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Super-luxury Range Rover two-door coupé under consideration Dec 5th 2017, 10:55 The 2004 Range Stormer concept was a two-door concept prelude to the Range Rover Sport Exclusive SVO-built two-door Range Rover could be on the way, hints Land Rover design chief Gerry McGovern Land Rover is considering another entry into the burgeoning super-luxury SUV market, with design boss Gerry McGovern hinting that an exclusive two-door, SVO-built Range Rover could be on the way.  Reports from motoring.com.au confirm that when asked about the brand's intentions for the segment, McGovern said: "Watch this space. I can't say when or what, but there are opportunities. We have proven with Range Rover that there are opportunities to offer derivations of these vehicles, to offer them in a way to bring something new to the market." The brand also patented the Range Stormer name earlier this year; the original Range Stormer was a concept revealed at the Detroit motor show in early 2004 as a muscular two-door prelude to the Range Rover Sport, which entered production later that year. Land Rover has a history of two-door models. It currently sells the two-door Range Rover Evoque and Evoque Convertible, while the original Range Rover was produced in two-door form. There was also the limited-edition Range Rover CSK, which paid tribute to Charles Spencer King, the car's original designer.  McGovern alluded to SVO's involvement in the project, saying: "The good thing with SVO is that it's a self-funding business, so there are opportunities within SVO that don't necessarily have to be mainstream and small-volume [vehicles] lend themselves beautifully to that. A limited-edition model that pays for itself (and makes JLR profit) is far easier to create a business case for." Furthering the exclusivity aspect of the model, McGovern alluded to two-door models' now relative small number compared with their five-door counterparts as the car industry moves away from less practical and slower-selling two-doors. A two-door Range Rover would certainly be exclusive - the super-luxury SUV market currently contains no two-door cars, while the recently introduced Lamborghini Urus resembling a coupé the closest, despite having five doors. The Bentley Bentayga and Rolls-Royce Cullinan both have five doors, while no specifics are yet known about the upcoming Ferrari SUV.  The new model would likely sit atop the Range Rover line-up, higher even than the extended-wheelbase Range Rover SVAutobiography, which tops out the range at £167,850. The exclusivity of the Range Stormer could push the model's price tag to £200,000 or beyond.  Read more:  Lamborghini Urus revealed: full specs of new 641bhp super-SUV Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV on course to rival Bentley Bentayga in 2018 Why the Bentley Bentayga needs more variants, according to boss Durheimer

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