2018 Range Rover Velar - Driving the best Range Rover yet ?!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2017
- I am lucky to be one of the first people to review the brand new Range Rover Velar, the new model in the JLR line up. Stunning looks on the outside and superb touchscreen technology on the inside. Could this be the best Range Rover yet ?
In this video I drive the 3.0L diesel HSE R Dynamic, a beautiful example of the Velar that is fully loaded.
A big thanks to Harwoods Group for letting me drive this car before any of their customers !!!
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The first range rover , that I actually want ...
I think that might be the case for lots of people :-)
Gerry Freeman i think for most people range rover was too big for common streets until now
@Gerry Freeman why? Are you blind?
Gerry Freeman Whas wrong with the Range Rover and the Range Rover sport?
what was the exact color?
That is one of the best interiors I've ever seen on a car! 😍 Great review mate 👍
Cheers Olly !
agree, i love simple things in car and look luxury feel luxury all is functional without stupid things around, best suv ever
I agree on the Disco 5 rear!
As per usual a highly personal and real review! Great work
Cheers. Not sure what the JLR designers were thinking to be honest !
Yet another winner from Petrol Ped ... Thanks :)
Thanks Dave :-)
Quick and easy review, GOOD!
Thank you. Glad you liked it.
i love this, it looks like a extended version of evoque from the side
I love the car and i also love your reviews.
Thanks Vincent...glad you're liking my vids !
Good review, thank you. I really do like the Velar and it's the only SUV I would swap mine for - regardless of price.
Another great review Mr Ped. Well done.
Thank Mr Ray :-)
I was fortunate enough to have the 2.0 ltr turbo 250 bhp variant as a rental car in Florida last month and I loved it!! Now, I know that some folks will be thinking "it's a rental!!" but I don't care!! The whole family loved it!! If there was ever a chance when I change the vRS next year I could have a decent ex demo or franchise company car, then I would, without question. The one we had was virtually brand new with 1800 miles on the clock. The fuel mpg was more than acceptable in my humbuble opinion and the engine size was perfect for the size of the car, again in my humble opinion. It had the built in sat nav, but it did support Apple Car Play, which worked very well, banging stereo by the way.
It was soooo comfortable, spacious, practical and the interior was gorgeous. I would have liked it if there was a hand book with the car as I was eager to find out what all the features did in the infotainment system and things like if it had heated seats etc. I never grew tired of the looks we got driving it around and had to pinch myself every time I looked out side and saw a Range Rover parked on the drive of my house (yes, I have my own place in Kissimmee. And I do rent it out if folks are interested….) Also, I would liked to have the car set up for single button opening via the fob, not having to double tap the open button all the time, but I soon got over that.
My only "niggle" was that the gear box could be a little slow if I needed to make a quick get a way if I had to do a tight manoeuvre going from reverse to drive, it seemed to pause for an eternity then take of like a space shuttle..... I have to admit that this is one of a very few cars I was sad to hand back at the end of the holiday.... (except for the GT Mustang in May and the 2.0 ltr Camaro last year......LOL!!)
Very cool rental 👍
This video was great! I had ordered my Velar about 2 months ago and was waiting for a proper video to give me the full extent of what I was going to get. This video had my exact Coris Grey color, black 21" rims but mine will be the P380. I have about 30 days until I sit in mine. Kind of a kid waiting for Christmas now.
Counting the minutes :-)
Another great review buddy!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
ggod stuff matey. can't wait for your full review. it does look awesome though. keep it up .
I'd like to have one for the day and get it muddy ! Glad you enjoyed it :-)
deserve many more subsribers, excellent review!
Thanks Richie. I'm working on it :-)
Spread to word for me ;-)
I can not wait to pick mine up in a few weeks!!! I've been waiting for what seems like forever for this car to be released so happy I waited Great review thank you 🤗👊🏽 #Velar
Enjoy the new car when it arrives Sue. They are very special !
