• Range Rover’s fifth model breaks from the SUV mold entirely.
  • It launches all-electric, though a hybrid version could follow later.
  • The GT slots in beside the Evoque, Velar, Sport and flagship.

Range Rover is preparing to push the envelope with an all-new addition to the lineup called the GT. It’s an all-electric, off-road tourer that brings a sedan top with SUV pretences, making it the automaker’s fifth model behind the Evoque, Sport, Velar and Range Rover. It won’t cause the sort of uproar that greeted JLR’s upcoming Jaguar Type 01, but nobody at Gaydon is expecting a unanimous verdict on this one either.

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Its near sedan-coupe format leans into the more opulent, soft-road side of the brand, yet isn’t a direct replacement for the Velar, as some reports had previously suggested. Curious? Read on as we table all there is to know in the lead-up to its official reveal.

Party Up Top, Business Below

Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers
Illustrations Josh Byrnes / Carscoops

We’ve seen JLR’s official camouflaged prototype images, and now we have stripped back the covers to reveal something that’s halfway between a crossover and a fastback sedan. Up front, it sports a broad, shallow interpretation of Range Rover’s familiar grille, flanked by ultra-slim LED headlamps, while vertical outer intakes enforce a performance-orientated stance.

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Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers

In profile, it retains the lower visual bulk of other models in the lineup yet livens things up with a swept-back glasshouse, frameless windows, and a contrasting roof. Side surfacing is clean and simple with flush door handles and little in the way of excessive creases. At the rear, slim taillights merge with a gloss-black panel featuring spaced Range Rover lettering, and the dynamic look is finished off with a steeply raked tailgate.

A Minimalist Outlook

Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers
Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers
Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers
Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers
Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers
Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers

Range Rover has already provided a glimpse inside, revealing a minimalist 2+2 cabin with class-leading rear occupant space. The aesthetic is very much in the Polestar playbook, with horizontal lines and a heavy use of woven textures, which could upset those used to the usual swaths of leather, wood, and chrome. 

Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers
Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers
Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers
Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers
Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers
Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers
Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers
Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers

Front-seat occupants are greeted by a single central OLED touchscreen and a slim driver’s instrument cluster. Interestingly, its two-spoke steering wheel and stripped-back architecture echoes that of Jaguar’s all-new Type 01, although Range Rover takes a less radical approach. Expect expansive digital functionality with AI assistance, terrain-response off-road goodies, and augmented-reality navigation.

Electric Performance

Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers
Illustrations Josh Byrnes / Carscoops

Underpinned by the automaker’s new Electric Modular Architecture (EMA) platform, the GT will be an all-electric affair from launch, although, curiously, it could come in a hybrid format later.  

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Questions remain over powertrain specifications, yet we have a good idea of driving range based on shared prototype images, with 288 miles (463 km) at 80 per cent charge, which roughly translates to 360 miles to a full charge. Expect an 800-volt system with a 100-120 kWh battery and peak DC charging up to 350 kW.

Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers

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Dual-motor, all-wheel drive is expected to be standard fare. Jaguar’s Type 01 could offer some pointers to performance potential, but don’t expect a tri-motor setup with that full 1000 hp. 

Rivals And Reveal

Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers

Positioning should put the GT into unexplored territory, facing everything from the Porsche Cayenne Electric, Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo and Lotus Eletre, to potentially overlapping with the Jaguar Type 01.

Final testing is already underway, with production commencing later this year at JLR’s Halewood factory in Merseyside, England. An official reveal will take place in the coming months.

Range Rover’s New GT Rendered As The Sedan-Like Crossover Gaydon Knows Will Split Buyers