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Pictured next to the Mercedes-Maybach GLS ultra-luxury SUV, the next generation of the Range Rover still has many secrets to unfold. Spied in Germany during road tests around the Nurburging, the British golden standard features pop-out door handles like the Velar, Evoque, and various other products from Jaguar.
The camouflaged model in the photo gallery also shows a glimpse of the LED daytime running lights, a shark fin-styled antenna, and no fewer than four exhaust outlets that are rather elegantly hidden from sight by a pronounced rear bumper. In other words, we’re dealing with either a six- or an eight-cylinder powerplant.
Because there are no high-visibility stickers with “high voltage” written on them, chances are the engine in question is a mild hybrid at most. Speaking of which, the Mercedes-Maybach GLS in 600 4Matic flavor is propelled by a twin-turbo and mild-hybrid V8 with 4.0 liters of displacement and 558 PS (550 horsepower) at the crankshaft.
If it’s six cylinders, the Ingenium mild-hybrid gasoline engine is the most obvious candidate. Welcomed to the Range Rover family by the Sport HST in 2019, the 3.0-liter mill serves as a successor to the AJ6 that Jaguar discontinued a long time ago (in ‘96). With the help of an e-supercharger and a twin-scroll turbocharger, the sixer is rated at 400 PS (395 horsepower) and 550 Nm (406 pound-feet) of torque.
Some say the 5.0-liter V8 of the outgoing model will be replaced by the Ingenium I6, yet others suggest that BMW will sell the 4.4-liter V8 to Jaguar Land Rover for use in future products. What we know for certain is that the automaker’s production deal with the Ford Bridgend manufacturing plant will end in September 2020.
The Welsh facility also makes the supercharged V6 of the F-Type sports car, and adding fuel to the fire, Jaguar Land Rover says that Ford has been and remains a supplier to the British automaker. Given this information, talking about the V8 option of the 2022 Range Rover is a little unreasonable for the time being.
Spied with the long-wheelbase option earlier this year, the fifth generation of the full-size luxury SUV will transition from the D7u vehicle architecture to all-new underpinnings. MLA stands for Modular Longitudinal Architecture, and Jaguar Land Rover has developed this platform from the ground up for hybridized and all-electric applications. The next XJ will also ride on the MLA.
Because there are no high-visibility stickers with “high voltage” written on them, chances are the engine in question is a mild hybrid at most. Speaking of which, the Mercedes-Maybach GLS in 600 4Matic flavor is propelled by a twin-turbo and mild-hybrid V8 with 4.0 liters of displacement and 558 PS (550 horsepower) at the crankshaft.
If it’s six cylinders, the Ingenium mild-hybrid gasoline engine is the most obvious candidate. Welcomed to the Range Rover family by the Sport HST in 2019, the 3.0-liter mill serves as a successor to the AJ6 that Jaguar discontinued a long time ago (in ‘96). With the help of an e-supercharger and a twin-scroll turbocharger, the sixer is rated at 400 PS (395 horsepower) and 550 Nm (406 pound-feet) of torque.
Some say the 5.0-liter V8 of the outgoing model will be replaced by the Ingenium I6, yet others suggest that BMW will sell the 4.4-liter V8 to Jaguar Land Rover for use in future products. What we know for certain is that the automaker’s production deal with the Ford Bridgend manufacturing plant will end in September 2020.
The Welsh facility also makes the supercharged V6 of the F-Type sports car, and adding fuel to the fire, Jaguar Land Rover says that Ford has been and remains a supplier to the British automaker. Given this information, talking about the V8 option of the 2022 Range Rover is a little unreasonable for the time being.
Spied with the long-wheelbase option earlier this year, the fifth generation of the full-size luxury SUV will transition from the D7u vehicle architecture to all-new underpinnings. MLA stands for Modular Longitudinal Architecture, and Jaguar Land Rover has developed this platform from the ground up for hybridized and all-electric applications. The next XJ will also ride on the MLA.
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