Land Rover started Testing its 2021 Range Rover Flagship SUVs

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The fourth-generation Range Rover has been around since late 2012 and  Range Rover Sport since 2014, both the  SUVs got Facelifts in 2018,and  gave  JLR a huge Revenue  boost.

 With the battle in the ultra-luxury SUV segment heating up, Land Rover needs to upgrade its flagship models.

The Upgrade will give its flagship models some mechanical improvement as  well as some Cosmetic makeovers  in the design.

1. Change  in Platform

According to sources, the stance of the Range Rover is set to evolve with the new model that will be based on JLR’s Modular Longitudinal Architecture (MLA),  rather than the previous D7u. The front and rear tracks will be wider, the SUV will have more prominent wheel arches and it will sport less of a barrel-sided look than the current model.

The new platform is expected to deliver a reduction in warranty and reliability problems as well as allowing Software-Over-The-Air (SOTA) updates. MLA can also accommodate conventional internal combustion engines, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric powertrains

2. New Engine

 The fifth-gen Range Rover will make use of a BMW-sourced Twin-Turbo petrol V8 – which will be aimed at markets such as the Middle-East and California – but little other information has leaked about the other combustion engine options.

It’s known that JLR and BMW are working on developing electric motors that will be used by the MLA-based vehicles and are expected to be built at JLR’s Ingenium factory near Wolverhampton in England.

3. Plug-in Hybrid  Version(PHEV)

Plug-in hybrid versions of the Fifth-generation Range Rover are expected to have one electric motor on the rear axle as well as another embedded in the transmission.

It has been claimed that the electrically driven rear axle will further improve the car’s off-road ability, because of the ability to finely meter out the torque.

4. Pure Electric Version

A pure-electric version of the Range Rover is also being considered. The model could have a battery of up to 100kWh and electric motors directly driving the front and rear wheels  generating around 500HP.

However, it’s expected that any electric Range Rover would be a limited-production model targeted at city users in Asian markets. The upcoming MLA-based ‘Road Rover’ crossover is likely to be the lead Land Rover electric car.

5. Price and Launch Date

In India, Land Rover currently retails the fourth-gen Range Rover in the Rs 1.97-4.09 crore (ex-showroom, pan-India) price range, however the Newer Models will be comparatively higher than the outgoing Models.

The next-generation flagship Land Rover will  go on sale in the UK at the end of 2021 and  it might  be launched in india in early 2022.

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