Athlete Neeraj Chopra Buys Range Rover Velar Luxury SUV Worth Rs 93 Lakh

Neeraj Chopra, who won India's first and only Olympics gold medal in Athletics, joins celebrities like Comedian Zakir Khan, Kriti Kharbanda among others to own a Range Rover Velar.

Neeraj Chopra, the Olympic gold medallist, is most of the most renowned sportsperson from India, who made India proud by winning the country's first and only gold medal in a track and field event at Olympics. Neeraj Chopra won a gold medal in men's javelin throw, and became not only the first India, but first Asian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in the javelin throw. Later, he scored a World Championships silver medal and won the Diamond League champion in the javelin throw, which makes him the number 1 javelin thrower in the world.

The sporting icon has now bought a brand new black-coloured Range Rover Velar SUV, adding yet another Range Rover to his garage and second most expensive car till date, priced at Rs 93 lakh (ex-showroom). The picture of the Olympic gold medalist with his new Range Rover Velar was recently shared online by Land Rover Malwa Automotives, an authorized dealership of Jaguar - Land Rover. Land Rover – Malwa Automotives on their Facebook post stated, “We welcome Mr.Neeraj Chopra to the Range Rover family and congratulate him on his New Range Rover Velar.”

Neeraj Chopra has previously owned cars like a Range Rover Sport, a pre-owned blue-coloured Ford Mustang among other luxury vehicles. He was also awarded a Mahindra XUV700 Gold Edition by Anand Mahindra after his Gold medal win. 

The Range Rover Velar, is widely regarded as the best looking Range Rover SUV and is positioned between the Range Rover Evoque and the more expensive Range Rover Sport and Vogue models. In India, the Range Rover Velar is offered in three engine options

There's a 2.0-litre turbocharged diesel engine with 179 Bhp power, a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine with 250 Bhp power and 3.0-litre V6 turbocharged diesel engine with 296 Bhp power. All the engines are mated to 8-speed automatic transmission from ZF and an all-wheel-drive system with Terrain Response.

The Range Rover Velar gets many features like a Touch Pro Duo infotainment system, adaptive air suspension, ventilated front seats with memory function, and an active rear-locking e-differential. There's also Pivi Pro infotainment system with 10-inch touchscreen and advanced connectivity options like Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Neeraj Chopra isn’t the only celebrity who owns the Range Rover Velar as popular actress Kriti Kharbanda, along with stand-up comedian Zakir Khan and actress Avneet Kaur, also own Velars finished in the stunning shade of Fuji White.