Jaguar and Land Rover looking at hybrids within 5 years

by Jeremy Korzeniewski (RSS feed) on May 28th 2008 at 11:13AM

Jaguar and Land Rover are looking to offer hybrid vehicles for sale within the next five years. It seems reasonable to conclude that they will parlay the experience gained from the government-sponsored testing that they recently were awarded into real production systems. According to reports, Jaguar is considering using a system similar to the one that Mercedes-Benz is working on for its flagship S-Class hybrid. The S-Class is expected to pair a 3.5 liter V6 engine to the ZF transmission, while Jaguar is said to be considering both a 3.0 liter diesel engine and a 5.0 liter gasoline direct injected V8.

Land Rover, on the other hand, seems ready to create its own home-grown hybrid system using something it calls the "Electric Rear Axle Drive." One thing that seems certain is that Tata Motors has plans to keep its two new luxury marques on the top of the technology curve, which could mean good things for the two ailing brands.

[Source: Autocar]

Filed under: Hybrid, Jaguar, Land Rover

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Kevin Nugent 6:41PM (5/28/2008)

Those may be 5 years too late at the way oil prices are going very few will even want those hybird because the fuel economy gain may not be enough . But w/e atleast they are trying

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