IF A Range Rover Evoque is too small and a Range Rover Sport is too big, the Velar promises to be your ticket to British SUV satisfaction, with a built-in brand promise that off-road adventure is a mere touchscreen swipe away.

 

A bewildering 48-variant line-up starting in the low $70,000 bracket and topping out almost $100,000 north of that means the Velar straddles the price-point of high-end Evoques and mid-to-high-spec Sports.

 

It’s recognisably a Range Rover, but the Velar cuts a sleeker, lower silhouette while stopping short of the coupe-like style of competitors such as the Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe and BMW X4.

 

The result is opulent and stylish yet practical and user-friendly family transport for those who want to spoil themselves rotten.

 

Well before our week with the Velar was up, we were more than a little bit smitten.