After 25 years of meddling with Defenders, Twisted Automotive has finally set its sights on another British icon — the Range Rover Classic.
The result is the TRRC: a high-performance reinterpretation of the original two-door Range Rover. It looks like it has been lifted from a Guy Ritchie movie, but it has been executed with a level of detail that borders on obsessive.
At the core sits a 6.2-litre LT1 V8 producing 500hp, paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission. It’s a far cry from the relatively modest outputs of the original.
Twisted has spent years refining how its re-engineered machines drive, and the TRRC benefits from those hours spent in the shed, with revised suspension, uprated brakes and carefully tuned bushings designed to retain and improve upon the Range Rover’s trademark suppleness.
“We spent an age tweaking the bushings so that you got something that was sharp and super drivable but not too harsh,” says founder Charles Fawcett. “A Range Rover needs to be supple.”
The project is rooted in nostalgia. Fawcett recalls his father’s modified Range Rover from the 1980s — complete with extended arches, white Weller wheels and DIY styling touches — as the inspiration behind the TRRC. “To me, it was just iconic,” he says.
“Today, the TRRC exists out of unapologetic nostalgia.”
That philosophy extends to the design. The TRRC blends elements from across the Classic’s lifespan, combining a 1970s-style front bumper with later grille and headlight details. Every external panel is newly created using hammer-formed aluminium, with Twisted even developing bespoke tooling to achieve its desired finish and ultra-tight panel gaps.
There are subtle modern elements, too. The stance has been adjusted, the nose sits slightly lower and customers can choose to paint the C-pillar in body colour, ditching the traditional floating roof effect to emphasise the two-door silhouette.
Inside, things are equally elegant. The seating position has been lowered to improve the driving view, while the cabin is fully re-trimmed with leather, premium materials and discreet modern tech.
In a nod to early Range Rovers, soundproofing is applied beneath the carpet rather than directly to the shell — allowing owners to reveal the pristine painted metalwork beneath if they get really stuck for conversation at a dinner party.
Production will be strictly limited to just 12 cars per year, with each one undergoing a full body-off restoration and a 500-mile validation programme before delivery.
Prices start from £350,000, and despite that, all 2026 build slots are already accounted for, with 2027 filling up fast.
“The Range Rover Classic is a British icon,” Fawcett adds. “It’s not for everyone, and that’s the point.”
