What do you look for when shopping for a new car? Good fuel economy? A comfortable interior? Perhaps a lightning-fast 0-100 time or heaps of boot space? Everybody’s wants and needs are a little bit different, and there’s plenty of cars out there to match them. In the US, there’s clearly a market of people who want a luxury vehicle that comes with two custom sets of Titleist golf clubs and a professional club-fitting experience at one of Titleist’s Performance Institutes. Here is the car that ticks that box:
Range Rover’s new SV Carmel Edition.
The car was announced at Monterey Car Week, a flagship event on the classic and performance car calendar in the US. It’s a festival of vintage, present and future cars all on display against the beautiful Californian scenery. Coincidentally for golf, Monterey is minutes from the famous coastline that houses Pebble Beach Golf Links, Monterey Peninsula CC and Cypress Point Club.
Range Rover’s stunning new limited-edition SUV is a country-club cruiser of the highest level. Crafted by the British automaker’s elite SV Bespoke division, the Carmel Edition pays tribute to the verdant, oceanside ecosystem of Carmel, California, with a satin green exterior completed by a soothing Sequoia green and Perlino leather interior. Rear passengers will ride in total comfort thanks to a powered club table and a refrigerated compartment replete with SV-etched glassware, while the sleek black badging is elevated with 24K gold outlines. Under the hood, the whole package is brought to life by a 606-hp, twin-turbo V8.
If you think it’s going to be easy to get your hands on of these beauties (and those fresh Titleist sticks), think again. The SV Carmel Edition is limited to just 17 pieces, making it one of the rarest production vehicles on earth, and comes with a sticker price of $US370,000 $A550,000. The vehicle will be offered to Range Rover House guests—a global, invitation-only RR experience—first, before being made available to additional buyers.
The Titleist club-fitting experience will be offered at the golf outfitter’s Oceanside, California and Acushnet, Massachusetts performance centres, and $US5,000 from each sale donated to the Del Monte Forest Conservancy, aiding their efforts to preserve over 700 acres in the Pebble Beach area.
