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Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Hindustan Times
Range Rover SV Masara Edition launched in India at ₹4.99 crore. Restricted to only 12 units
The Range Rover SV Masara Edition is exclusive to India and only 12 units have been produced, most of which are booked Check Offers Bringing its second India-exclusive special edition to the market, JLR has launched the new Range Rover SV Masara Edition, priced at ₹ 4.99 crore (ex-showroom). The new Range Rover SV Masara Edition is developed for India by Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division and takes inspiration from the rare blue sapphire found in the Himalayas. This is the brand's second India-exclusive edition after the Range Rover SV Ranthambore Edition launched last year, and much like the former, the new Masara Edition will be restricted to just 12 units. Range Rover SV Masara Edition: What's Special? The new Masara Edition traces its origins to the blue sapphire found in the Himalayas. Masara translates to sapphire in Sanskrit, further establishing its India connect. The luxury SUV sports a special satin-finish blue paint hue that looks fantastic, and is complemented by the silver chrome and Corinthian Bronze accents on the grille, bumpers, and sides. The 'SV' badging across the exterior ensures it tells you this is a special Range Rover. The Masara Edition rides on 23-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels finished in silver and bronze, with black brake calipers. The cabin gets the blue and cream colour scheme with ash veneer and ceramic white finish all across, including specially embroidered seats inspired by the blue sapphire The cabin also continues the blue theme and features a blue and cream dual-tone finish, with seats upholstered in premium perlino leather and complemented by a light cream ash burr veneer and a white ceramic finish. The special edition features embroidered seats that mimic the design of the sapphire, while personalised scatter cushions are available in a contrasting colour option. The scuff plates on all four doors adorn the 'SV Bespoke' branding, as well as the 'Masāra' Edition' and '1 of 12' designation. The Masara Edition comes with all the bells and whistles including a refrigerator, electrically operable tray table and cupholders, a panoramic sunroof, reclining and massaging rear seats, and more Based on the Range Rover SV, you get all the niceness of the special luxury SUV, including the electrically operable tray table, the rear seat entertainment package, a refrigerator between the second row seats, and electrically deployable cupholders. You also get the 12.3-inch digital instrument console, a 13.1-inch touchscreen infotainment system, a panoramic sunroof, a Meridian sound system, wireless charging, and more. On the safety front, the Range Rover SV packs multiple airbags, ESC, a 360-degree camera, advanced driver assistance systems and more. Range Rover SV Masara Edition: Specifications Powering the Range Rover Masāra Edition is the 4.4-litre V8 turbocharged petrol engine tuned for 607 bhp and 750 Nm of peak torque, paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission that sends power to all four wheels. This behemoth of an SUV can sprint from 0-100 kmph in 4.5 seconds, while being equally capable off-road with a water-wading depth of 900 mm. The Range Rover SV Masara Edition arrives in India from the UK as a full import In terms of competition, the new Range Rover SV takes on the Mercedes-Maybach GLS, Bentley Bentayga, and Rolls-Royce Cullinan. However, the new Masara Edition gets an edge in terms of exclusivity, in a space that's already made for some highly exclusive individuals. JLR India says that nearly all 12 models have been booked. Check out Upcoming Cars in India 2024, Best SUVs in India. First Published Date: 01 Jun 2025, 12:50 PM IST
Zawya
28-01-2025
- Automotive
- Zawya
JLR invests £65mln in sustainable expansion of luxury paint operations in the UK and Europe for Bespoke vehicle personalisation after demand doubles
JLR's paint shops in Castle Bromwich, UK and Nitra, Slovakia will be sustainably reimagined as part of ongoing efforts to reduce energy and water usage at its global manufacturing facilities and meet its net zero ambitions A key priority of its Reimagine strategy, JLR is focused on reducing the environmental impact of the most carbon intensive manufacturing processes in the automotive industry £24m expansion at Nitra will create 120 new jobs and see a new electric universal paint line installed, enabling limitless color capability and marking a key milestone towards JLR's ambition to move to fully electrified paint shops in the future Castle Bromwich will have £41million injected to transform it into the new home of SVO paint operations, and will see the sites existing paint booths replaced for significant energy and water savings Dubai, UAE: JLR is investing £65m in sustainably expanding its special paint facilities globally to meet growing demand for personalized luxury vehicles and reduce the environmental impact of its most carbon intensive manufacturing processes. The company has seen demand for personalized color options, where clients can choose from hundreds of Bespoke Paint and elevated palette options across its Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models, more than double since FY22. JLR has also seen demand for its most exclusive Range Rover SV models double in this financial year. Now, the UK's largest luxury car manufacturer will more than double its capacity for Bespoke Paint and luxury elevated palette, by opening new paint facilities in Castle Bromwich, West Midlands and Nitra, Slovakia. The move will support over 17,000 additional client orders per year and make its most exclusive paint colors