Hey Peter, it's great to see you getting your hands on new cars so early, you must be doing something right. Love the interior of this Velar
This one was luck, but I hope to get more of it as my channel continues to grow.
Dream car. I love it. Thank you
Hi Peter, great review and goes a long way to reinforce that placing an order for one in February 2017 was the best decision ever made! Fortunate enough to take an identical demonstrator out on both country lane and motorway test this very week and its been worth the wait! Roll on September delivery!!
Wow Rich...you must be buzzing ! Wishing the days away like a kid before Christmas :-)
Great review ! Subscribed !
Awesome. Welcome to the channel :-)
When the Velar launched, the salesman at my JLR dealership invited me to check it out. The aim was to persuade me to upgrade from my Discovery Sport (which I bought after watching your review) . I loved everything about the car except the price and the limited leg room in the rear seat.
I had gotten used to the spacious, airy interior of my DS but would have seriously considered trading up to the Velar if it wasn't so cramped in the back seat in comparison. For the huge difference in price I didn't think it was worth the smaller interior and kept the DS.
Yes could be for now also my favorite suv
looks stunning
Sure does !
Sick ride
This Velar is missing some basic luxury appointments and is expensive as hell, but dammit if this is not the best looking SUV I've ever seen. The designer of this did just an outstanding job. I am not a LR at all but I would humor this one for its amazing looks. Bravo
It is pretty luxurious but I think they hold some stuff back for the full RR. It's sure is pretty though !
Hi Peter, another great review . The interior is very nice, as you say just needs one of the tuning company's to breath there magic on it and it could be a beast Cheers Tony👍👍🏁
Oh yes !
Most beautiful and best SUV into worlds
Gosh...over three years later I search for a Test and find yours! Today I had the Discovery Sport serviced and they had a new D300 HSE SVO Edition in Velocity Blue with lots of extra bits added. I have never really be too struck by the basic D180 S versions but today rather liked the one I saw. Full list is £76400 but I think that can be adjusted! First sort the house...then think of cars! 😃😃😃😃Now...back to 2021!!😃😃😃😃
Yes
Great video
Thanks Will :-)
I’ve had one for 3 years it’s never missed a beat, also off road it is incredible as I took one on the Land Rover experience. For those asking how it compares to the f pace this is bigger and wider. Hope that helps 👍
Beauty And A Beast.
I presume I am the 'Beauty' ;-)
Beautiful car!
Nice review Pete. .Rear lights have a Porsche look about them. looks stunning in and out.
one other thing are you aware the volume on the music you use to split the different bits of film footage is so much louder than the rest of the vid!!
Thanks Ian. It is something I am experimenting with on each edit. I shouldn't be but I'll check and take that feedback into the next video.
I really want one there so nice they are so stunning although my mum got a new car already I really want one I'm a massive fan of cars and I'm 10 years old
Nice one. Had a walk around and sit in one yesterday at our local JLR dealer, whilst dropping our Disco Sport off. Lovely interior and nice styling. Thought it looked quite big, but it was difficult to compare as it was in the showroom. Did think of bokking a cheeky test drive just to see what it was like on the road.
Just be prepared to get you cheque book out when you get back from the drive !
My dad has this car and it’s personally perfect 😍
I had the worst experience ever at Daly Land Rover. I took my Range Rover there for a service and took it back after the diesel streamed out of the front where I discovered they never tightened the diesel filter and the air filter was so badly fitted that the bonnet would not close properly. When I complained to the manager he told me I'm not a client of he's because I did not by my Range Rover from Daly and I must get out of he's office and have my car serviced at a other Land Rover service. After complaining to Land Rover South Africa I got no response and I am now left with no other option than social media.
Jacques Wolmarans
WOW...that is not good :-(
awesome !
I will have to wait until about 5 years before I can afford to buy one second-hand. Still I can dream...
Great review Peter, thank you so much! Could you manage to get what color is the model shown?
