2013 Range Rover sees 926-lb weight reduction
15 August 2012
The new 2013 Range Rover luxury SUV, to go on sale in September and with deliveries to begin in 2013, is the first SUV with a lightweight all-aluminium monocoque body structure. It offers a 420kg (926 lb) weight saving over the outgoing model, delivering improved fuel economy and CO2 emissions.
The aluminium monocoque body structure is 39% lighter than the steel body in the outgoing model. In addition to the strong and rigid lightweight body, an all-new aluminium front and rear chassis architecture has been developed with completely re-engineered four-corner air suspension.
To deliver the model’s characteristic performance, customers have the choice of V8 gasoline engines and TDV6 and SDV8 diesel engines. Full technical specification and pricing will be released in early September ahead of the Paris Motor Show 2012.
Good news for more efficient vehicles, but this was possible 50+ years ago?
Posted by: HarveyD | 16 August 2012 at 08:19 AM
Correction...change 50+ for 80+ years ago.
Posted by: HarveyD | 17 August 2012 at 09:30 AM
So what's the cost?
And the subject Range Rover was created 42 years ago in 1970.
Even the original Land Rover was created only 64 years ago in 1948.
Posted by: ToppaTom | 19 August 2012 at 09:21 PM