Land Rover – stepping into the front-wheel drive market

Word is that Land Rover is planning a foray into the front-wheel drive market with its next crossover model – the Range Rover LRX. Apparently, Land Rover initially ruled out the option but recently said that they “cannot ignore the growth of the two-wheel drive SUV segment”.

The LRX will be launched as an all-wheel drive car and the FWD version will be introduced shortly after. The change to front-wheel drive is said to improve Land Rover’s eco-credentials as CO2 emissions are 130 g/km for the FWD compared to 140 g/km for the AWD.

The engine is said to be a 2.2-litre turbodiesel engine producing around 185 bhp, the same PSA Group unit from the Freelander. A surprise would be the fact that standard transmission is a six-speed manual; the last stick shift Range Rover was available in 2002.

The production LRX is expected to be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show later this year.

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Jacob Alexander

Jacob Mathew Alexander has been a motoring nut for as far as he can remember and has recently turned his passion into writing. After spending some time in the same industry in the UK, Jacob's work is from a slightly different perspective.

 

Comments

  • mfahd on May 11, 2010 at 12:06 pm

    somewhat it reminds me to land rover range stormer

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  • azrai on May 11, 2010 at 12:17 pm

    Land Rover Nano since Tata bought it together with jaguar.

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  • mohsin on May 11, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    Is this oso coupe crossover? same as BMW X6?
    Nowadays, a coupe syndrome!
    More over, if premium brands produce this coupe type, almost people here will says whoah! cun giler!
    Land Rover = Tata!

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  • Look great, but Mr.clarkson’s will be furious when he learns LR is making a front wheel drive.

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  • ^(oo)^ on May 11, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    looks abit like the murano of nissan……. also it looks like a korean designed car

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  • Motorist on May 11, 2010 at 2:10 pm

    Hell has frozen over !!!!

    LR is doing this to meet the demands of soccer moms / Kensington & Knightsbridge ladies / football WAGs, who does not need 4×4 when going shopping or sending the kids to school.

    Heck, most of them dont even know what’s a 4×4 (let alone use it) but can spot a fake Jimmy Choo a mile away

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  • amouse on May 11, 2010 at 2:56 pm

    but bonnet wrote range rover..

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  • The Loner on May 11, 2010 at 4:57 pm

    Range Rover in FF? Is it following Lexus RX350 and its older models’ footsteps?

    Quite surprising that Range Rover goes back manual transmission, as it is luxury brand from Land Rover.

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  • mamak rempit on May 11, 2010 at 5:39 pm

    Hey looks like nissan murano at the first sight

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  • think on May 11, 2010 at 8:19 pm

    a good step for better achivement in future..now people can choose the best suv with driveline choice for their usage with could possibly at a lower price..i really hate the way goverment is reacting towards the tax structure of malaysia..this is not called as 1 malaysia..think…

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  • Darius on May 12, 2010 at 12:29 am

    WTF…a 2wd Land Rover? The final insult.

    Truly, this marque is dead. Someone please end its suffering just like Hummer.

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    • I like how people know the future of the car company just by merely reading the article above.

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