The fifth-generation 2022 Range Rover is Land Rover?s first all-new Rangie in a decade. It may not be evident at first glance, but the new Range Rover is slightly wider, longer, and taller than the outgoing fourth-gen version. However, the styling is more straightforward and more rounded than ever before. It has an aura of modernity and class-leading prestige that other luxury SUVs can only dream about ? unless the SUV is wearing a Bentley or Rolls-Royce badge, that is.

Setting The Stage

No other vehicle in recent memory has transcended the boundaries of agriculture and peerless luxury more than the Range Rover. A few from the East ? Toyota Land Cruiser and Mitsubishi Pajero, thank you very much ? managed to do the same, but none had the aristocratic presence of a Range Rover.
No doubt, the 2022 Range Rover is a beauty. And based on the outgoing model, we?re pretty sure the tech features will require a full year of learning to comprehend, but our interest is in what?s underneath the new Range Rover?s svelte body panels. We?re talking about the all-new MLA-Flex body architecture, which now offers the flexibility to adapt a standard or long-wheelbase version with seating for up to seven, the first in the Range Rover?s cherished history.

However, it?s not the seven-seat capability that got our attention, either. You see, Jaguar and Land Rover?s MLA (Modular Longitudinal Architecture) was originally for all-electric, mild-hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles. It was ...