![]() ![]() OK it’s no Porsche Macan and the Velar is far from being a small car but the handling is still respectable enough for you to place it on the road with confidence and precision. ![]() Minimal body roll through bends and decent feedback through the steering wheel and driver’s seat mean this is a 4x4 that will put a smile on your face when faced with a sequence of challenging corners up ahead. No one would ever pretend this Velar is a sports car like Jaguar’s F-Type but it doesn’t disgrace itself when twistier roads loom large in the windscreen either. There’s plenty more on the Velar to be glad about too, something that becomes clear as we leave the showroom and head to some of Los Angeles’ quieter roads. In a sector of the market that isn’t exactly un-endowed with talent, the Velar stands out – something for which Land Rover design boss Gerry McGovern should be applauded. The rear especially looks sleek, sharp and clean while at the same time sporty and immediately recognisable. It’s also not difficult to see that the Velar would have an appeal to buyers much younger than those who traditionally walk through the doors of a Land Rover showroom. All of the traditional Range Rover styling cues are still there but they are softer and more up-to-date. I love my old Range Rover but this one feels so much more high-tech.”Īs she continues to rave about her, sorry, my car, it would be easy to dismiss it as typical Californian over-enthusiasm but it’s also easy to see what she means. Just look at the pop-out door handles and the touch-screens inside. “I love the traditional styling of my old car but the Velar just seems so much more up-to-date and modern by comparison. “I was definitely attracted by its looks first of all,” she explains. ![]() Our new-found friend is in no doubt about the Velar’s appeal and why she has switched allegiance from the more traditional Range Rover. There were record Land Rover sales in the US in 2016 and as 2017 draws to a close it is looking like the past 12 months have been even better. More than 15,000 of them have already been sold (4,000 of those in the UK) but there is no doubting the Velar is also beginning to make its mark on this US market. The impact of this new Velar is already making itself felt on Land Rover sales globally too. Since the summer the Velar has been one of Land Rover’s biggest sellers on this side of the Atlantic – a crucial fact when you consider that just under a third of all Range Rover sales worldwide are in the US. ![]()
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