Geneva 2011: Diesel Plug-In Hybrid Range_e Range Rover Coming in 2013
Debuting for the first time at the Geneva Auto Show, the Land Rover Range_e Range Rover is a plug-in hybrid concept based on the popular luxury SUV. Making use of both a hybrid powertrain and a 3.0-liter diesel V6, Land Rover Global Brand Director John Edwards has confirmed the Range_e will see production in the next two years.
Enabling a pure electric drive of up to 20 miles Edwards said the test mules have reached as much as 3.3 l/100 km – equivalent to 85-mpg – in testing. That number will be lower in U.S. gallons, and lower still on the more stringent U.S. EPA standards. Still, even anything close to 50-mpg would be more than double the current gasoline models.
GALLERY: Range_e Diesel Hybrid Range Rover Sport
With AutoGuide from its launch, Colum previously acted as Editor-in-Chief of Modified Luxury & Exotics magazine where he became a certifiable car snob driving supercars like the Koenigsegg CCX and racing down the autobahn in anything over 500 hp. He has won numerous automotive journalism awards including the Best Video Journalism Award in 2014 and 2015 from the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). Colum founded Geared Content Studios, VerticalScope's in-house branded content division and works to find ways to integrate brands organically into content.
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