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Surprise! Land Rover confirms LRX for production

Land Rover has today confirmed what we've long expected – that the popular LRX Concept from the 2008 edition of the Detroit Auto Show is headed for production. The British-born automaker doesn't actually say the new 'ute will be called the LRX when it hits the market in 2011, but it definitely will be wearing the Range Rover moniker and will therefore likely be marketed as a premium vehicle. No details are given about the coupelike SUV's powertrain, but Land Rover does say the new vehicle "will be the smallest, lightest and most ... Read more →

REPORT: Land Rover looking into extended-range and normal hybrid technology Jeremy Korzeniewski

It's not at all surprising that Land Rover would want in on corporate cousin Jaguar's hybrid technology. While the British-born and Indian-owned automakers are currently saying the range-extended ...

REPORT: Land Rover to launch LRX with hybrid drivetrain for 2011 Jeremy Korzeniewski

Land Rover is set to celebrate the first 40 years of its eminently capable Range Rover line next June. What better birthday present to itself than to unleash a brand new model that's set to revive ...

Ratan Tata: All future Jaguars and Land Rovers to feature aluminum construction Jeremy Korzeniewski

Jaguar has been touting the aluminum-intensive construction of its XJ sedan since the previous-generation model was introduced back in 2003. According to the automaker, the use of aluminum in ...

REPORT: Compact hybrid Range Rover LRX gets go ahead Jeremy Korzeniewski

Automakers that hope to continue doing business over the next few years need to be increasingly aware of their fuel consumption, emissions and environmental credibility. In deference to this ...

SAE 2009: Torotrak mechanical flywheel KERS, likely coming to next Jaguar XJ 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Adding an electric motor and battery to a vehicle is just one of many ways to create a hybrid. We've seen hydraulic hybrids being tested in a variety of commercial vehicle applications. Torotrak has an altogether different mechanical system based on flywheels. The Torotrak system first came to our ...

Land Rover working on new 8-speed automatic transmission, refinements for fuel economy 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Land Rover is set to unveil a newly-revised line of SUVs at the New York Auto Show in a couple of weeks, and we're expecting to see the latest version of Jaguar's excellent 5.0L all-aluminum V8 engine underhood, mated up with a 6-speed automatic transmission from supplier ZF. That powertrain ...

Jaguar working on KERS hybrid system 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Future vehicles from Jaguar Land Rover could use a flywheel-based hybrid powertrain now that the automaker is reportedly working with British transmission specialist Torotrak, the same company that helped develop the KERS hybrid system that's currently being tested in Formula 1 racing. Most hybrid ...

UK offers 27 million to Land Rover to build LRX 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

When Land Rover unveiled its LRX concept vehicle at the Detroit Auto Show in 2008, it said the CUV was "Conceived as a 2.0-litre, Federalised, turbodiesel hybrid, with potential CO2 emissions of 120 g/km." That appealed to the government of the UK, which just confirmed it has extended a grant ...

Which cars in Europe have Stop & Start technology? These do 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Stop & Start technology, also known as mild hybrization, is a relatively simple technology that can easily reduce fuel consumption in vehicles. Regular readers already know how it works. Basically, in most instances, the engine shuts down instead of idling, for instance at traffic lights, and ...

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