Range Rover Sport HEV Autobiography - Motoring
Range Rover Sport HEV Autobiography. Sliding onto the market almost as silently as the driveline it carries, the Range Rover Sport Hybrid – and its even-larger Range Rover stablemate – promise other-worldly fuel efficiency given their size. Introducing the turbo-diesel hybrid concept into the SUV segment, the combined 250kW/700Nm hybrid behemoth hits 100km/h in 6. 7sec, but uses only 6. 4L/100km and promises an undiminished Range Rover experience. It’s a funny feeling, tearing through the mud in the Range Rover Sport HEV (or Sport 3. 0 V6 Diesel Hybrid Autobiography to give it its full name). In comparing the HEV to the SDV6 turbo-diesel on which it is based, the Hyrbid system adds power, torque and weight while substantially reducing economy and emissions. Fuel consumption reduces from 7. 5L/100km (claimed) to only 6. 4and CO2 from 199 to 169g/km. Conversely, weight balloons to 2372kg (+257kg), and towing capacity decreases to 3000kg (-500kg). Land Rover says that, thanks to the hybrid system’s chassis integration, the standard Range Rover Sport approach and departure angles remain unchanged. Perhaps even more impressively, the Sport HEV retains a dual-range gearbox and terrain response programs, ensuring none of that legendary off-road ability is compromised. Source: www.motoring.com.au
