World-first in-car audio technology
Range Rover SV Ultra brings concert hall sound quality to the best seats in the house, introducing high-fidelity electrostatic sound technology to a vehicle for the very first time. The new SV Electrostatic Sound system ensures every harmonious note and crisp detail puts the occupant in the heart of every performance, reproducing music faithfully as the artist intended.
The Electrostatic Sound system features 21 lightweight thin-film transducers to create personal auditoriums for each seat. The 21 electrostatic panels are integrated within redesigned winged headrests, seatbacks and existing speaker locations – including those in the headlining – delivering a consistent flow of audio, a seamless frequency range and coherent, uncoloured clarity of sound. The electrostatic speakers are supported by five existing bass loudspeakers plus Body and Soul Seats to provide unrivalled bass support.
Designed to transmit natural, clear audio with detail and precision, each electrostatic speaker contains an ultra-light, ultra-responsive membrane just 1mm thick. The membrane sits between two perforated metallic plates across which an audio signal is applied, responding up to 1,000 times faster than a traditional speaker, for the kind of immersive, crisp and detailed sound stage normally experienced in a studio or through the finest headphones, with minimal vibration or distortion.
Electrostatic speaker technology brings additional benefits, requiring up to 90 per cent less power and saving 90 per cent mass compared to the conventional coil speakers they replace. Additionally, they are manufactured with zero rare earth elements and from 100 per cent upcycled and recyclable materials by mass.
SV Electrostatic Sound has also been through the signature Range Rover testing and development programme, with more than 1,000 hours of testing in extreme hot and cold weather conditions, from as low as -20C and as high as 65C.
Full-body audio experience
SV Electrostatic Sound works in harmony with Range Rover’s Body and Soul Seat and Sensory Floor technologies to bring a multi-dimensional audio experience to occupants like never before, allowing them to feel the music within their bodies.
Body and Soul Seat technology uses AI optimised software to analyse media in real time, generating in seat pulsations for a deeply immersive listening experience. Available in both first and second rows of Range Rover SV Ultra, BASS uses seat integrated transducers so occupants can feel as well as hear every performance.
First introduced on Range Rover SV Black and now available on SV Ultra, Sensory Floor adds haptic feedback through four transducers beneath the floor mats in each passenger footwell, working in concert with BASS to extend the experience beyond the seats and fully envelop passengers in every performance.
Moving beyond pure listening enjoyment, clients can select one of six BASS wellness programmes for the ultimate in relaxation and focus. Body and Soul Seats and Sensory Floor can help calm and soothe occupants with one of six modes – ranging from ‘Calm’ to ‘Invigorating’. Each programme could offer measurable benefits for passengers’ heart‑rate variability (HRV), either helping to reduce anxiety or support improved cognitive response.
Martin Limpert, Global Managing Director, Range Rover, said: “Range Rover SV Ultra is one of the finest expressions of Range Rover luxury we have ever created. Its distinct character is defined by new and exclusive exterior and interior finishes, and by world first in car audio technologies that set a new benchmark for immersion and wellbeing. This is far more than Ultra in name.
“Range Rover is proud to be the first automotive brand to offer this unique and exclusive experience to its clients. The listening experience is a step change from anything that has been fitted to any vehicle previously, delivering a powerful, emotional and truly immersive experience.”
Range Rover SV Ultra will be available with a choice of P550e plug-in electric hybrid and P540 V8 powertrains, with a fully-electric version coming later this year. Orders by invitation only. For more information, please visit the Range Rover UK website.