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LRZ concept is Land Rover’s Audi TT

todd lassa

YOU’RE LOOKING at Land Rover’s next big thing. The LRZ concept making its debut at the Detroit show is small, sporty, and designed to be as luxurious as any Landie. It could go on sale in three years or so for more money than the 10-inch-longer LR2/Discovery. It’s Land Rover’s Mini Cooper or Audi TT says design director Gerry McGovern, showing off his first concept since leaving Lincoln. With a sports-car-fast windshield, low, sloping roofline, and wheels pushed out to the four corners, it looks longer than it is in the vacuum of a single-car studio showing. Note how the shoulderline rises faster than the beltline. The C-pillars have see-through openings leading into a rather squat rear window. These cues combine with traditional Land Rover exterior design elements; hexagonal grille, vents…

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MotorTrend (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2008

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