available for the first time across its other brands. As part of a £41 million investment in new SVO facilities at Castle Bromwich in the UK, £26m will be injected to replace existing paint booths at the site with all new highly efficient state-of-the-art application booths, which will be installed during2025. The new paint booths use the latest most energy efficient technology and filtration techniques to cut energy and water use, and also utilize fully automated spray robots which reduce paint waste by 30% versus hand painting methods, decreasing environmental impact as well as producing a higher quality finish due to unparalleled consistency and precision. The expansion will provide increased capacity to support growing demand from clients choosing the SV Bespoke Paint matching service which enables clients purchasing a Range Rover SV to match to any color they wish, offering the ultimate personalization, occasionally matched with private jet or yacht colors. An SV Bespoke commission typically adds an average of £70,000 on top of the £202,000 average selling price of a Range Rover SV. Meanwhile construction of a new £10 million universal paint line starts this year at Nitra in Slovakia, where Defender and Discovery are manufactured, which will see the addition of a new fully electric paint booth and new electric curing ovens. Investing in electric ovens will avoid around 500 tons of CO2e per year and marks the first step towards longer term ambitions to move away from gas to lower carbon and renewable energy sources to power its facilities. The state-of-the-art universal paint line will be the first of its kind in Slovakia, and for JLR, and will offer unlimited color variations enabling full Bespoke Paint and Elevated Offer Palette capability at the plant for the first time to support increasing demand for vehicle personalization. The move will create 120 new jobs in the region with first cars expected off the new line in 2026. Anew Smart Oven control system has also been installed to help optimize existing operations, which automatically shuts itself down when it detects inactivity. Anew heat exchanger is also being installed to recover heat from the paint shop flue gas and transfer it into the heating and cooling water production, improving system efficiency and saving around 2,250 tons of CO2eper year, the equivalent of using 2,200 barrels of oil. The exchanger will also save JLR around £750,000 a year. Andrea Debbane, Chief Sustainability Officer, said: 'JLR is seeing a significant increase in clients wanting to personalize their vehicles, so we are preparing to expand our facilities and offer thousands more paint options across our brands, but doing so in the most sustainable and efficient way possible. Paintshops are very energy intensive, accounting for around 80% of our operational emissions, so they represent our biggest opportunity. Our long history means we have facilities with different challenges, some are newer, some much older so we need to optimize where we can, whilst at the same time investing for the long-term so we can get where we need to be in ten, fifteen, twenty years' time to reach our net zero goal.' Jamal Hameedi, Director SVO, said 'SVO is all about offering our clients unparalleled performance, luxury and capability. That includes the most exclusive, high quality color finishes available. Range Rover clients are increasingly choosing to tailor their vehicles with more exclusive Bespoke and elevated palette paints. By increasing our capacity we can satisfy the demand growth from our Range Rover clients and also expand this service for the first time to clients of our other Brands.' Due to the complex and energy intensive heating and curing processes necessary to achieve the highest quality and durability standards, paint shops are the largest contributor to automotive manufacturing emissions, accounting for 80% of operational emissions globally.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Jaguar Land Rover bets $80m on bespoke paint services
The UK's largest luxury car maker, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), says it will invest £65m ($81m) to expand its bespoke paint services in response to growing demand from wealthy customers. The plan includes opening new paint facilities in Castle Bromwich, UK and Nitra, Slovakia. The firm, which is owned by India's Tata Group, says it expects to more than double its bespoke paint operation, including helping clients match the colour of exclusive Range Rover SV models to their private jets or yachts. It follows a similar move by Rolls-Royce, which announced earlier this month that it was investing £300m to build more highly-customised versions of its cars for super-rich customers. "Range Rover clients are increasingly choosing to tailor their vehicles with more exclusive bespoke and elevated palette paints," said Jamal Hameedi, director of special vehicle operations at JLR. "By increasing our capacity we can satisfy the demand growth from our Range Rover clients and... clients of our other brands." The company says the plan will also help it cut energy and water use as well as reduce paint waste. Earlier this month, Rolls-Royce said it was expanding its Goodwood factory and global headquarters to meet growing demand for bespoke models. Rolls-Royce said the plan would "also ready the manufacturing facility for the marque's transition to an all-battery electric vehicle future". Last month, Jaguar unveiled a controversial new electric concept car. Some on social media said the new Type 00 car was "exciting" and "absolutely stunning", while others called it "rubbish" and told Jaguar's designers to "go back to the drawing board". However, the carmaker suggested the reaction was exactly what it wanted as it was trying to reset the brand and revive sluggish sales.
