The Range Rover Velar car sits neatly in a gap in the JLR lineup, right above the Evoque, but not quite as sporty as the Range Rover Sport, and with its own unique character that sets it apart from both of them. CarExpert’s folks reviewing the 2025 model had no hesitation in nailing it down. The Velar is the car for people who really want a vehicle that turns heads and leaves them feeling pretty good about actually driving the thing. And when you’re talking about a price tag north of $111,000 for a Dynamic SE, or sailing past $166,000 for an Autobiography, you’re talking about someone who’s made it clear that style is more important than raw logic to them.
That’s not necessarily a criticism, let’s be honest, style is a totally legitimate reason to buy a new car, especially one that looks as polished and thought-out as the Velar does. But the only issue is that some buyers might approach it with a set of expectations that just aren’t meant to be met and that can lead to a bit of disappointment. Range Rover Velar Perth buyers are often drawn to exactly that balance of luxury styling and everyday usability.
What the 2025 and 2026 Range Actually Offers?
The Velar lineup has been streamlined a fair bit since its early days, when the decision of which one to buy could be almost as confusing as trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube. Back in the day, over fifty different variants were available, talk about a puzzle waiting to be solved for buyers and dealers alike. These days, the Australian market is much simpler, with just three options, the Dynamic SE, the Autobiography, and the Belgravia Edition, which is a limited special edition that’s sure to be snapped up by those who want something a bit unusual.
Perth Dealers and the Local Buying Picture
Barbagallo is the Land Rover franchise in Perth and they’re based at their Osborne Park site, which they share with the Jaguar operation. They’ve got a good stock of new and demonstrator Velars on the lot, and they’re not the only ones. The WA used market has a pretty healthy supply of older Velars, mostly from the 2017 to 2020 period, when the car was still brand new and buyers were snapping them up.
The Interior and Why It Divides Opinion
The Velar’s interior is probably the most toned-down look in the luxury SUV world. The Pivi Pro touchscreen has swept in and removed just about all physical buttons, leaving a floating centre console, a wee gear lever and some very nicely finished surfaces everywhere you look. From a design standpoint it’s a pretty striking thing to look at.
When you start using it every day though, the lack of buttons for stuff you use all the time becomes a bit of a niggling issue. The Pivi Pro touchscreen has come a long way since the Velar first rolled out in 2017, but it still requires you to do a bit more work than a good old-fashioned button layout would.
In the Autobiography, the interior really does go up a notch with the supple leather and suede-effect headlining making it feel like you’re in a first-class lounge. Lower models use vegan alternatives that don’t quite live up to the promise of the exterior. Independent reviewers have mentioned this pretty often. Fourzone climate control, heads-up display and adaptive cruise control are reserved for the option packages or for buyers of the higher-end grades rather than being standard.
The Honest Assessment for a Perth Buyer
The new Velar is confirmed to be an electric car and it’ll have a much lower profile and a whole different personality from the current one. If you really value the existing Range Rover vibe, the commanding driving position, the comfy ride, the refinement on long drives and the prestige of the badge, then this new one will be no problem. It’s a satisfying SUV with a character of its own.
But if you’re looking at it as a performance SUV expecting sports car steering or a dynamic edge that makes it worth the money against the likes of Porsche or BMW, you’ll be pretty underwhelmed.
