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Land Rover to fit the LRX's interior on the final model
By Yoann Besnard on 18 March 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
According to some sources, Land Rover plans to keep as much of the concept car’s interior intact as it can for the future final model.
The vast majority of concept cars lose their interiors during the transition to the production version and one did expect the LRX to follow the trend. But this time, the future small Land Rover might keep its interior as close as possible to that of the concept car. The interior was highly praised by the professional and by the public pushing the company executives to work hard on keeping the interior of the concept car.
Details remain scarce at this early stage and we will have to wait until the launch of the baby Land due in 2010 to know how close the interior will be. However, the news comes as a good sign for the future of Land Rover. By taking this smart move, Land Rover understood how the potential buyers of the future model will be different from the traditional buyers of Land Rover models. Instead of promoting a traditional brand image, the production version will have to go wild and funky as it will likely compete with the BMW Mini and Fiat 500.
The Land Rover LRX debuted at Detroit in last January and was displayed under another paint scheme at Geneva this month.
