The Range Rover Sport Electric is almost here, and it looks almost identical to its combustion-engine sibling. While other automakers, such as Mercedes, have tried to lure buyers with more daring EV designs, Land Rover doesn’t want to rock the boat. The newcomer to the luxury electric SUV segment will look virtually the same as its ICE counterpart, save for the missing exhaust tips and a closed-off grille.
Ahead of its full debut later this year, the Range Rover Sport Electric is revealing some of its secrets. Predictably, it rides on the same Modular Longitudinal Architecture (MLA) as the conventionally powered model. The platform was developed to accommodate combustion engines, either on their own or as part of a plug-in hybrid setup, while also supporting fully electric models. The full-size Range Rover is built on the same architecture, as was the next-generation Jaguar XJ before the electric sedan was canceled as part of Jaguar’s bold reinvention.
