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Land Rover bringing two diesel SUVs to N. America; 32% better combined fuel economy, up to 28 mpg on highway; LEV 3

Green Car Congress

Land Rover will offer the option of diesel powertrains in two 2016 model year luxury SUVs: the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. The Range Rover Td6 and Range Rover Sport Td6 SUVs will deliver 25 mpg (9.4 The Range Rover Sport Td6 and Range Rover Td6 accelerate from 0-60 mph in 7.1

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Watch a Rivian R1T pull a stuck Ford F-150 Raptor out of the snow [Video]

Baua Electric

The Rivian R1T can plow through 3+ feet of water and rock crawl a 100% grade with 14.9″ That’s more than the Ford Bronco (13.1″), Jeep Wrangler (12.9″), and Land Rover Defender (11.5″). It’s also as fast as a sports car, with a 0 to 60 mph in as little as 3 seconds (although it did lose in a race to Tesla’s Cybertruck).

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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 The luxury SUV has generated hype as a Mercedes G-Class and Land Rover Defender rival with 1,200 hp and premium features like tank turns and tire blowout stabilization. seconds and a $233,400 (1,680,000 yuan) price tag.

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Jaguar bringing XE diesel to US in 2016

Green Car Congress

Proven over 2 million miles of real-world testing, Ingenium is the future of the low-CO2 powertrain strategy at Jaguar Land Rover and is engineered to meet the most stringent exhaust emissions legislation worldwide. Developing 332 lb-ft (450 N·m) of torque, the V6 provides the Jaguar XE 35t with 0-60 mph times of just 4.9

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

EV Life

The Hummer EV has a variety of impressive standard features, including an adaptive air ride suspension and 16 inches of ground clearance that allow the 5-seater SUV to climb grades up to 60% and water over two feet deep with ease. Couple that with up to 550 horsepower and a 0-60 mph in under 3.6 Range Ocean Force E 550 3.6

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Outer Banks 4WD

Clean Fleet Report

A 100-mile piece of those miles was an all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph and in Eco mode, returning 32.1 The Escape is more car like, while the Bronco Sport has a boxy shape, taller roof, shorter wheelbase and shorter overall length, earning comments it looks like a Land Rover. There was 38.1

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