{"id":75396,"date":"2026-07-22T01:10:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/?p=75396"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:22:13","slug":"range-rover-gt-tecnologica-e-sofisticata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/2026\/07\/range-rover-gt-tecnologica-e-sofisticata\/","title":{"rendered":"RANGE ROVER GT, TECHNOLOGICALLY SOPHISTICATED"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The fifth model in JLR\u2019s Range Rover line-up will be a low-riding electric crossover called GT, the company has said. The new model sits in a \u201cwhite space\u201d between coupes, sedans and SUVs as part of JLR\u2019s strategy to further push the company upmarket.
\n\u201cWe wanted it to be complementary to our existing cars, not just another SUV,\u201d head of the Range Rover brand Martin Limpert, told Auto&Design. \u201cWe wanted to focus on long distance, transcontinental driving pleasure, but through the lens of Range Rover.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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JLR showed off the proportions of the new car with a camouflaged prototype model that included a full production version of the modernist interior. The car is the first to be built on JLR\u2019s Electric Modular Architecture (EMA). The new platform with its low battery pack helped unlock the proportions needed to make GT work. \u201cWe\u2019ve been drawing this car for years. It\u2019s only when EMA came along that we could do it,\u201d Lee Perry, production design manager, told Auto&Design. A hybrid version is also being planned.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The interior of the car applies the same simplifying \u201creductive\u201d principles that define its exterior proportions, displaying purity, precision and quiet modernity, JLR said. \u201cIt has the feeling of open-plan living, thoughtfully partitioned,\u201d Alex Watkin, chief designer for Range Rover interiors, said.
\nThe \u201carchitectural\u201d dashboard proportions are anchored by a bar running the width of the car that conceals the air vent. The horizontal bar \u2013 a Range Rover signature \u2013 is echoed by the wide, thin OLED screen sitting on top of the dashboard in place of a driver instrument display.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The brand\u2019s reductive design principles have kept much of the controls on the central screen, with some buttons retained for the steering wheel. JLR promises more voice control access to functions than on previous models as part of the GT\u2019s focus on technology.
\nThe instrument panel topper is made from a knitted fabric with acoustic properties that avoids the need for speaker cutouts. The seats meanwhile are made from a simulated leather from Ultrafabrics described as being quietly luxurious with a high level of precision. The fabric is lighter than leather as well as being odourless.
\nDetails include chrome \u2018jewellery\u2019 towards the front of the door panel and a double-deck centre console. The top deck also features the new Range Rover logo with its interlocking \u2018Rs\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Despite being lower than other models, the GT will retain the Range Rover characteristics such as a command driving position with the low dash allowing a good view over the bonnet. Rear-seat space is said to match that of the large Range Rover model, and it can also drive off-road.
\n\u201cThere are cars that have off-road capabilities, there are cars that have a beautiful low roofline and design, but there\u2019s nothing that packages all of this together in a way we want,\u201d Limpert said.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1144,"featured_media":75401,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[3637,3638,3639,1461,403],"class_list":["post-75396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-extra-en","tag-british","tag-gt","tag-news","tag-rangerover-en","tag-cardesign-en"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-31 06:26:47","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75396"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75399,"href":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75396\/revisions\/75399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}