Range Rover Velar, why in camo?

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

I've just passed what I am 90% sure was a Velar (driving, so no pic) which was fully wrapped in black and white swirly camo.

The question is, why was a car which everyone has now seen in disguise? Had it not been, I for one would have assumed I was mistaken and that it was actually an RRSport. Bloody huge too!

[powerstroke]

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

I've just passed what I am 90% sure was a Velar (driving, so no pic) which was fully wrapped in black and white swirly camo.

The question is, why was a car which everyone has now seen in disguise? Had it not been, I for one would have assumed I was mistaken and that it was actually an RRSport. Bloody huge too!

Maybe they are saving people from the disapointment of finding out it looks almost the same as all there other models for a little bit longer !!!

[richs2891]

powerstroke said:

Maybe they are saving people from the disapointment of finding out it looks almost the same as all there other models for a little bit longer !!!

Ha ha LR do seem to seem to be following Aston Martin trick of making all products look the same. Brand awareness and all that - or just lazy designers

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

Just like this one.

[TooMany2cvs]

Simple.

If it was just driving around undisguised, Joe Public wouldn't glance twice.
If it's in camo, Joe Public is going to go "Oooh, what's that?" and ask around or google, then say to their mates "Oooh, you wouldn't believe what I was sat behind in traffic this morning". It's a subtle marketing trick - the exact same reason the manufacturers publish teaser pics and the like.

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

TooMany2cvs said:

Simple.

If it was just driving around undisguised, Joe Public wouldn't glance twice.
If it's in camo, Joe Public is going to go "Oooh, what's that?" and ask around or google, then say to their mates "Oooh, you wouldn't believe what I was sat behind in traffic this morning". It's a subtle marketing trick - the exact same reason the manufacturers publish teaser pics and the like.

Ah OK, that actually makes sense. Thanks.

[TooMany2cvs]

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

TooMany2cvs said:

Simple.

If it was just driving around undisguised, Joe Public wouldn't glance twice.
If it's in camo, Joe Public is going to go "Oooh, what's that?" and ask around or google, then say to their mates "Oooh, you wouldn't believe what I was sat behind in traffic this morning". It's a subtle marketing trick - the exact same reason the manufacturers publish teaser pics and the like.

Ah OK, that actually makes sense. Thanks.

And you have to admit that it's worked here, hasn't it?

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

TooMany2cvs said:

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

TooMany2cvs said:

Simple.

If it was just driving around undisguised, Joe Public wouldn't glance twice.
If it's in camo, Joe Public is going to go "Oooh, what's that?" and ask around or google, then say to their mates "Oooh, you wouldn't believe what I was sat behind in traffic this morning". It's a subtle marketing trick - the exact same reason the manufacturers publish teaser pics and the like.

Ah OK, that actually makes sense. Thanks.

And you have to admit that it's worked here, hasn't it?

Very true TM2CVs....

[chryslerben]

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

Just like this one.

That's a pre production vehicle so not all the parts on it i.e bumpers, external trims even panels will be at a finished series build standard hence they leave them covered over. Also pre production vehicles are used as test mules for electrical hardware and software development which requires real world testing, but they are occasionally used for the look at me I'm different reason.