Land Rover has specced out a 1993 Range Rover to match a modern Range Rover SV Ultra painted in a new color for the vehicle line: Titan Silver. The pairing will be up for auction through RM Sotheby’s Auction during Monterey Car Week, although the classic Range Rover is by far the most attractive part of the package.
It was restored by Range Rover’s Classic division, with the interior updated with new luxury materials, and would be a terrific estate car or collector’s piece. Here’s a closer look at the silver duo headed to California.
Going Nuts On A Range Rover Classic
Range Rover Classic and SV Ultra by Range Rover’s Classic divisionRange Rover
The classic Range Rover is a 1993 US market County Edition, which puts it at the very end of the first generation. The 2,000-hour restoration makes the 1993 Range Rover special already. But the modern luxury mirroring the Range Rover SV Ultra starts with the paint. It uses fine aluminum flake and pigment technology to create a reflective, iridescent surface that looks like liquid metal.
The 16‑inch three‑spoke wheels are finished in Satin Platinum Atlas with diamond-turned contrast rims, and modern Range Rover SV Ultra script is added to the hood. The exterior side trim is removed to reflect the cleaner, modern design of the SV Ultra, and under the hood a plaque notes its provenance as the first bespoke matched pair commissioned from Range Rover.
Inside the Range Rover Classic, ultrafabrics material matches the light duo‑tone Orchid White and Cinder Grey colors of the Range Rover SV Ultra. Then, the dashboard is upholstered in Cinder Grey, with color‑matched air vents, and the steering wheel is finished in duo‑tone Orchid White and Cinder Grey. The seats even include the same laser‑crafted pattern and intricate mosaic perforation of the Range Rover SV Ultra. Finally, there’s new trim with brushed aluminum handles and color‑matched speaker covers and finishers.
The Range Rover Pairing
Range Rover Classic by Range Rover’s Classic divisionRange Rover
The early 1990s was the time Land Rover realized that the Range Rover was being considered a luxury vehicle. In reality, it was designed as a more comfortable way for farmers, gamekeepers, and estate staff and owners to get around slippery and rough terrain versus more agricultural Land Rover trucks. When estate owners started driving their Range Rovers into London for the weekend, it became something of a status symbol in London.
The Range Rover SV Ultra is the ultimate incarnation of what the Range Rover has become – a pure luxury vehicle. It claims a “world‑first Sensory Floor,” an Electrostatic Sound system, and elaborately described luxury materials on the inside. Curiously, on the official media page for the Range Rover SV Ultra, there’s no mention of its off-road ability, unless you consider the brief mention in the “About Range Rover” footnote.
CarBuzz Insight – Why This Matters:
Range Rover Classic by Range Rover’s Classic divisionLand Rover
It’s amazing how far the Range Rover has come since 1970, and you can even drop big money on an official restoration and customization of the original vehicle. But there’s a lot of Range Rover controlling the narrative here, painting the idea of the vehicle as having been luxurious from the start. However, it was not. Of course, the original Range Rover was more upmarket than the outright agricultural Land Rover Series and Defender models, but it was still utilitarian with its vinyl seats and plastic dashboards designed to be hosed down.
Range Rover started out as a two-door off-road vehicle with a softer ride than standard Land Rover models, and the design brief was that it should be able to cross muddy terrain with room for a bale of hay in the back. The four-door version came over a decade after launch. Power steering, floor carpeting, air conditioning, and a choice of cloth or leather seats certainly came later. It’s a shame the Land Rover is forgetting its roots and now purely chasing the luxury market with what was once a pragmatic off-roader.
