| Land Rover earlier announced its new concept car | | | | One remarkable innovation which will be |
| called Range Stormer. The latter is a | | | | incorporated in the car is Terrain Response, which |
| high-performance, sports-tourer SUV car that | | | | is a distinctively Rover technology. Said feature will |
| epitomizes the future of car design and dynamics. | | | | deliver excellent on-road and off-road driving |
| This is Rover's way to approach the forthcoming | | | | experience. Parenthetically, it optimizes the whole |
| demands of the car owners. | | | | vehicle setup including powertrain, suspension, |
| Range Stormer is the first concept car of the | | | | traction control and throttle response to provide |
| automaker that will enter a new market segment. | | | | safe and powerful driving dynamics. |
| Moreover, it is expected that Rover's future | | | | "You'll be seeing an increasing amount of |
| portfolio will be expanding to welcome the | | | | innovative technology in our future vehicles," says |
| presence of Range Stormer. | | | | Matthew Taylor. "But technology that makes the |
| "The supercharged V8 Range Stormer gives a | | | | driver's task simpler, not more complicated, such |
| taste of our forthcoming new entrant in the | | | | as Terrain Response. You select the terrain. The |
| booming high-performance SUV segment," said | | | | car then helps you conquer it." |
| the managing director of Land Rover, Matthew | | | | The modern muscle car of Rover creates a |
| Taylor. "The production vehicle that follows will | | | | sporty yet elegant aura. According to Geoff |
| share many of its styling and technical | | | | Upex, Jaguar's design director, "The challenge was |
| innovations." | | | | to translate fundamental Land Rover design |
| Taylor added, "Range Stormer is a modern, | | | | values into a concept for a high-performance |
| striking, high-technology vehicle. It is very much | | | | machine that looks powerful, muscular and edgy. |
| conceived to be an on-road, high-performance | | | | We certainly want to challenge established views |
| machine, as well as class-leading off-road like all | | | | of our vehicles and yet Range Stormer is clearly |
| Land Rovers. Breadth of capability is one of its | | | | an authentic Land Rover." |
| many strengths." | | | | Upex continued, "It has classic Land Rover design |
| Range Stormer utilizes power Land Rover auto | | | | language, such as the clamshell bonnet, 'floating |
| parts to produce an updated and state-of-the-art | | | | roof,' castellated corners on the hood, the straight |
| vehicle that exudes boldness, sophistication and | | | | waistline and short front overhang. Take one look |
| powerful performance. Said concept vehicle will | | | | at the vehicle and it's obviously from Land Rover, |
| use an advanced, fully-integrated platform to give | | | | and obviously has strong Range Rover genes. |
| Range Stormer that inspiring underpinnings. | | | | |