(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- Omani football star Ali al Habsi, brand ambassador for the Mohsin Haider Darwish Group of Companies, has endorsed the all-new Range Rover Velar as his vehicle of choice.
Offering a combination of luxury, refinement and all terrain capability at levels never before seen in the mid-size luxury SUV segment, Velar's styling displays an elegant simplicity.
This visually reductive approach to its design is complemented by pioneering consumer technology and a wide choice of engine and trim options.
Habsi said, 'The Land Rover design and engineering teams have collaborated to produce a vehicle which surpasses all expectations. The luxury and capability offered by the all new Range Rover Velar ticks all the boxes for features which I look out for in a vehicle of my choice.'
David Aziz, CEO Automotive at MHD, said, 'We know that the typical Range Rover driver wants cutting-edge modernity but they value the brand's heritage and its impeccable bloodlines. Equally, they demand luxury and refinement on-road and yet require faultless performance in the toughest off-road conditions. They want a vehicle that has style and beauty and yet they are attracted to the simplicity of a truly elegant design.
'The Range Rover Velar meets all of these contrasting and varied requirements in an overall package that is unique in the mid-size luxury SUV segment.
'As a result of this, this fact has been acknowledged in the Arab Wheels Awards-2017 where the Range Rover Velar has been crowned as the Car of the Year.'
Design: balanced, powerful Velar's designers started with a clean sheet using Jaguar Land Rover's Lightweight Aluminium Architecture.
The result of their efforts is a vehicle which is the standout design in its class, with powerful, taut surfaces and a stunning silhouette further enhanced by its large alloy wheels, particularly the range of 22-inch designs. Advanced technology in the form of slender LED headlights and flush deployable door handles serve to accentuate Velar's reductive, sculpted form while contributing to its drag coefficient of 0.32, the lowest of any Land Rover ever produced.
The reductive theme continues in the interior where the number of switches is kept to an absolute minimum, creating an elegant, clutter-free inner sanctum, the centrepiece of which is the new Touch Pro Duo infotainment system.
Featuring two ten-inch high-definition touchscreens integrated seamlessly behind secret-until-lit surfaces, these slim, intuitive displays sit harmoniously within the cabin architecture.
In terms of practicality, the Velar's luggage compartment volume is an impressive 673l.
Advanced engineering for every application
Velar benefits from an intelligent all-wheel drive system paired with four-corner air suspension and a suite of traction technologies which combine to deliver world-class all-terrain capability. A choice of two petrol engines in four and six-cylinder configurations are mated to a smooth-shifting ZF eight-speed automatic transmission. The engines range from a frugal 250PS four-cylinder unit to a supercharged 380PS 3l V6 petrol power-plant that enables the Velar to reach 100kmph from a standing start in just 5.7 seconds.
The Velar and Velar R-Dynamic ranges are available in S, SE and HSE specifications, while during its initial year of production a First Edition model will be sold in limited numbers. Using only the V6 petrol engine, this model boasts of extra features and comes in one of three exclusive colours which are hand-sprayed at the Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations Technical Centre, UK.
The Range Rover Velar is available for viewing, test drives and to order, at MHD's Jaguar Land Rover showrooms with prices starting at RO25,000.
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