The biggest velvet-rope barrier to entry, as always, will be price. When it hits the market this fall, the Velar should have genuine broadband appeal among upscale shoppers, drawing in everyone from tech junkies and luxury hounds to off-roaders and the design obsessed.
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Chris Paukert/RoadshowĪs you'd expect of an all-new model, an armada's worth of active driver-assistance systems is available on the Velar, including autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot and lane-keep assist, along with less-expected features like traffic-sign recognition and a drowsy driver monitor.įor the tow-happy - properly equipped, the Velar will lug up to 5,500 pounds - a backup trailer hitch assist tool is also included. The only problem is, your commute won't be nearly this beautiful. Hopefully this new system doesn't suffer from the same gremlins, but we'll need more time with it to know for sure. Having said all that, in numerous test vehicles equipped with In Control Touch Pro, Roadshow staffers have experienced significant stability problems - chiefly in the form of freezing and reboots.
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However, Touch Pro Duo nevertheless seems to be a substantial leap ahead of JLR's still-new In Control Touch Pro system.
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There's definitely a learning curve to it, and Android Auto and Apple CarPlay compatibility remain a year away. Overall, processor time is snappy, menu structures are largely intuitive, and the system looks great. Better than most competing systems, Land Rover's latest infotainment architecture adapts to the way you want to work with it, not the other way around.
You can even send door-to-door navigation routing to your vehicle using a smartphone app, or pre-cool the interior. Touch Pro Duo's graphics look sensational, and the interface does an admirable job allowing the user multiple ways into the same functions, whether it's using the big contextual knobs, touchscreens, or the steering wheel and voice controls. Worried you might waterlog your new Rover? An onscreen wade sensor shows you how close you are to making a very expensive and very inconvenient mistake.įact is, there are technological assists for just about every aspect of off-roading, including All-Terrain Progress Control (think: Low-speed off-road cruise control), as well as a particularly helpful 360-degree, multi-angle camera system that shows what's directly ahead of the vehicle when you're climbing an obstacle and all you see ahead is hood and sky. (The latter is well shy of the top-dog Range Rover's 35.4-inch waders, but it's more than enough for you to live out your Oregon Trail fantasies). The aforementioned air suspension, optional locking rear differential and Land Rover's excellent Terrain Response 2 system augment the Velar's capabilities mightily, enabling up to 9.9 inches of ground clearance and a fording depth of 25.6 inches. For the modest off-roading most customers are likely to attempt, buying a Velar is like hiring Dwayne Johnson to move your furniture.
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