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Land Rover to demonstrate ZF 9-speed automatic transmission; up to 16% fuel savings over standard 6-speed automatic

Green Car Congress

At the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, Land Rover will announce the first 9-speed automatic transmission for a passenger car; Land Rover is the lead partner on the project, working together with ZF. mph), the 9HP reduced fuel consumption by 12% in a gasoline-powered SUV and by 16% in a diesel-powered SUV.).

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An all-electric Range Rover Sport EV is coming to rival Porsche’s best-selling Cayenne

Baua Electric

The Range Rover Sport EV will look very much like its gas-powered predecessor as a legitimate rival to Porsche’s best-selling Cayenne SUV. Range Rover preps first all-electric SUV If you’re shopping for a high-end SUV, Range Rover and Porsche are two of the top names that often come to mind.

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Ford boosting production targets for full-size SUVs by about 25%; increasing line speed at Kentucky Truck Plant

Green Car Congress

Ford is increasing production of two popular full-size SUVs to meet increasing retail demand for both models. The company is increasing line speed at its Kentucky Truck Plant to build more Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition SUVs, boosting production targets approximately 25% since last fall when the SUVs hit the market.

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Range Rover Sport SV is the Most Powerful Rangey Ever Built

The Truth About Cars

Horsepower and SUVs can be a wicked combination when done right; witness any number of hi-po German and, increasingly, Italian machinery which somehow successfully combine high centres of gravity and outlandish acceleration numbers. V8 installed in rigs like the last-gen Range Rover Sport SVR. Purists weep into their cuppa.

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UK Government awards more than US$141M to 38 driverless and low carbon vehicle projects

Green Car Congress

The projects, led by BMW, CNH Industrial, Ford Motor Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Penso Consulting, Westfield Sportscars and Williams Advanced Engineering, cover a wide range of new innovations. Technologies to reduce the weight and improve electrification in SUV vehicle platforms.

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GKN Automotive and Delta Electronics collaborate to accelerate development of next-generation eDrive technology

Green Car Congress

Within three years, the new 3-in-1 eDrive units will be available for start of production in a multitude of vehicle types, from A-segment city cars to D-segment executive cars and SUVs, supporting a range of torque outputs from 2,000 N·m to 3,800 N·m, with nominal power outputs of between 80 kW to 155 kW.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

From the outside, this Land Rover Defender looks like any other example of the postwar British classic that conquered the African outback—and the automotive world’s heart. We said, ‘Let’s take a British farm vehicle and turn it into a luxury SUV for the American market,’ ” Wallace recounts during my tour of E.C.D.’s