Range Rover GT revealed — a fifth Range Rover, and it's a saloon
A Range Rover that isn’t an SUV. After decades of building its identity on commanding driving positions, the brand has announced the Range Rover GT — a fifth model line, an all-electric grand tourer, and comfortably the most car-like production Range Rover ever shown.
Announced on 22 July, the GT takes the family in a genuinely new direction: a low roofline, a long body and flowing, coupe-like proportions in place of the traditional two-box silhouette. The thinking is straightforward — a shape this much sleeker cuts drag, and on an electric car aerodynamic efficiency converts directly into motorway range and quietness.
What we know
Underneath sits JLR’s new EMA platform, and the GT will launch as a full battery-electric model with a hybrid to follow later in its life — the platform supports both. Inside, the approach is strikingly minimalist by Range Rover standards: sustainable woven textiles, concealed air vents, hidden speakers and a single-screen interface replacing banks of switches, along with a claim of class-leading second-row legroom. Having sat in a fair few luxury cabins over the years, I’d say the brief is obvious: limousine comfort in something lower and more driver-focused than the flagship SUV.
Just as significant is where it will be built: Halewood on Merseyside, where JLR has invested heavily to ready the plant for electrified cars. That makes the GT an important car for UK manufacturing, not just for the badge.
What we don’t know yet
Almost all the numbers. Battery capacity, range, power and price are being held back until later this year, closer to the full reveal. Expect flagship money — and remember that anything at this level attracts the expensive-car supplement on top of standard road tax, so factor the whole cost of ownership, not just the sticker.
The GT joins an increasingly busy electric push at JLR: the Range Rover Electric made its public debut at Goodwood only weeks ago. Two flagship EVs announced in a single summer tells you where the brand believes its future lies.
The buyer’s view
Nobody will buy a GT from these teasers, and nor should they — wait for the range and pricing before forming a view. When examples eventually reach the used market, the standard flagship rules will apply with interest: JLR products reward fastidious ownership, and our guide to common Land Rover problems explains why a complete service history is non-negotiable on cars from this stable. Add the battery health report every used EV deserves, and a full vehicle history check before any money moves.
Until the numbers land, the GT is best read as a statement of intent — and on that score, a lower, sleeker, Merseyside-built electric Range Rover is quite a statement.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Range Rover GT?
It is the fifth model line in the Range Rover family — an all-electric grand tourer with a lower, more car-like body than any production Range Rover before it, built on JLR's new EMA platform with a hybrid version to follow later.
Where will the Range Rover GT be built?
At JLR's Halewood plant on Merseyside, which the company has spent heavily re-equipping for electrified vehicles — making the GT a significant car for UK manufacturing as well as for the brand.
When will full Range Rover GT specifications be announced?
JLR has held back battery size, range, power and pricing for now, with the full technical picture promised later in the year, closer to the model's complete reveal.