The Velar is the Range Rover that was designed as an object first. Flush door handles that deploy when you approach, a body with almost no visible seams, and the thinnest headlamps Land Rover has ever fitted — it won design awards on looks alone and then turned out to drive well too. It rides on air suspension, so the patched surfaces of a Los Angeles street simply do not arrive in the cabin, and it is quiet at freeway speed in a way that makes a long day easy.
Five seats, a wide flat boot, and enough clearance for a canyon turnout or a steep driveway. All-wheel drive is standard.
Book it because it is the best-looking SUV in the fleet; for tall passengers and tall luggage, the Range Rover Sport.
- Flush door handles that deploy as you approach
- Air suspension — the road simply does not reach the cabin
- Five seats and a wide flat boot
- Warm bronze over gloss-black wheels · $171 a day