Range Rover to launch SUV- coupe with embedded aluminium body

<p>Range Rover is set to launch a coupe SUV called Velar and the car is designed to slot between the company&rsquo;s Evoque and Range Rover Sport models.&nbsp; The Range Rover Velar is expected to be launch at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2017.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/CarFeb3.jpg" alt="News" width="517" height="226" /><span id=":8t.co" class="tL8wMe EMoHub" style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em><strong>Image Courtesy </strong></em></span><em><strong><span id=":8u.co" class="tL8wMe EMoHub" style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">Autocar</span></strong></em></p> <p>The Velar model is likely to sit on Land Rover&rsquo;s aluminium-intensive architecture.&nbsp; The new model is a rival to the BMW X6 and Porsche Macan. JLR is likely to use new Plug-in hybrid version in the Velar.<br /><br />The five-seat Velar is based on JLR&rsquo;S aluminium-intensive IQ platform. The Velar is powered by JLR&rsquo;S Ingenium four-cylinder diesel and petrol engines. The velar comes with 5.0-litre supercharged V8 petrol engine.<br /><br />The new SUV-coupe will be built alongside the Range Rover Sport and Jaguar F-Pace in the ultra-modern aluminium body and assembly plant in Solihull, West Midlands.<br /><br />{googleAdsense}<br /><br />The aluminium-bodied coupe SUV could weight 1800kg as the company is sharing same lightweight aluminium backbone as the Jaguar F-Pace.</p>