new range rover spied

[scimitargtc]

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoe ... spied.html


Anyone helping out LR with photoshop

Haven't time to compare bodies but it does look at a glance a P38 shell on a new aluminium chassis with L322 lights, tailgate etc - check out the comments from 1 respondent that says it's a just a face lift and that the body has been around since the 90's -- er,, well check the script and it says it's a body on the new chassis

[mlzervas]

It looks the same from the firewall back, the big is from the twin intercoolers. Could it be a twin turbocharged V8 or does the turbo diesel need that much cooling?

[rfdiii]

I kinda like the Defender bits at the front.

[djsaad1]

I like the idea of it being a little longer. The car can really use some more trunk space.

[DannnO]

Its hard to say if this is a test mule testing just the new drivetrain or if this is a full on, close to production test model they are trying to hide behind the vinyl. BMW tests their new drivetrains in older models quite frequently. For example, the new M5 bi-turbo drivetrain was fitted into an older e39 540 body and driven for a few months before someone "spied" the new setup and posted it up all over the web.

I like the fact they mention thy will be reducing the weight! From the article, it sounds like the new models will be a huge upgrade and not just a facelift. Can't wait to see the production vehicle

[fisha]

It's an l322 body shoe horned on the new chassis and engine by the looks of it. Couple of clues point towards the new one.

The front end of the bonnet is longer hence the bodge grill.
The bottom half of the front bumper shows a new style join line running towards the arch, . I reckon that lower half is pretty close to final shape.
The rear bumper sits out from the tailgate a couple of inches, again longer chassis indication. The rear wheel arch. Seems to haves slightly differed shape at it's rear.
The driver and passenger seem to be siting suite low in the cabin, the rumors point to a lower roofline , which would be possible given how much space the driver has above his head.

[Edward341]

I'm hoping the new styling still reflects the original RR. Possibly going back to round headlights, integrated in a similar way as the new Bentley Mulsanne.

[Flash G]

A guy over on Ferrari Chat spotted one "in the wild" while out to lunch. Here are his pics:

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[Rich998a]

Seen several of them around Gaydon at the start of the year. That diesel V8 is a monster and is hard as nails as well. I thought they may have had stainless suspension arms, but that, may have been my imagination.

[spikemd]

Very cool. Glad to hear they are trimming some extra weight. Can't wait to see the final version.

[whiteranger]

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/images/fro ... 797_25.jpg

see something like battery between exhausts ...

[AMcK]

Some published photos -









A few facts - will be built on new PLA platform (Premium Lightweight Architecture) which will also form basis for next Sport and Disco.
made from 40% recycled aluminium and some composites to get weight down to a little over 2 tonnes from current 2.8 tonnes.
prices expected between £100 - £130k
Hybrid to come in 2013
length 5m

[Flash G]

What magazine is that from?

Some published photos -









A few facts - will be built on new PLA platform (Premium Lightweight Architecture) which will also form basis for next Sport and Disco.
made from 40% recycled aluminium and some composites to get weight down to a little over 2 tonnes from current 2.8 tonnes.
prices expected between £100 - £130k
Hybrid to come in 2013
length 5m

[AMcK]

What magazine is that from?

Car

[Flash G]

Here are the pics and article from "Car Magazine"...

Is this how the new Range Rover will look at launch in late 2012? CAR's new artist's impression is our best guess at the direction for Land Rover's new range-topper.

Company sources vow the new Rangie won't look like a bigger Evoque. 'We want separate design themes for each range – we're not going to do the matrioshka doll thing,' said our insider.

Range Rover (2012): the lowdown
We'll see the new Range Rover later in 2012. This is a once-a-decade techfest and Land Rover's throwing the kitchen sink at it.

The new Range Rover will set the technological tone for all future full-sized Land Rovers. The new aluminium-intensive architecture being prepared for project L405 will also underpin the replacements for the Discovery and Range Rover Sport.

The new Range Rover's new tech
We've heard the new hardware variously dubbed Premium Lightweight Architecture and Advanced Aluminium Architecture. Whatever the monicker, it's been developed with help from Jaguar's lightweight metal experts.

LR will increasingly rely on V6 power, but the trad 4.4 TDI and 5.0 petrol V8s will be offered too. A hybrid Range Rover follows in 2013-14.

All Range Rovers will feature the latest four-wheel drive with new-generation air suspension to achieve that effortless balance of S-class boulevardier one day followed by a Highland moor shooting companion the next.

Land Rover's design chief on the new Range Rover
‘When it comes to sustainability, people talk about weight and technology, but when they see a big vehicle they instantly think that it’s bad,’ Land Rover design boss Gerry McGovern admitted to CAR. ‘What I’m looking at is how you can pare the visual robustness right down to get the visual balance, to the point where it doesn’t look overly large, but it doesn’t look anorexic either.

‘One of the things we have said we’re looking at from an engineering and packaging perspective on the next-generation Range Rover is optimising the package to get better legroom in the back. The natural thing is to grow the H points [where the occupant’s bum sits] and grow what goes round it. And actually wouldn’t it be nice with a longer tail? Well then you start to get a much bigger vehicle. We ain’t going there, we don’t want our vehicles to be any bigger.'

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