appearance of floating. ut is probably tethered.

There are some other mild tweaks to things like the redesigned battery pack on the plug in electric hybrid version, which is claimed to offer range improvement, thus e tending the electric only range to miles. They’ve done this by increasing the battery si e by , so there’s probably a weight penalty to be factored in. s you’re gathering, this is a mild breathe over rather than a serious make over. There’s more technology than you could shake arry otter’s wand at, but a lot of it is aimed at enhancing the occupants’ user e perience. This includes everything from the non leather option for the vegan signallers haha, who bought a ange over to the cleaner air and uietitude thanks to the ctive oad oise ancellation system. This latest reductionist approach doesn’t appear to e tend to the price tags, which start but are unlikely to end at , on the road.