Sorry for the language, but this really came out of nowhere. Watching the video from the previous post, we saw some things they haven’t shown us live yet. But no one ever mentioned a touch screen Rear Seat Entertainment Controller. It does seem like the kind of thing they show and then we never get it in the U.S. So even if we don’t, it’s still great they are coming up with ideas like this:
I don’t know how I missed this one, found it over on rangerovers.net and it’s got it all.
I’m not sure where this video actually comes from, I know it’s official Land Rover, but it’s not on any of the official LR media sites that I can find – anyway – Enjoy!
I had only seen these in old pictures, never realized Land Rover still had them stored somewhere. I wonder what the logistics are like in getting a fleet one of a kind Range Rovers to Portugal.
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=22210
They also have a review up of the new Range Rover TDV8 for 2011 – they have the first real interior update shots shown that aren’t official Land Rover images.
From what I hear, these are the changes we’ll be seeing for the 2011 Range Rover U.S. spec model:
Changes on the 2011 Autobiography are:
I’m happy to see the added content for the Autobiography, I just wonder how it will effect the current ~$15,000 option price.
While we’ll probably never see it here in the U.S. a new diesel has been announced for the 2011 Range Rover and it’s reported to get 30.1 mpg. Coupled with the new engine is an 8-speed transmission, I wonder where the gas mileage would be with the petrol’s 6-speed that the rest of us will continue to get.
The LR-TDV8 4.4-litre with parallel sequential turbocharging replaces the outstanding LR-TDV8 3.6-litre and is unique to the Range Rover. An all-new ‘super-diesel’, the LR-TDV8 combines superior power and massive torque with unparalleled levels of refinement. Despite the extra performance, this sublime V8 engine is cleaner too, delivering even lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions than its predecessor and meeting the stringent EU5 emissions standards. The headline news, though, is that the combined cycle fuel consumption of the new LR-TDV8 4.4-litre is just 30.1mpg, making this the first Range Rover ever to better 30mpg.
With 313PS and 700Nm torque, the Range Rover’s new powertrain matches power with conscience, reducing CO2 emissions by an impressive 14 percent. The new diesel engine is helped in this respect by its marriage to an impressive new, electronically controlled, ZF 8HP70, 8-speed automatic gearbox tuned by Land Rover engineers to combine silky smooth shifting with exceptionally rapid response and outstanding fuel economy. This daunting combination is enough to catapult the Range Rover from rest to 60mph in a mere 7.5 seconds and complete the 50mph-75mph dash in just 5.1 seconds.