Land Rover Built An Open-Top Range Rover Hybrid For Queen Elizabeth II - Carscoops (blog)
But Queen Elizabeth II recently used a one-off car made by Land Rover, a Range Rover State Review vehicle. The fourth State Review vehicle from Land Rover made its debut in Cardiff, where Her Majesty The Queen presented New Colours to the Royal Welsh Regiment, as the British monarch is Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment. Based on a long wheelbase Range Rover, the new State Review vehicle features a diesel hybrid engine , which enables it to run at times purely on electric power. The car was designed by Land Rover Design and engineered by Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations department. The new hybrid model replaces the previous Range Rover State Review vehicle, which dates from 2002. The first Land Rover State Review vehicle was a 1953 Land Rover Series 1. Jaguar Land Rover is the only automotive company to hold all three Royal... Source: www.carscoops.com
