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Saturday, July 9, 2011

SPY SHOTS: 2013 Land Rover Range Rover



With all of the talk and hype over the 2012 Range Rover Evoque lately, one breed seems to have been forgotten - the original Range Rover, but Land Rover's new parents have made sure that this one isn't going to be forgotten. It looks boxier, almost similar to the previous-generation Land Rover in that regard. The big news here is that the platform under the brand new Range Rover will be borrowed from the Jaguar XJ, of all things, meaning this certainly isn't going to be the all-terrain, land-smashing off roader that it never was used to be, although let's be real; nobody off roads these in the first place.



Because of the lightweight platform, the Range Rover is expected to lose 600-900 pounds, meaning that fuel economy goes way up. Expected are a range of 5.0 liter V8s, both naturally aspirated and turbocharged, as well as turbodiesel options, and even a diesel-hybrid setup which should give the stately Mission Viejo soccer mom royalty rig fuel economy comparable to the current Ford Escape Hybrid or the Lexus CT. Truly bizarre, yet that's the kind of progress that's being made in fuel economy now.

This platform will underpin the upcoming new Range Rover Sport, LR4 and LR2 as well, meaning expect longer, statelier, and roomier luxobarges with much lighter weight and more fuel economy all across the board. Land Rover's Indian parents have big, big plans for the brand.
(source: www.speedlux.com)

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