I am trying :-)
Bad weather is good to review these cars, cos that is what they are fundamentally built for.
I like your long duration reviews - like having the car for a weekend getaway or asking your viewers for points of interest over the course of a week. Personally, I think the your USP could be in the real world, interactive reviews (not a short official test route review - there are too many of these already).
Ps. When doing 0-60 tests in an auto: use left foot braking, build up the revs, then release the brake.
Glad you enjoy my reviews. If I can get cars for longer I prefer that too. If you check out my Audi RS7 review I had that for a week and was able to get you guys involved. For this review I was very limited to how long I had in the car due to it being so new. You should only use that technique if launch control is fitted and this car didn't have it, otherwise to just knacker the clutch and brakes ;-)
Excellent review. Thank you 👍. Perhaps two points I wanted to get your opinion about: a) how is the body roll and grip on bends? b) the turning signal sounds like a cheap car, not muffled like luxury German ones. Am I right?
The back is so grand cherokeeish to me. Good build
I know I've just watched this in April 2024 and it's a few years old but still enjoyed
My first viral video 👍
Hi Pete.. well I've put my name down for one. My dealers got 3 in at the moment and I'm looking forward to testing it out shortly. Beautiful looks... shame about CarPlay! Are they mad?!
Wow Quentin, you are going to love it ! I don't get the Car Play thing either !
What a great car 👍
Sure is !
I still haven't made my mind up whether I like it or not haha. Looks too much like an F-Pace to me, but it'll probé rely grow on me like most cars. But I must say, you definitely do great reviews and they keep getting better good stuff. 👍
Finlay Downham-White Cheers Finlay 👍
As always an excellent review Peter. Personally I think the two tone trim is not only questionable in appearance, but also hugely impractical for everyday use. I cannot see that interior looking like that for long..
Nick Horton We had two tone in our RR Sport and it was pretty good...mind you we don't have kids 😂
they are a very good value for the money. i would get one if i did not have the DBX
Lovely car and huge fan! Having just taken delivery of my Range Rover Sport SVR I'll be looking forward to see Land Rover expand their SVR range and the Velar I'm sure would look and sound stunning!
You've got a RR Sport SVR...you lucky man. I loved that car :-)
Amazing car velar
I'm not an SUV guy, but I think this is a great looking car! I'd put money on it selling very well indeed!
Me too !
Should always drop the seats and see if it's flat. Makes a big difference. The Evoque is certainly not with the Dynamic seats. Something you don't realize until you own it and use it and the angle is not a good attribute.
I tested one of these and had ordered a se dynamic 3 litre v6 engine but it just didn't do it for me, The outside looks great, but inside let it down a lot of tacky plastics and the leather stitching on the seats weren't great, especially the quality build especially when your spending over 70,000 for one, I did order one then quickly councelled it when I test drove a Volvo XC90, The interior of the car will blow your mind makes the velar look like it's been thrown together, I would strongly recommend looking at a Volvo XC90 first.
I have heard the XC90 is very good. I need to drive one :-)
Great review, the Velar looks as though it should have a shifter like the one in the F Type, I'm not a rotary knob fan and that interior just looks like it needs a joystick.
A joystick would be really cool ;-)
awesome
Well I hope the electronics are better than the current Range Rover Sport. I have a 2015 HSE SDV8 but the electronics are sooooooo slow and the sat nav is pretty woeful. I will be interested to have a better look when it arrives in Oz.
That car in that colour omg I wanttttt oneeee so badddd
+Eoin O'Shaughnessy it's a lovely colour 👍
What colour is this? Corris Grey or one of the blacks? Thx
It's really nice. Saw one in person but it's too small for my liking. I plan to get the RR sport once it's updated to the Velar standards.
Can't wait to see that :-)
Saw a Velar on one of my neighbors driveway, absolutely stunning in person!
They sure are a car you need to see in person.
I love this truck. As soon as you said it doesn’t have Apple car play I know I won’t be buying one. This is one the most popular phones and they leave it out is ludicrous!
