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2024 McLaren 750S, 2024 Land Rover Defender: Today’s Car News

Baua Electric

Land Rover’s Defender enters the 2024 model year with some new features, including the addition of a V-8 option to the stretched Defender 130. The V-8 delivers close to 500 hp and will hustle the eight-seat SUV from 0-60 mph in a little over five seconds. liter V-8 engine.

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Land Rover to showcase diesel plug-in hybrid prototype at Geneva show

Green Car Congress

Land Rover’s Range_e diesel plug-in hybrid prototype will make its motor show debut at the upcoming 2011 Geneva Motor Show. The Range_e is one of several working prototypes currently being developed at Land Rover’s design and engineering center in the UK. Earlier post.)

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Land Rover Range_e 4WD diesel plug-in hybrid previews future production powertrains

Green Car Congress

Land Rover presented its Range_e development model at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this week. This development model features a plug-in hybrid diesel-electric powertrain that Land Rover expects to make available in future production models, following the scheduled launch of its diesel-electric hybrid in 2013.

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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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Putting the “Utility” in Sport Utility Vehicle: Which Electric SUVs Perform Best Off-Road?

EV Life

These combination car-and-SUVs have become immensely popular for a variety of reasons. The second reason EV crossovers are so popular with automakers is the vehicle classification standards put forth by the Treasury Department to determine whether a vehicle is a car, SUV, truck, or van. Where Are All the True SUVs?

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BYD launches $233K Yangwang U9 electric supercar that will smoke a Ferrari and can dance

Baua Electric

BYD officially launched the Yangwang U9 electric supercar with a 0 to 62 mph (0-100 km/h) sprint in 2.36 In December, the brand began deliveries of its first vehicle, the U8 off-road SUV, with starting prices over $150,000 (1,089,000 yuan). In fact, the SUV made its debut in Europe at the 2024 Geneva Motor Show this week.

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Road Test: 2023 Ranger Rover Sport Autobiography Plug-In Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Elegant + Powerful + Efficient Editor’s Note: Land Rover part of JLR is embarking on what it calls “reimagination,” entailing a new focus on three “families”—Range Rover, Defender and Discovery. The EPA rates the Range Rover’s all-electric range (AER) at 51 miles with a full charge of the 38.2 kWh battery.

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