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For the first time in its rich history appears also as the Range Rover hybrid. This will only Range_e mid-2013 for sale, but Land Rover is not the worst for now some more details to let go. As the brand that promises performance caught up with the 5.0 V8 Supercharged, normally the powerhouse of the range.

At the Geneva Motor Show 2011 Land Rover showed for the first time the Range_e based on Range Rover Sport. Front of that car is a six cylinder diesel coupled to an electric motor and eight-speed ZF automatic transmission. The average CO2 emissions caused by the combined powertrain to a record low 89 g / km to lie. Even in the middle of next year to appear production model - based on the new Range of course - does a similar hybrid powertrain with TDV6 service. But it is not a plug-in hybrid like the concept. "Not yet," says Land Rover about. Sticking to the emissions below 100 g / km is therefore still too much, but with 169 g / km, the final Range_e still extremely clean call.

Pricing
Given that the emissions of a car determines it’s pricing in the Netherlands is likely that the Range_e inherits an attractive pricing. Other hand, the hybrid technique in Range_e been costly to develop and wish Land Rover obviously compensated to see. On expected prices keeps the brands lips so still tightly, not least because of the announcement that the hybrid version in terms of performance at the same height as the 5.0 liter V8 Supercharged, the petrol engine with 510 hp and an acceleration to 100 km / h in 5.4 seconds. How much power is going to supply the Range_e says Land Rover not only a sprint time to hundred. Which is around 7 seconds.

Despite not mentioning the exact specifications we can with the knowledge that the normal TDV6 already generates 285 hp and 600 Nm and 47 hp electric motor and 100 Nm of instant torque own calculation already make the hybrid not an apple and an egg goes on sale. The regular TDV6 is from € 114.600, -.

Off-road
No threshold
Hybrid or not, can Range_e what every other new Range Rover can. Land Rover found no compromises in the development of the hybrid model. Because of the battery pack in the bottom of the vehicle to install the Range_e equally wide as the conventional models. Driving behavior would not feel different and the Range_e through deep water trenches dredging is also no problem. "The electronics are carefully packaged to off-road capabilities of the hybrid is not inferior to the diesel and petrol versions," says Land Rover.