I know...I just don't get it !
Petrol Ped I went searching on the internet and there is an app they do use for all devices. It’s called justDrive, an app technology that integrates multiple smartphone apps into a single voice activated in car experience. The article said 2014.
Good video and fantastic timing, I like the use of photos and video as like me you do not have the expensive dslr steady cam rigs to do it 'properly' i.e. Using a Ronin M etc.
I have started to use a DJI Osmo Mobile with my iPhone 7. So far really pleased with the results. Shoots in 4K and I really great value for money option.
I’d really like one of these but I’m kind of put off when I read about the appalling reliability record of JLR vehicles. Should I be that concerned or am I over analysing it? Please help.
Great review 👍
Here’s hoping few teething problems and hence recalls.
Will it win over Porsche Macan.....BMW or Audi owners?
Only time will tell that !
Love your reviews
Thanks Toby :-)
Stunning design and a great review Peter. Pity it has no low range. I guess you Poms will just use it to take the kids to school, which is a bit of a waste of a very capable vehicle. Sad to hear..........you don't like the new Disco. We have just ordered one. They hit the showrooms down here on 1st August. Ours arrives 17th November. It is being kitted out for the bush. Should be a little more comfortable than our 110 Puma wagon. lol
Hi Derek. Most Land Rovers never leave the tarmac over here ! I love the new Disco, I'm just not a fan of the rear. You one sounds like it's going to be VERY cool !
whats with stitching on the steering wheel from the inside ? a flaw ? @5:05
when you floored it, what was the gear changes like? did it over stretch and lose power like it does on the 2.2 evoque? the evoque engine and gear box is terrible
No, the gear changes were very smooth. I think the 8 Speed ZF box is pretty good :-)
I know Batman is jealous 😂
I was on my way to airport I saw 3 velars 2 sitting in the dealership and one driving
Great video mate, nice car also. I wonder why it is called a velar if it is a 6 cylinder.
Read this to find out where the name came from :-)
Has anyone any idea of the make / model of the Video cameras that are fitted in these reviews ?
Many thanks
They are called Sony Actioncams. You can get 1080HD and 4K versions. Mic quality also very good.
Please make a comparison review of velar and sport.
Thanks
Great video idea. Thanks :-)
Love your reviews. Last one you did on a JLR product that I saw was the 2017 Jaguar Sportbrake AWD. How about grabbing a new 2018 model in S form (which is all we will get in the U.S.) and giving us a take on that? Especially when that loaded, is the same 80,000 as the VELAR. They would, I think, appeal to the same buyer..at least they do to me. Can't decide between the two. Leaning to the sportwagon as I have a feeling it has more rear room and rides every bit as good. Unless you don't want to admit you are not going off-road, lol.
That is a great idea. I'll have a chat with my local Jag Dealer :-)
Just ordered mine.
Lucky you...I'm very jealous :-)
range rover is famous about the check engine light.
Yup. My levels of self-respect prevent me from buying one, thereby walking into that sort of abusive relationship with their "customer service" staff.
Looked a bot damp around th Goodwood Racecourse Ped but l agree, diesel is a perfectly logical solution for many applications. And the key to Dpf filters, is to make sure you burn them frequently. Fast high temp runs are in order. As for going electric in the future, please, we need to stop this madness.
Good vid
Thank you :-)
The question is :how much reliable will be ? more than the range rover vogue or sport which had several issues....Very nice video!
I guess we will wait and see :-)
Reliable? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha....................etc.
I wish they have it night vision system as an option.
I hope they make an SVR version of this and I they can have my money
Me too...it would be awesome !
It would be amazing if JLR out the 5 litre V8 in a SVR verson.
Love it but for me and my lifestyle it'll be an L322.
It's gonna break down next week.....or the week after! I want one!!!
Yup. Any JLR vehicle, and any Fiat Chrysler vehicle.
