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Video: this Lambo-doored V8 Range Rover started a revolution

Journey with us into the heart of Jaguar Land Rover Classic to revisit an orange star from 2004: the Range Stormer Concept

Published: 23 Feb 2023
32 minutes 18 seconds

In 2004 Land Rover did something it’d never done in its 56-year history: a concept car. It was called the Range Rover Stormer – a Lambo-doored Range Rover coupe with the supercharged 4.2-litre V8 usually found in Jaguar’s XJR and XKR, a wild interior, 22-inch wheels and technology such as ‘terrain response’.

Not only was it an outstanding show car, it kickstarted a revolution of sporty SUVs. How’s it stood up over the last 20 years, and crucially, what's its legacy?

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We sent Top Gear magazine’s Jason Barlow to JLR’s Classic bunker to speak to head of design Andy Wheel to find out.

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