Range Rover reveals new electric GT with 409 miles of range and puts it to the test at the Nürburgring

Range Rover is about to unveil the electric GT and, in the meantime, they’ve taken it to the Nürburgring.

This is an important vehicle for Range Rover, and that’s for two distinct reasons.

Even so, there’s still a lot we don’t know about it.

But what we do know is that, apparently, it’s perfectly at home at the Nürburgring.

This is uncharted territory for Range Rover

So far, all Range Rover models (flagship Range Rover, Sport, Velar, Evoque) have been SUVs.

You could maybe call the convertible Evoque an exception but A, technically that’s still an SUV and B, that was mostly a one-off experiment.

But the GT is different.

This is the first Range Rover-branded vehicle designed from the start to be a fastback/GT/coupe.

These days, automakers are getting creative with these body styles, so we’re not even sure how to define it.

The company’s design language is clear, but it also comes with a new sweeping roofline, door-mounted side mirrors, and an aggressive, wide stance.

And by the way, to conceal final production details during road testing, the vehicle was wrapped in a bespoke gold camouflage pattern that’s apparently inspired by the topography around the company’s HQ in the UK.

That’s a nice touch.

How this vehicle coped with the ‘Ring

The Nürburgring is now a global stage for manufacturers.

There are two reasons for that.

First and foremost, this is a tough racetrack.

It’s very fast, but also very long, and it has a million turns of all kinds, with steep inclines, and sharp unpredictable changes in terms of track width.

This makes it the ideal place to test vehicles ‘dynamically’, as marketing people would put it, because if your vehicle can survive here, it can survive anywhere.

Second – as a byproduct – automakers that’s a byproduct, automakers love setting records (and bragging about it) here.

As for Range Rover, they didn’t reveal a lap time for the GT but this is an electric fastback so, realistically, track days won’t be a priority for the average buyer.

There’s something else that’s special about the GT

Unlike the electric flagship SUV, the GT isn’t a battery-powered alternative to an existing vehicle.

This was designed to be an EV from the start, even though JLR hasn’t ruled out potential hybrid or range-extender options in the future.

The vehicle is built on JLR’s new Electrified Modular Architecture, and it features two motors -one at the rear and one at the front.

It also supports 800-volt architecture for ultra-fast charging, and it should come with 409 miles of range – or 658 kilometers.

There’s no ETA yet, but we expect more info before the end of the year.