My levels of self-respect prevent me from walking into that sort of abusive relationship.
Not bad looking car and great review...made me laugh how you said 0-60 in 6.9 wasn't really fast....well it isn't nowadays...but that's quicker than the old Golf VR6 and my other Golf V5 170.
I know...that was supercar territory in the 80's !
Struggling choosing colours with so many options and packs available, can you tell me if this was Corris Grey or Carpathian?
I'm afraid I can't remember. If I had to guess I'd go for Corris Grey ;-)
Many thanks, can't decide on colour and options - arghh
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Hi Peter, they already have a new interface that works well why Change it and spend more and it fails to work with or phone as I say it's a great looking vehicle would you compare this to a SQ or Q5 also what other vehicles rack up in this sector that can off road as well as this car it's a tough one also I must apologise as not watched the Audi RS5 review but when I do you will have my comment on that the problem being I have Virgin 300Mbps with. Superhub 3 and my very own Linksys WRT3200acm but over the past 10 days it's been terrible and that's being nice so having to use the phone on 4G that screws my eyes up but hope to get back to giving you many thumbs up as ever. Your No1 supporter Alan B.
The SQ5 was quicker, but the Velar felt more special and if I needed to go off-road I'd take the Velar !
Pete you mention that you choose the Velar above the SQ5. How does the interior compare with the SQ5?
Ooo...good question. The SQ5 interior is superb, as all Audi interiors are. The Velar has a more luxury feeling trim for me and the touch screen displays really do set it aside from the competition.
Dana Pretorius i1
Totally agree with you the back of the new discovery is horrible.
Apple Car Play gives voice text, better integration with iPhone, Siri, better apps and reliability
I used it for several months and was really impressed. Very much miss text speak and being able to send messages using Siri
Wonder how those door handles will perform in the winter when they are iced over.
You would be knackered if they didn't work ;-)
I'm wondering how reliable they will be long term and how much will the almost inevitable repair cost be [possibly regularly]?
about boot space I remember my mothers Fiat UNO being able to carry her and my fathers suitcases in the back of this small hatchback for a six week break. Please show how much full size suitcases you can really fit in the back of these 80 t0 £100k plus cars.
Hi Petrol Head how do you think this stacks up against the 2017 Audi SQ7 I am just curious what you think?
The SQ7 is a bigger car and has the most incredible performance. Here is my review of the SQ7
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I have this RR Velar p300 HSE 2019 with apple car play
This film was made a couple of years ago when JLR didn't support it 👍
I am 6'5'' and unsure if I will fit. How is the head room? My head touches the ceiling on a RR sport so hoping this has more head room
I'm not sure. I'm 6'3" but most of that is in my legs !
watching the video, looked like you had a lot of head room. I built mine and it arrives in 3 weeks...can't wait. Carpathian grey, black package, 21'' wheels
Oooh, can't say I like all the white in the interior, especially on the steering wheel,horn button, head rests, seats and door panels, with all the natural oils on our skin,hair etc that is going to look grubby in no time. All the areas that receive the most contact are brilliant white. I can imagine someone who buys one with this particular interior is going to regret it later.
I must say the white interior wouldn't be my choice either !
Do you ever look in the rear view mirrors ?
As an Advanced Driver of course !
For a second at the intro, I thought we were going to cut to a Baywatch sequence :)
I tried to get Pamela Anderson but she was busy !
Which colour is that? Corris grey or carpathian grey? it's really a nice combo with the black rims.
Not sure but I am trying to find out :-)
I think it is Coris Grey :-)
Perfect - thanks! Nice weekend! :)
Apple/Andriod CarPlay/Auto is on its way folks, relax. Just didn't arrive in time for this MY. I think the ICE is super futuristic, standard across the range is great for consumer and let's keep in mind, the 'alleged' infotainment benchmark, Tesla, don't support CarPlay/Auto either....
Very true...I'd not thought of that :-)
Oh, ace review btw!👍🏽👏🏽