Range Rover’s new EV looks like a fastback as the camo comes off

While Range Rover is expected to launch its first electric SUV later this year, another EV was spotted testing that looks nothing like anything we’ve seen from the luxury brand before.

Range Rover Velar EV set to debut in 2026

Although the Range Rover Electric SUV was initially scheduled to arrive in showrooms by the end of 2025, JLR told clients it was pushing deliveries until 2026 because it needed more time for testing.

The flagship Range Rover EV is now expected to arrive in mid-2026, but it won’t be the only electric SUV we see from the British luxury brand this year.

A smaller Range Rover Velar EV was recently caught testing, and it looks nothing like the current gas-powered model.

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We got our first look at the electric Velar back in 2024 after a camouflaged prototype was spotted testing near JLR’s Nurburgring test facility. The latest spy pictures offer a closer look at the sharp new design as the camouflage starts to come off.

As you can see in the new images from Autocar, the Range Rover Velar EV looks more like a fastback crossover than a typical SUV.

A Range Rover saloon…? The new Velar is the sleekest yet 👀 https://t.co/YXaSlvRxhy pic.twitter.com/7V2UPdOpk4

— Autocar (@autocar) February 27, 2026

While the rear window is still covered, it appears to take cues from the Jaguar Type 00, the wild 4-door GT concept car that almost broke the internet in late 2024.

The electric Velar is expected to be one of the first vehicles based on JLR’s new EMA platform for smaller models, unlike the flagship Range Rover EV, which is based on the MLA platform used in the current gas version.

JLR’s CEO Adrian Mardell previously said, “We’ll first have MLA BEV, with the Range Rover BEV,” adding, “Then it’s the first vehicle off EMA, which will probably be springtime in 2026.”

The Range Rover Velar EV is expected to debut by the end of the year, with production scheduled to begin in 2027 at JLR’s Halewood facility. It will be joined by the upcoming Defender Sport EV, which was also recently spotted testing ahead of its expected debut by the end of 2026.