http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/frankfur...s-revealed

Hmm, well this has been coming. The same weight and power as the TDV8 but much better economy. Be interested to see what the real world figure is.

Imagine taking one of those to a Main Dealer when the inevitable faults arise.

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2023 FFRR L460
2021 AM new Vantage

Should sell well if priced right. I will have a look in Frankfurt.

Winch, expedition roof rack and standard tyres ...

I imagine they will sell well, particularly in the US and anywhere there are tax benefits for hybrids.

As see on the Solihull LR Experience FB page:

Such hybrid with 169g will greatly reduce the 5000 euros "green" tax one has to pay in France when ordering a TDV6 405 or 494 (6000 for TDV8...) that is on top of the "V5" fee, about 1500 euros

About the extra gear, can a RR Sport owner or fan let us know if the roof rack is indeed coming the the Sport catalog?

Mona Car, the producer of these racks ate dust 2 years ago, so this can not be a L405 dedicated roof rack - or someone cut and pasted the design.

Too bad Goodyear does not offer the MTRs in adequate size/rating, the L405 would look great with them, à la G4 Challenge. l=Oo\________/oO=l l:OolΞΞΞΞΞΞΞloO:l

Current
RANGE ROVER Vogue 4.4L SDV8 - 2013 - Indus Silver, on Almond.
RANGE ROVER Vogue 4.4L V8 - 2002 - ex-2003 G4 Challenge Event Vehicle, Stage 3: Australia
RANGE ROVER HSE 4.4L V8 - 2004 - one-of-one Overfinch
RANGE ROVER P38a 4.0L V8 - 1999 - ex-2000 TReK Event Vehicle: South Africa

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Am I missing something ....."Each model delivers practical inner-city performance up to a 30mph top speed for about one mile when in their driver-selectable electric-only mode".
£100k for a "Hybrid" that will only travel about 1mile at 30mph on electric only.
The 35kW electric motor equates to 47bhp... I think the car will be running on the diesel engine most of the time. God help anybody using the ac or heating whilst on battery only.
I presume the mpg is achieved by using external charging of the on-board battery, if not the battery is being charged by the diesel engine ... burning diesel.
To me this looks like a very carefully manipulated set-up to enhance the green credibility of LR.

Discuss

nicedayforit wrote:

To me this looks like a very carefully manipulated set-up to enhance the green credibility of LR

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Current
RANGE ROVER Vogue 4.4L SDV8 - 2013 - Indus Silver, on Almond.
RANGE ROVER Vogue 4.4L V8 - 2002 - ex-2003 G4 Challenge Event Vehicle, Stage 3: Australia
RANGE ROVER HSE 4.4L V8 - 2004 - one-of-one Overfinch
RANGE ROVER P38a 4.0L V8 - 1999 - ex-2000 TReK Event Vehicle: South Africa

Previous:
RANGE ROVER Vogue 4.4L TDV8 - 2012 - RANGE ROVER 3.6L TDV8 x3 - RANGE ROVER Td6 x1 - RANGE ROVER Classic 3.5L V8 x1

All vehicle engine/powertrain technology (including million cog gearboxes, smart-stop, smart alternator control) are developed to reduce fuel consumption (and hence CO2 emissions) over the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC).

Nothing to do with real-world use.

hmm.. but its priced next to the supercharged when the tdv6 only does a few MPG less, and when the SDV8 is cheaper it seems a little daft

Saw these being run around the Gaydon test track when I was there in July driving the new Sport Supercharged.

They flew past and were almost silent! Discovery 4 HSE
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