At the 2013 Frankfurt
International Motor Show, Land Rover
presented a few upgrades for the Range
Rover and Range Rover Sport
models. The upgrades are not about
styling, but concern engines, kit and some technologies.
We reckon we’ll see some of these at the 2013
Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS) next month.
Something called the Black
Design Pack has been put on the Options list. It’s essentially made up of gloss black finishing on the bonnet
moniker, front grille, bumper vanes, side mirrors, door handles and the
tailgate. It also gives the owner a choice of either 21 or 22-inch alloy wheels.
Some of the hi-tech bits include things like Parking Exit which helps drivers to
automatically park in parallel parking bays, Perpendicular Park (which might not work very well in Mzansi) – positions the car exactly in
the middle of the bay and 360 degree
Park Distance Control which provides virtual object tracking along the
sides of the car at speeds of up to 16km/h.
As far as the engines, Land Rover has developed a powerful 4.4-litre SDV8 turbo diesel and hybrid
engines to take on the best in the world. The SDV8 features twin intercoolers and a new sump among others, as it
loses 10kg in weight. Power is 249kW and while torque is a good 700Nm. In the Range Rover Sport it is claimed
to accelerate from 0 – 100km/h in
just 6.9 seconds. Both cars are
fitted with an 8-speed ZF gearbox. Depending
on country and market, both cars can also be purchased with a choice of 3.0-litre SDV6 with 215kW, 3.0-litre TDV6 with 190kW,
3.0-litre petrol V6 making 250kW and the big boy, 5.0-litre V8 Supercharged pulling out
the usual 375kW.
The big engine news however, is the introduction of a new hybrid, a first for Land Rover. Based on
the 3.0-litre SDV6 engine, it also comes with a 35kW electric motor. Total system output is 250kW, while torque is 700Nm.
They say it can run from 0 – 100km/h in under 7 seconds but return 5.3 litres per 100km.
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