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09-24-2009, 12:50 PM
Filed under: Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/), SUV (http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/), Crossover (http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/), Land Rover (http://www.autoblog.com/category/land-rover/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/land-rover-lrx-lead.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/production-land-rover-lrx-rendering/) Production Land Rover LRX rendering - Click above to enlarge
Land Rover has today confirmed what we've long expected - the popular LRX Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-land-rover-lrx-lights-up-motor-city/) from the 2008 edition of the Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/) is headed for production. The British-born automaker doesn't actually say the new 'ute will be called the LRX when it hits the market in 2011, but it will definitely be wearing a Range Rover badge and therefore likely be marketed as a premium vehicle.
No details are given about the coupe-like SUV's powertrain, but Land Rover does say the it "will be the smallest, lightest and most efficient vehicle the company has ever produced." Previous reports have suggested the production LRX will share underpinnings with the LR2 (a.k.a. the Freelander) and will be offered with an optional all-wheel-drive hybrid powertrain that may use an electric motor to power the rear wheels and a transverse engine underhood driving the front wheels.
Judging from the lone rendering released with this announcement, the basic shape from the LRX Concept should survive mostly intact, perhaps gaining a slightly more pronounced front fascia to go along with the production-necessary external door handles. Expect more details to filter out at the beginning of 2010, but in the meantime, click past the break for Land Rover's official press release.
Gallery: Land Rover LRX Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/land-rover-lrx-concept-1/low/)
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[Source: Land Rover]
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/land-rover-lrx-lead.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/production-land-rover-lrx-rendering/) Production Land Rover LRX rendering - Click above to enlarge
Land Rover has today confirmed what we've long expected - the popular LRX Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-land-rover-lrx-lights-up-motor-city/) from the 2008 edition of the Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/) is headed for production. The British-born automaker doesn't actually say the new 'ute will be called the LRX when it hits the market in 2011, but it will definitely be wearing a Range Rover badge and therefore likely be marketed as a premium vehicle.
No details are given about the coupe-like SUV's powertrain, but Land Rover does say the it "will be the smallest, lightest and most efficient vehicle the company has ever produced." Previous reports have suggested the production LRX will share underpinnings with the LR2 (a.k.a. the Freelander) and will be offered with an optional all-wheel-drive hybrid powertrain that may use an electric motor to power the rear wheels and a transverse engine underhood driving the front wheels.
Judging from the lone rendering released with this announcement, the basic shape from the LRX Concept should survive mostly intact, perhaps gaining a slightly more pronounced front fascia to go along with the production-necessary external door handles. Expect more details to filter out at the beginning of 2010, but in the meantime, click past the break for Land Rover's official press release.
Gallery: Land Rover LRX Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/land-rover-lrx-concept-1/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/12/land-rover-lrx-12_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/land-rover-lrx-concept-1/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/12/lrx-hires-002_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/land-rover-lrx-concept-1/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/12/land-rover-lrx-3_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/land-rover-lrx-concept-1/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/12/4enkqjl5hd1owm_450x300_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/land-rover-lrx-concept-1/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/12/lrx-hires-009_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/land-rover-lrx-concept-1/low/)
[Source: Land Rover]
Continue reading Surprise! Land Rover confirms two-door LRX for production (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/24/surprise-land-rover-confirms-two-door-lrx-for-production/)
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