Land Rover Considering Building A Baby SUV To Take On BMW And Audi

Land Rover is considering building a baby SUV. It would be sold across the world and make the brand the premium contender in a market niche that is set to rocket in popularity.

Land Rover’s global brand director, John Edwards, confirmed recently that such ?a model is being examined by the firm’s product planners.

“I can see a sub-compact SUV working in all markets… and I don’t see a reason not to do it in the future,” he said. However, Edwards also cautioned that he has yet to see a convincing proposition for the new model.



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trmckin - 4/9/2013 3:00:54 PM

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wrangler/FJ competitor comes in the form of the Defender already and they will be launching a redesigned model for the 2015 model year. I think this is to compete with the smaller crossovers but going smaller than the Evoque will be tough to do.

JRobUSC - 4/9/2013 2:19:31 PM

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A two door Evoque isn't "baby-SUV" enough? How much smaller can it possibly get?

jeffgall - 4/9/2013 3:16:13 PM

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What they really need is a better competitor with the X5/ML/Q7. Something more agile and fuel efficient then the LR4/Discovery.

RNeekChic - 4/9/2013 5:40:31 PM

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Um.... it's called the LR2 isn't that as baby a suv one can get? LOL

jeffgall - 4/9/2013 8:39:06 PM

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Didn't you see the GLA. That's as baby as an SUV...errrr hot hatch can get