2011 Range Rover TDV8 gets new ZF 8-speed automatic, but not in America

Filed under: Diesel , MPG , Land Rover 2011 Range Rover TDV8 - Click above for high-res image gallery For 2011, European-spec Range Rovers are getting a fresh transmission to go along with the new, Ford-built 4.4-liter turbodiesel V8. Like many of its German competitors, the Range Rovers will now be equipped with ZF’s 8HP70 eight-speed automatic transmission, a change that contributes six percent of the new model’s fuel efficiency improvement over the six-speed 2010 model

2011 Range Rover rated at 25 mpg (U.S.) with Ford-built diesel V8

Filed under: Diesel , Land Rover 2011 Range Rover - Click above for high-res image gallery Land Rover has now officially announced the refreshed 2011 Range Rover and, as previously reported, one of the new powertrain options is a 4.4-liter turbodiesel V8 engine. The new diesel is supplied by Ford and we’ve all but confirmed that it is the same engine that was one time also scheduled to appear in the F-150 pickup this year. Mounted in the British luxury SUV, this engine is rated at 309 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque.

Report: Range Rover Sport PHEV prototypes take to the road, to debut by 2013

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Land Rover , Green Daily While Land Rover may be a bit behind the competition in regards to hybrid products, it hopes to make waves with its plug-in hybrid slated for production in 2013. Last year, Land Rover officially announced that it would begin work on a plug-in diesel electric version of the Range Rover Sport

Report: Next Range Rover goes on a diet, loses 1,000 lbs; could get 33 mpg!

Filed under: Diesel , Hybrid , Land Rover It’s been no secret in recent years that Land Rover has been itching to reduce the weight of its products.

Autocar details Land Rover’s hybrid plans

Filed under: Diesel , EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Land Rover We’ve known for some time now that Land Rover was planning on getting into the hybrid game, but it appears that things are shaking out a bit differently than we had initially expected. It seems the automaker may not use a kinetic-energy flywheel system or the high-tech Electric Rear Axle Drive that has been in the works for the last few years.

REPORT: Land Rover to launch LRX with hybrid drivetrain for 2011

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Land Rover Land Rover LRX Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Land Rover is set to celebrate the first 40 years of its eminently capable Range Rover line next June. What better birthday present to itself than to unleash a brand new model that’s set to revive the nameplate and bring its wares up to date with the modern realities of fuel efficiency and a reduced environmental impact?

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