The world’s best SUV brand Land Rover has recently launched the Range Rover GT. This is a Range Rover. It is a grand touring coupe. This decade-old prediction is coming true – and the company says it’s all about “long-term refinement and all-terrain capability.”
It doesn’t look all that different from the Range Rover Velar, but it certainly moves the brand further from its off-road truck home base into car territory. the pitch is from here JLRSpecifically, Martin Limpert, Managing Director of Range Rover:
“The Range Rover GT will redefine the grand-touring segment with its ability to deliver beautiful and engaging GT poise, proportion and long-range refinement, as well as capabilities that no conventional GT can match. We have worked obsessively over the last few years on the fundamentals of the GT formula, reinterpreted in a refined, uniquely Range Rover way. The result is the most car-like yet unmistakable The Range Rover is now possible with its electrified EMA architecture – complementing our existing powertrain portfolio to provide a complete set of options for every customer need. Its effortless EV performance, first-class long-range refinement and all-terrain capability are pure Range Rover; while its serene interior previews our vision of a modern grand tourer.
So, yes, to answer your first question: it’s an EV. It is going to be the first electric Range Rover on the brand’s new EMA platform, built in Halewood, UK, with combustion and hybrid models. The Range Rover GT, which is reportedly now in the final stages of prototype testing, will launch as fully electric, but a hybrid model is already slated.
As far as what range this rover will have, or power, or any other specifications, that’s TBA. I’m guessing they’re targeting 300-plus miles and a 3.0-ish 0 to 60 sprint. Like every other high-end luxury electric car, expect rapid acceleration and high curb weight.
It looks somewhat like the Jaguar Type 01 – at least, it has the same slanted eyes – but it rides on a different platform.
We’re hearing about “Range Rover might be making a car” over a decade. While looking for reference, I found an old article I myself wrote in 2016 about a rumor Range Rover was going to rebadge a Jaguar To build your own well. Of course this did not happen. And while the Range Rover GT is officially described as “car-like” with a “sleek silhouette and coupe proportions,” it’s actually more like an aerodynamic crossover than a true sedan. But it appears to be closer to a Cadillac Lyriq than the Porsche Cayenne Coupe or one of the other range-crossing German hunchback monsters.
I’m interested to see what JLR actually means by “all-terrain capability”. I guess if you combine the brand’s advanced traction management technology with four independent electric motors, you can make progress on terrifyingly slippery terrain. But that low ride height will make any real trail crossing quite challenging.
The interior is in line with the luxury design trends of 2026: large, spacious planes of nothingness punctuated simply by screens. “A sanctuary of peace,” is the company line, although I guess it looks about as cool as an airplane bathroom. Lack of detail is not good design; I don’t care how strongly Apple and Tesla and Gerry McGovern insist on this.
To be fair, I think Range Rover’s real customer base will dig it. The prototype vehicles are now undergoing their final on-road testing, and JLR says it will share more details on the Range Rover GT later this year.
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