Range Rover Cloister Chelsea preview SV Black

Range Rover said on May 13 that it will use this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show to unveil “The Range Rover Cloister,” a garden installation designed by Alexandra Noble for the carmaker’s first year as headline sponsor of the event. The company said the installation will stand at the 2026 show in London and will frame the first public preview of the Range Rover Electric in launch specification ahead of a wider unveiling later this year. RHS said the installation is one of the showground displays rather than a medal-judged garden. The horticultural society described it as a contemporary sanctuary inspired by cloistered architecture, with 16 Carpinus betulus, or hornbeam, topiary columns each three metres high forming a square enclosure. (media.landrover.com) ### What exactly is Range Rover putting on at Chelsea? The Range Rover Cloister is a branded showground installation tied to the company’s sponsorship of RHS Chelsea 2026. Range Rover said the garden is intended as a sculptural place for reflection and that its proportions, materials and planting draw on cloister architecture and the calm interior design language of its vehicles. (rhs.org.uk) Alexandra Noble is the named designer of the installation, according to both Range Rover and RHS. RHS said the display is meant for visitors’ enjoyment rather than judging, placing it alongside other sponsor-backed installations on the showground. ### Which vehicle is being previewed there? (media.landrover.com) The vehicle inside the Chelsea installation is the upcoming Range Rover Electric, not the Range Rover SV Black. Range Rover’s May 13 announcement said the electric model will be shown in launch specification for the first time in public ahead of its official unveiling later in 2026, and RHS repeated that the garden “celebrates the debut” of the Range Rover Electric. (rhs.org.uk) The Dirt also reported on May 13 that the garden would include the first public preview of the Range Rover Electric. That aligns with the official statements from Range Rover and RHS. ### So where does the SV Black fit in? Range Rover introduced the SV Black in 2025 as a new variant in its top-end SV line-up, with Narvik Gloss Black exterior paint, black detailing and an Ebony Near-Aniline interior. (media.landrover.com) The company said at the time that the model would make its global debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and would be available to order later in 2025 alongside SV Serenity and SV Intrepid derivatives. (thedirt.news) The current Chelsea materials reviewed for this story do not say the SV Black is the vehicle being previewed in the garden. The official Chelsea announcement names the Range Rover Electric instead, and no RHS or Range Rover page reviewed here describes the Cloister as an SV Black reveal. (media.landrover.com) ### Why is Range Rover at a flower show? Range Rover announced in February that it had become headline sponsor of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for 2026. Martin Limpert, managing director of Range Rover, said then that the partnership linked the brand with a “global stage for design excellence, craftsmanship and cultural leadership,” while RHS described the tie-up as part of its commercial partnership program. (media.landrover.com) The company also tied the sponsorship to its broader electrification plans. Range Rover’s February statement said the Chelsea partnership aligned with forthcoming fully electric models and its “modern luxury by design” positioning. (media.landrover.com) ### When can visitors see it? RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 runs from May 19 to May 23 at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, according to the event page. RHS said tickets were already on sale and listed The Range Rover Cloister among the showground installations for this year’s event. (media.landrover.com) Later in 2026, Range Rover plans the official unveiling of the Range Rover Electric, while the already-announced SV Black remains part of the brand’s broader SV range. The next public milestone for the Chelsea installation is the show’s opening day on May 19. (media.landrover.com) (rhs.org.uk)