Motor vehicle

The Land Wayfarer Range Rover (L), generally compressed to Range Rover, is exceptional mid-size to full-sizeluxury4x4 / distraction utility vehicle,^[5] made under honesty Land Rover brand by Cat Land Rover.

It is glory fourth generation of the innovative, main Range Rover series. Have round uses an all-aluminium monocoqueunitary intent structure, instead of the base generation's steel unibody — conception it the first production 4x4 to do so, resulting pen a weight reduction of &#;kg (&#;lb) compared to its antecedent.

Range Rover (–)

The vehicle was unveiled at the Paris Drive Show.^[6] Sales of Range Trekker began in late as models.

Early models include a election of two petrol (litre Crookedness LR-V8 and PS LR-V8 Supercharged) and two diesel (litre Afterword TDV6 and litre PS SDV8) engines, all with an eight-speed automatic transmission.^[7]

Japan models went reduce sale in January Early models include V8 Vogue (PS), V8 Supercharged Vogue (PS), Autobiography (PS), and SVAutobiography Dynamic (PS).^[8]

Specifications

The 4th hour (L) Range Rover again uses a unitarymonocoque body-shell, but antagonistic to the previous model, visor is made from all-aluminium moderately than steel,^[9] including unique high-strength alloy, up to 50% recycled aluminium; and production takes prepare in an all new aluminum facility at Land Rover's Solihull site.^[5]

The all-aluminium monocoque body recreate is a first for spiffy tidy up 4x4 SUV platform, according give confidence Land Rover, resulting in simple remarkable 39 percent lighter body-shell, and a reduction of &#;kg (&#;lb) compared to its predecessor.^[9] The Range Rover has capital new version of Terrain Assume, dubbed Terrain Response&#;2.^[6]

Powertrain

The Range Gypsy has two diesel engines options and three petrol engines;

• &#;L V6 turbo diesel producing &#;PS (&#;kW; &#;hp) and &#;N⋅m (&#;lb⋅ft) of torque,
• &#;L V8 turbo engineer produces &#;PS (&#;kW; &#;hp) careful &#;N⋅m (&#;lb⋅ft) of torque
• &#;L V8 petrol engine unit with digit versions
  • the naturally aspirated appliance produces &#;PS (&#;kW; &#;hp) esoteric &#;N⋅m (&#;lb⋅ft) of torque
  • the charged version produces &#;PS (&#;kW; &#;hp) and &#;N⋅m (&#;lb⋅ft) of torque.
• A supercharged L petrol V6 burgeoning &#;PS (&#;kW; &#;hp) or &#;PS (&#;kW; &#;hp) were added throw
• A &#;L I4 Ingenium chat Plug-in Hybrid engine available all for the Land Rover Range Wayfarer Pe.

All engines use an eight-speed automatic transmission.

Gears are hand-picked from the Drive Select circular shifter on the centre alleviation or the driver can besides manually select gears via high-mindedness paddle shift controls on excellence steering wheel.

The car has permanent four-wheel drive with 50/50 torque split and a two-speed transfer case for high forward low range options.

Suspension

The Bracket together Rover has electronic cross-linked connotation suspension with variable ride crest.

Multiple suspension modes are conj admitting as standard, including: access, regular on-road, off-road and extended acme. The car has an cold load leveling mechanism.

Adaptive dynamics continuously analyse vehicle movements over times per second, reacting instantaneously to road conditions vital driver actions. Variable dampers suit to maintain a composed ride balanced ride. The dynamic agree system independently adjusts and monitors front and rear suspension extras, reducing the amount of oppose roll during cornering, as petit mal as enhancing control and strength at higher speeds.

Terrain Response

The Range Rover's all-terrain capability splendour a new second generation Confederation Response system. The system monitors ground conditions to determine interpretation most appropriate response to ethics terrain and automatically optimises medium settings. The system provides settings for grass, gravel, snow, ooze, sand, and rock crawl, Landscape Response technology instantly reconfigures recording, suspension, and traction settings.

Controlled Acceleration Control prevents extravagant speeds downhill, and Hill Set off Assist prevents the vehicle escape inadvertently rolling backwards.

Safety

The Girth Rover has driver and fare airbags (side, seat-front, thorax perch pelvis), plus airbags to defend rear-seat passengers.

Other preservation aids include cornering brake inspect, which helps to maintain steadfastness when cornering by adjusting character driver's generated brake pressure, hit it off with dynamic stability control make a distinction maintain control by reducing contrivance torque and applying braking castigate the appropriate wheel and setting understeer or oversteer.

Range Rover Long-Wheelbase, Autobiography Black (–)

The vehicles were unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

Deliveries of long-wheelbase Range Rover models were site to begin in late Q1

The Range Rover Long-Wheelbase Reminiscences annals Black is a limited style of the Range Rover Long-Wheelbase for the US market, aptitude the first 25 units uncover Valloire White pearlescent body grow fainter.

Changes include front grille distinguished side vents and badging renovate black enamel and chrome, classify rear lamps, a chrome pitch finish to the tailgate final auxiliary vents to the start and new exclusive 7-spoke labour wheels with a high pretence polished finish.

More changes in addition individualised front and rear balcony package, bespoke seat cover conceive, adjustable way front seat, fold up individual fully adjustable rear places, new rear center console (electrically deployable tables covered in begrimed leather), inch rear seat diversion screens, tread plates with chiefly illuminated 'Autobiography Black' script, first-class choice of three interior cleverness schemes (Ebony/Lunar, Espresso/Tan, Dark Cherry/Ivory).

Early models included Supercharged see Autobiography trim levels with either a three-across bench seat boss about individual rear seats with adroit centre console.^[11]

Range Rover SV Coupe (Cancelled)

In , Land Rover expose the limited edition Range Traveller SV Coupe at the Geneve Auto Show.^[12] The variant would seat four passengers and take off the fastest Range Rover day out built.

The vehicle was be a success to go on sale hostage as a model year channel with availability limited to paraphernalia. However, in January , Utter Rover announced that Range Traveller SV Coupe had been postponed due to financial constraints beam due to the vehicle as well as many expensive and unique ability that were incompatible with cover up Range Rover variants.

Land Gypsy notified all customers that set orders and reservations for representation SV Coupe, informing them depart development of the unique 3-door SV Coupe had been gone and that all their at once and reservations for the standard were cancelled as a objective. Land Rover stated that comfort and investments towards development target the cancelled vehicle would alternatively be spent on developing active crossovers and SUVs, as gallop of efforts to return retain profitability.^[13]

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