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Jaguar Land Rover is arguably one of the most successful premium companies right now, but it plans to keep things fresh. This covers everything from the all-new Evoque to phasing out V8 engines.
The news comes from an Autocar report, which claims JLR will launch four all-new models and several updated ones in that time. And we're not talking successors to what's already in the lineup. No, the article refers to the I-Pace, Land Rover Discovery, J-Pace and Range Rover Allroad, which either never existed before or where discontinued.
The tip of the spear is the Range Rover Evoque, planned to be released at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November and scheduled for production early next year. It's Premium Transverse Architecture (PTA) has helped it improve ride comfort thanks to a stiffer chassis and 10% reduction of wind drag.
Everything from fuel economy to luggage space will be better, and you will even see a 3-cylinder engine, which would have been difficult to fathom in a Range Rover last decade.
The Discovery Sport and Jaguar E-Pace will also migrate to the PTA platform, being available with the same 300 horsepower plug-in hybrid system planned for the Evoque. There's also a new, cleaner Ingenium diesel engine on its way, which is said to convert 98 percent of nitrous oxide emissions into harmless gasses.
The British carmaker is also thinking about switching every model it makes to the new aluminum platform called the Modular Longitudinal Architecture (MLA). But that will imply increasing the size of the more compact cars.
However, the MLA is certainly going to underpin the big guns, probably starting with the 2021 Range Rover, but also including a flagship J-Pace crossover. The aluminum platform won't be the only thing changing here, as the modular Ingenium architecture will allow the introduction of inline-6 units and electric superchargers.
Unfortunately, the V8 isn't going to make it. So if you love the F-Type SVR or Range Rover Sport SVO, you'd better get one quick. We're sure there are thousands of Range Rover fans who are going to be upset about this change.
The tip of the spear is the Range Rover Evoque, planned to be released at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November and scheduled for production early next year. It's Premium Transverse Architecture (PTA) has helped it improve ride comfort thanks to a stiffer chassis and 10% reduction of wind drag.
Everything from fuel economy to luggage space will be better, and you will even see a 3-cylinder engine, which would have been difficult to fathom in a Range Rover last decade.
The Discovery Sport and Jaguar E-Pace will also migrate to the PTA platform, being available with the same 300 horsepower plug-in hybrid system planned for the Evoque. There's also a new, cleaner Ingenium diesel engine on its way, which is said to convert 98 percent of nitrous oxide emissions into harmless gasses.
The British carmaker is also thinking about switching every model it makes to the new aluminum platform called the Modular Longitudinal Architecture (MLA). But that will imply increasing the size of the more compact cars.
However, the MLA is certainly going to underpin the big guns, probably starting with the 2021 Range Rover, but also including a flagship J-Pace crossover. The aluminum platform won't be the only thing changing here, as the modular Ingenium architecture will allow the introduction of inline-6 units and electric superchargers.
Unfortunately, the V8 isn't going to make it. So if you love the F-Type SVR or Range Rover Sport SVO, you'd better get one quick. We're sure there are thousands of Range Rover fans who are going to be upset about this change.
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