The first battery-electric Range Rover is now being offered in Sri Lanka, EconomyNext reported, citing the marque’s local Land Rover site, on which the model can now be configured.
Two 260kW motors produce up to 550PS and 850Nm of torque — more than any previous Range Rover — for a claimed range of up to 372 miles on the WLTP cycle. The company describes the powertrain as delivering V8-level output near-silently.
“Range Rover Electric is the result of a decade of considered engineering and technological development, setting a new benchmark for the original luxury SUV,” said Martin Limpert, Managing Director of Range Rover. He said testing and development programmes had been pushed “further than originally intended.”
The car is offered in standard and long-wheelbase forms across SE, HSE, Autobiography and SV trims, including SV Ultra and SV Black. A launch First Edition comes in Belgravia Green, Santorini Black or Varesine Blue. Higher specifications add Executive Class rear seats with a deployable centre console and an eight-inch rear touchscreen, heated arm and calf rests, hot-stone massage, a front console refrigerator for four drinks, and a “Tailgate Event Suite” that redirects audio through the rear speakers.
Why an electric Range Rover matters here
The arrival lands in a market whose duty structure already tilts towards battery-electric cars. Because Sri Lanka taxes internal combustion engines by displacement, with duty rising steeply above 1,500cc, the brokerage JB Securities has argued the regime penalises 2.0-litre Japanese hybrids while favouring EV-first models — keeping cars such as the Toyota Prius and RAV4 Hybrid largely out of showrooms. A large luxury SUV that has no engine at all avoids that calculation entirely.
Parent company Jaguar Land Rover is meanwhile under pressure at home, having announced it would cut 4,000 jobs after a cyber-attack and a sharp fall in sales.
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EconomyNext gives no Sri Lankan price for any variant, names no local distributor or launch event, and does not say when deliveries begin or whether cars have physically arrived. The report carries no comment from a local dealer, and no other verified Sri Lankan newsroom had filed on the electric model at the time of writing.
