2011 Range Rover will get a new diesel engine in order to replace the current 3.6-liter V8 diesel. The vehicle will come with the new 4.4-liter V8 turbodiesel engine, 15% more powerful.
The diesels currently used by Land Rover (and Jaguar) are produced at the Dagenham engine plant owned by Ford, Jaguar-Land Rover’s former parent while the 4.4 liter turbodiesel engine, which is scheduled to be launched this fall, is being built at Ford’s Chihuahua engine plant.
The new engine delivers 308 horsepower (230 kW, 312 PS), and up to 700 Nm (516 lb-ft) of torque, mated to an eight-speed transmission The SUV accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.6 seconds and reaches a top speed of 208 km/h (129 mph).
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