2013 Land Rover Range Rover

2013 Land Rover Range Rover: Land Rover introduced its 2013 Range Rover sport utility vehicle on Wednesday. Though the new flagship is unmistakably kin to the 2012 model, it borrows a measure of edginess from the smaller, sporty and successful Range Rover Evoque, which premiered to critical acclaim last year. The 2013 Range Rover retains its signature flat-roof, big-box form, but offers a more graceful, Evoque-like front fascia that appears to meld into the front fenders rather than meet them at the corners.

The strongly delineated beltline and lower trim line flow more purposefully into the tailgate, again suggestive of the Evoque. The biggest changes to the Range Rover are largely hidden. Land Rover asserts the new vehicle’s all-aluminum unibody structure is 39 percent lighter than the steel body it replaces. Fitted with a standard V-8 powertrain, the American-specification S.U.V. would weigh as much as 700 pounds less than its outgoing equivalent, Land Rover said.