Range Rover’s next all-new model is expected to break the brand into the coupé-SUV segment with a sportier road-biased luxury crossover that will take on the likes of the BMW X6. The new model, codenamed L560, could be named Range Rover Sport Coupe.

The Sport Coupe is expected to sit between the Range Rover Evoque and the Range Rover Sport in the company’s line-up.

The interior of the crossover is expected to be designed around a four-seat layout. The company could offer a 2+1 rear seat with a fifth seatbelt as an option, with a third row being ruled out.

The cabin will be more like a ‘cockpit’ than any previous Range Rover and feature a dramatic sloping roofline and tight rear overhang. The rear doors will be reduced to minimal openings to achieve the most elegant styling possible, while the luxury-quality interior is understood to introduce new materials and finishes.

Under the hood, the new Sport Coupe will feature Land Rover’s range of six and eight cylinder petrol and diesel engines though it is not confirmed if the model will use the new four-cylinder engines from the Jaguar F-Pace.

It is also likely to come with the all-electric powertrain that JLR is developing for its I-Pace EV set to be introduced next year. A hybrid powertrain understood to be based on the 340bhp 3.0 SDV6 HEV could feature in the Range Rover Sport.

The company might consider using its most powerful 542bhp 5.0-litre supercharged V8 as a range- topping SVR model which will give the new model an advantage over its rivals being 400kg lesser at around 1,800kg.

The new coupé-SUV from Range Rover is expected to make its public debut sometime next year.