Tata Motors, the Indian brand that owns Jaguar – Land Rover, has announced plans to launch a crossover based on the Range Rover Evoque in 2019.
Called Harrier, the model will receive a design inspired by the H5X concept introduced in February 2018. That means it will look a lot like the design study but it will incorporate more realistic-looking mirrors, smaller wheels, and a toned-down front end. Dark teaser sketches give us a vague idea of what to expect.
Everything under the sheet metal will come from the Land Rover parts bin — with a twist. The Omega platform is an evolution of the D8 architecture found under the Evoque, the E-Pace, and the Discovery Sport tweaked to withstand harsh road conditions in India.
Tata will introduce the Harrier next year. It will go on sale in its home market before the end of 2019. Autocar adds the model will also reach the African and Middle Eastern markets, but Tata currently has no plans to distribute it in Europe or in North America.
The Harrier name will raise more than a few eyebrows in Japan. Toyota has used (and, presumably, trademarked) the nameplate on the Japanese market since 1997. The first two generations were Toyota-badged variants of the first two Lexus RXs, while the third and current Harrier is a standalone model built on a modified version of the outgoing RAV4’s platform.
Tata Motors, the Indian brand that owns Jaguar - Land Rover, has announced plans to launch a crossover based on the Range Rover Evoque in 2019.
Called Harrier, the model will receive a design inspired by the H5X concept introduced in February 2018. That means it will look a lot like the design study but it will incorporate more realistic-looking mirrors, smaller wheels, and a toned-down front end. Dark teaser sketches give us a vague idea of what to expect.
Everything under the sheet metal will come from the Land Rover parts bin -- with a twist. The Omega platform is an evolution of the D8 architecture found under the Evoque, the E-Pace, and the Discovery Sport tweaked to withstand harsh road conditions in India.
Tata will introduce the Harrier next year. It will go on sale in its home market before the end of 2019. Autocar adds the model will also reach the African and Middle Eastern markets, but Tata currently has no plans to distribute it in Europe or in North America.
The Harrier name will raise more than a few eyebrows in Japan. Toyota has used (and, presumably, trademarked) the nameplate on the Japanese market since 1997. The first two generations were Toyota-badged variants of the first two Lexus RXs, while the third and current Harrier is a standalone model built on a modified version of the outgoing RAV4's platform.
