2014 Range Rover Evoque with Active Driveline on demand four-wheel drive
The updated Evoque features the ZF-9HP automatic transmission is among the world’s first 9-speed units fitted to a passenger car. With a wide spread of ratios and improved efficiency, the new transmission delivers improved economy, reduced emissions, enhanced performance and greater comfort. Available as an option, Active Driveline, is the world’s first ‘on demand’ four-wheel drive system which enhances agility and improves fuel efficiency by operating in front-wheel drive only. The new system monitors vehicle dynamics and automatically reconnects four-wheel drive (within 300 milliseconds) whenever it is needed. For the 2014 model, the driver assistance capabilities of Evoque are significantly enhanced by the introduction of several new features.
Lots of Range Rover Hybrid Silk Trail Images
Land Rover is doing a great job documenting their Silk Trail journey; putting the Range Rover Hybrid through its final engineering sign-off drive.
Along with the updates Land Rover has been regularly providing, you can follow along through the tweet of a Land Rover UK PR person: https://twitter.com/woowoopops She posts some behind the scenes images and notes.
The gallery is almost at 100 pictures and growing, here are a few, click through for the rest:
http://www.roverhaul.com/g3t/therangerover/l405-rangerover/Range-Rover-Hybrid/Silk-Trail-2013
Land Rover Official Press Release:
First Range Rover Hybrid Models Take On Epic ‘Silk Trail’ To India
- Range Rover Hybrid capabilities to be demonstrated on epic ‘Silk Trail 2013’ expedition
- Trio of prototype hybrids to tackle marathon 9,950 mile (16,000km) endurance drive
- 53 days final development test drive will cross 12 countries en route to India
- 1885 miles (3,034km) completed so far.