“The new Range Rover is a superb manifestation of our vision: to create the most desirable luxury vehicles in the world, for the most demanding customers. Today he writes the new chapter in a story of pioneering innovation that has been the hallmark of Range Rover for over 50 years “: this is how Thierry bollore, to of Jaguar Land Rover, presents the new flagship of the English brand. Its elegance passes through the sobriety of the clean, contemporary shapes. The same ones that contribute to containing the aerodynamic penetration coefficient to 0.30, a record for an suv.
Under the dress hides the technology more sophisticated. An example? The device that uses the speakers integrated in the headrests for shield noise from the passengers’ ears: the system monitors the vibrations of the wheels, the rolling of the tires and the sounds of the engine that penetrate the passenger compartment and generates a signal acoustic in push-pull, reproduced through the audio speakers, which cancels them.
The car adopts the new one platform “MLA-Flex”, also available at long step and with cockpit up to seven places. While the driving dynamics benefit from avant-garde such as the suspensions predictive pneumatics – which prepare the vehicle for cornering using satellite navigation data – and four-wheel steering, as standard, which optimize agility or stability depending on the travel speed, improving maneuverability in an urban environment. Finally, the electronic control of the roll active keeps body movements at bay.
“The New Range Rover combines hardware advanced with a cutting-edge toolkit of digital technologies and software, all made possible by our advanced electrical architecture, which has propelled the Range Rover from a mechanical world to a mechatronic ecosystem that offers intuitive driving, ”he explains. Rory O’Murchu, Vehicle Line Director of Jaguar Land Rover: “Our new system Integrated Chassis Control it is an excellent example of this philosophy and coordinates a series of predictive and reactive technologies, which make this Range Rover the most comfortable and agile ever produced ”.
Inside theinfotelematica takes advantage of a curved touchscreen 13.1 ”, which can also be operated via the voice commands of Amazon Alexa, which allow you to manage music, GPS, traffic updates and home automation devices. The dashboard is based on a 13.7 “semi-floating panel, and there is no lack of entertainment for the second row of seats, with adjustable HD 11.4” touchscreens. “The system Cabin Air Purification Pro filters particles up to PM2.5 and with the nanoe TM X technology contributes to significantly reduce odors, bacteria and allergens, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus ”, promises the manufacturer.
Under the hood are new engines ibridi plug-in of 3 liters of cubic volume, from 440 and 510 hp: thanks to the 38.2 kWh lithium battery, connected to a second 105 kW electric motor integrated in the transmission, they offer aautonomy approved in 100% electric driving mode of 100 km, as long as you do not exceed 140 km / h of speed (in real driving, however, an autonomy of 80 km is estimated). At the top the petrol 530 hp twin-turbo V8, which sprints from 0 to 100 km / h in 4.6 seconds. Recent units are also listed mild-hybrid six-cylinder petrol engines, from 360 and 400 hp, and diesel, from 250, 300 and 350 hp.
The aforementioned propulsion units are combined with the four-wheel drive, the rear differential with active locking – it optimizes traction when cornering and on low-grip surfaces – and the automatic gearbox. From 2024, then, the Range Rover it will also be offered in an unprecedented fully traction edition electric. Four trim levels: SE, HSE, Autobiography and “First Edition”, the latter available throughout the first year of production and enhanced by exclusive specifications. Prices starting from 124.300 €.