The best seat in Jaguar Land Rover’s newest SUV might not be the one behind the steering wheel! New interior images of the Freelander 8 EREV revealed on Chinese social media show a six-seat, ultra-luxury luxury cabin that looks less “seats six,” and more G6.
First shown back in March, the new Freelander is Jaguar Land Rover’s global entry into the West’s red-hot luxury SUV market, where its retro-tastic styling and concept-car proportions will undoubtedly play well against its Teutonic competition. To be competitive in China, though, where less is still less and more is still more, the Freelander 8 needs to bring something a little extra to the party – and does it ever!
A recent post on Chinese social media site Weibo, by Wenfei – The Wanderer, shows a feature-rich interior featuring eye-grabbing “Zero gravity” reclining captain’s chairs in the second row with heated, ventilated, and massaging heating surfaces.
And, no matter how over the top and undignified you might think a chunky SUV decked out with airplane tables, a refrigerator, and purple mood lighting bordering on hot pink may be, you kind of have to admit: those seats look pretty comfy!
It’s nice in there
Freelander 8 middle seats; via Wenfei – The Wanderer.
CarNewsChina reports that rear-seat passengers will be able to look up into a ceiling-mounted entertainment screen, allowing them to separate themselves fully from the experience of watching the world pass by their windows (Get off my lawn!).
Additional interior features include a 46.3″ far-end display stretching the width of the dash, and a 15.6″ LED central touch screen. The screens are supplemented by faceted crystal knobs and physical buttons allegedly inspired by the “Clous de Paris” craftsmanship found in top-tier luxury watches.
The new Freelander 8 promises over 135 miles of all-electric range (Chinese cycle) from its 60.3 kWh battery, and its onboard ICE range extender can take it further still if the battery gets depleted. And while, yes – that does make this particular SUV a hybrid, we’re doing that thing where we celebrate every positive change and recognizing that, for many new vehicle buyers, an EREV or PHEV can be a lily pad on their way to a full battery electric. And, face it: if you’re manufacturing brand-new vehicles, those are the only buyers who matter.
You can see a few more photos of the new Land Rover Freeland 8’s interior, below, then let us know what you think of JLR’s latest SUV in the comments.
Freelander 8 interior
SOURCE | IMAGES: Wenfei – The Wanderer, via CarNewsChina.
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