British beauty

SOME SUVS LOOK SPORTY, others may be decidedly macho, but none has quite earned the right to be called beautiful. Until now.

The Range Rover Velar is a luxury SUV with perhaps the most elegant lines in this segment.

Neither a hulking truck nor an androgynous crossover, this well-proportioned sport-utility vehicle has an exquisite profile enhanced by huge 22-inch alloy wheels and pop-out door handles.

The mid-sized Velar is a model positioned between the Range Rover Evoque and the Range Rover Sport, although it is similar in size to the latter.

Rather, a different level of specifications and pricing, as well as what Range Rover calls the Velar's unique personality, set it distinctly apart.

As stunning as its exterior styling is the exceptionally clean interior. A pair of 10-inch touchscreens on the centre console has banished all the buttons of the infotainment system except a rotary knob for volume control and two display dials for tempe…