All-new Range Rover notches 10 industry awards in three months

(February 22, 2013) LONDON — The all-new Range Rover has notched 10 international awards in just three months since production began.

Land Rover says the Range Rover is the world's first SUV with a lightweight all-aluminum body, the new Range Rover takes luxury and capability to a new level, with even greater refinement and enhanced performance and handling on all terrains. The new Range Rover also heralds significant advances in sustainability.


The most recent honor came from the AUTOBEST group of motoring writers, naming the all-new Range Rover "TECHNOBEST 2012." Recent awards also include "Dream Machine" from Autoweek,  "Luxury Car of the Year" from both What Car? and Top Gear magazines and "Best Cars - Import Category" from Auto Motor und Sport. The model was also crowned 4x4 Category Winner in The Sunday Times Top 100 Cars 2012, among others.

Land Rover Global Brand Director, John Edwards, said: "We are proud of the recognition the Range Rover is receiving from international motoring organizations and publications. It is a fantastic achievement and a great endorsement for the model, which has only been in production for three months.

"Its revolutionary lightweight construction is the result of unprecedented investment in technology and engineering which makes it the most refined, most capable Range Rover ever. It is enormously satisfying to see that international judges, as well as customers, are recognizing this too."

The all-new Range Rover was launched last October to critical acclaim and is the world's first aluminum monocoque SUV, which is around 420kg lighter than the outgoing model. The Range Rover is built at Land Rover's new low-energy Solihull facility and there is already strong demand across global markets.