The Surprising Engineering Challenge on the 2024 Range Rover Velar

Senior program manager explains how the Range Rover engineering team wrestled over the redesigned console in the 2024 Velar.

Dan Carney, Senior Editor

October 30, 2023

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Range Rover sought to give the 2024 Range Rover Velar and Evoque a minimalist new cabin, eliminating most of the buttons and consolidating the existing dual center displays into a single large one. 

To do this, engineers had to design a center console that would accommodate the new display, while meeting customer and regulatory requirements. 

Senior product manager Peter Travers explains.

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Dan Carney

Senior Editor, Design News

Dan’s coverage of the auto industry over three decades has taken him to the racetracks, automotive engineering centers, vehicle simulators, wind tunnels, and crash-test labs of the world.

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