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Range Rover new generation 2012
After a series of tests of "mule" Range Rover new generation, the British manufacturer Land Rover was first brought to the prototype test new products in its own body. Because of a special plastic clothes and a black and white "camouflage" the final exterior design of the fourth generation of premium crossover Range Rover remains a mystery, but today it is safe to say that the model will retain a recognizable silhouette of its predecessor. The car will be larger than the current version of the crossover and easier. Due to the wide use of composite materials in the construction machinery and aluminum, from which, in particular, to make the chassis, "Briton" throw nearly 400 kg and its curb weight around 2000 kg. Range Rover fourth generation will inherit several motors in a modern car and will be equipped with an automatic transmission with eight gears. Fuel-saving technology to help newfangled Stop & Start, automatically switch off the engine during short stops. A number of items expected to see a range of engines two hybrid unit, batteries, one of which can be charged from the internal combustion engine and from the mains. Experience in developing gibridomobiley in a British company to put it mildly, limited. His first car with a hybrid setup, based at the Range Rover Sport, Land Rover has demonstrated in the spring at an exhibition in Geneva. Show car Range Rover Range_e equipped 3.0-liter diesel engine producing 245 hp and 94-horsepower electric motor powered by lithium-ion batteries. Average fuel consumption in combined cycle for 100 km, the car does not exceed 3.36 liters. The next generation Range Rover will be shown in the second half of next year.
