• Arrival of first Range Rover Velar in US announced by live performance from British pop superstar Ellie Goulding
• Ellie drives fourth member of the Range Rover family ahead of its role in major fundraiser
• Range Rover Velar auction at East Side House Settlement gala for New York education charity
• Velar fills the space between the Range Rover Evoque and Range Rover Sport
• Available to order from Land Rover retailers, US deliveries begin late summer
• Watch Ellie’s live performance and embed via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXDEqyl9WAQ
New York, 11 April 2017: The new Range Rover Velar will make a spectacular US debut with an exclusive live online performance from Ellie Goulding. The chart-topping singer’s New York show precedes a charity auction of the hotly anticipated new mid-size SUV at the East Side House Settlement Annual Gala later this week.
Goulding will bring a touch of British glamour to the Velar’s US launch party when she arrives in Manhattan – the Metropolitan home of Range Rover – to be the first person to drive the new Velar and to sing for a global online audience. Her performance of ‘Love Me Like You Do’ opens the reveal event and will be shown live on her Facebook page.
A Range Rover Velar will be auctioned at the East Side House Settlement charity gala, a preview of the 2017 New York International Auto Show, at the Jacob Javits Center on Thursday 13 April. The winning bidder will be among the first customers in the world to take delivery of the highly coveted new vehicle. New York remains the world’s biggest Range Rover market.
Proceeds from the gala will benefit the East Side House Settlement, a non-profit organisation providing education and social services in the Bronx and north Manhattan.
Designed to fill the white space between the Range Rover Evoque and the Range Rover Sport, Velar brings unprecedented glamour, modernity and elegance to the Range Rover family. A vehicle that has emotionally charged DNA and unquestionable pedigree, it's the first of its kind.
Velar continues Range Rover’s history of innovation, incorporating advanced technologies, compelling design and absolute attention to detail.
Velar launches with a suite of consumer technologies, working together to create an in-built technology butler. At its heart is an all-new, cutting-edge infotainment system called Touch Pro Duo. Known as ‘Blade’ by development engineers because of its slender profile and clean surfaces, it makes the in-car technology experience clearer, quicker and more enjoyable – enhancing every journey.
Velar is created from a clean sheet using Jaguar Land Rover’s Lightweight Aluminium Architecture. Safer, stronger and cleaner, it also improves driving performance. Five engines are offered at launch, ranging from the clean, responsive 180PS 2.0-litre Ingenium diesel to the potent 380PS supercharged 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine. A 300PS Ingenium petrol engine will join the Velar range later in 2017.
RANGE ROVER VELAR NYC REVEAL LIVESTREAM:
The US reveal of the Range Rover Velar including exclusive LIVE performance by Ellie Goulding will be livestreamed from 19:15 EDT Tuesday 11 April 2017 (00:15 GMT Wednesday 12 April). The reveal will be followed by a presenter led program featuring Ellie Goulding and Land Rover Chief Design Office, Gerry McGovern in conversation with host Justin Bell.
Watch or embed the reveal via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXDEqyl9WAQ
For more information about Jaguar Land Rover, please visit: http://newsroom.jaguarlandrover.com/
• IV Ellie Goulding, singer and songwriter
• GVs Ellie Goulding drives Range Rover Velar
• GVs US reveal of Range Rover Velar,
• GVs Ellie Goulding performance at the Lincoln Centre
12 April 2017
