Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Victoria Beckham (2012)

CAR GARAGE | Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Victoria Beckham (2012) | Personalisation has formed a key part of the Range Rover Evoque's appeal. Each of the standard three trim levels - Pure, Prestige and Dynamic - can be further Individualism with a huge range of options from alloy wheel designs and contrasting roof colors to 16 'Designer Choice' interiors. Now, Land Rover has extended the principle by offering an exclusively designed Range Rover Evoque Special Edition created as a result of a collaboration Between Land Rover Design, led by Gerry McGovern with Victoria Beckham, winner of the coveted Designer Brand of the Year award at the 2011 British Fashion Awards. Gerry McGovern, Director of Design, Land Rover explains: "The design of Evoque has truly captured the hearts of customers worldwide. Working with Victoria the intention was not to change the fundamental architecture and award winning design of the Range Rover Evoque. I've always driven a Range Rover, for me They are the epitome of quality and luxury. My brand is known for quality and workmanship and so is Land Rover.

Essential to the design, was the development of a hand-finished matt paint That Gives the car a, stealth-like appearance and maintains the solidity of the original design. The color also serves to highlight the inherent drama of the Evoque's design. Gloss black is further used for the bonnet and side vents, Range Rover lettering, lower bodywork finishers, exhaust finishers and fog lamp surrounds. Offering a counterpoint to the paint finish the rose gold is applied as 'ingots' to the unique 20 "gloss black forged alloy wheels and as a surround for the grille, the which features a new horizontal bar design reserved solely for this special edition.

The Range Rover Evoque Special Edition has all the performance, ability and security expected of any Land Rover. The Evoque also features Land Rover's hallmark full-time, four-wheel drive and award-winning Terrain Response system. Nimble responses are heightened still further by the Dynamic Terrain Response option on the which ties together these systems to deliver sharper handling and tighter body control for an even more rewarding driving experience. To add a real sense of occasion, automatic color changes are activated when the driver Chooses the Dynamic option, changing the ambient lighting and dials to red.

The Special Edition will be built at Hale-wood manufacturing facility in Liverpool and hand-finished by Land Rover's engineering division to Order (ETO), Essential to the design is the high quality hand-finished matt gray paint, with contrasting gloss black finishes on the roof, side, bonnet vents, wheel arches and wheels, giving the overall vehicle a stealth-like quality. Further underlining the Bespoke luxury theme of this vehicle is the use of rose-gold Accents on the unique 20 "gloss black forged alloy wheels, badging and grille surround limited solely to this Special Edition. Complimenting the ultra-modern, stealth-like exterior is an elegant and luxurious interior. The four sport design seats are finished in a semi-aniline leather Vintage Tan - with a bold, hand-finished 'baseball' stitch detail, chosen by Victoria as a tongue-in-cheek reference to her sporting husband David. A hand stitched leather wallet, with rose-gold containing a detailed guide to the exclusive features of the car is co-branded Range Rover Evoque and signed by Victoria Beckham. I looked at yachts, luxury jets, classic cars, movies, personalities and fashion.

Land Rover Director of Design, Gerry McGovern said: "Working with Victoria in our design studio at Gaydon Certainly created a buzz within the team. For example at the first meeting, Victoria herself inspired the use of rose gold. She was wearing dark clothes and no jewelery apart from a rose gold, man's watch. We fully enjoyed working with Victoria and I am confident this special edition will appeal to discerning luxury consumers globally. " The Range Rover Evoque with Victoria Beckham Special Edition is limited to a maximum of 200 vehicles to be sold worldwide. The vehicle is a four-seat coupé, powered by the lightweight, all-aluminum 2.0-liter 240PS petrol engine and features four-wheel drive with Land Rover's award-winning Terrain Response system.