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Land Rover LRX Concept
Before being purchased by the Indian conglomerate Tata, Land Rover created this - the LRX Concept. Not just another consumptive SUV, the LRX is a two-door that gathers vitality from both diesel fuel and electricity.

Few diesels are offered in North America, fewer still in sports-utility guise. Consumer concerns over high(er) diesel fuel prices, due to global demand, are outweighed by fuel economy benefits.

The LRX further improves upon this with a hybrid powertrain; electric assist motors power the rear axles in a system already used in vehicles like the Japanese Nissan Cube.

Up front, the LRX Concept has a 2.0-litre diesel four-cylinder motor, whose power is geared manually with six forward speeds. In a similar production unit, about 150 horsepower would be expected, with a 0-100 km/h sprint in a speedy 9 seconds - speedy, at least for a 50 miles-per-gallon SUV.

With only two doors, the LRX tops BMW’s X6 for the title of sports-utility coupe, although even more than with the X6 are real-world usability, or utter need, questioned. If the LRX Concept went into production, expect a model with four standard doors to be optional, if not mandatory. Compared to Land Rover’s LR2, the LRX Concept loses 6 inches in length, almost 5 inches in ground clearance, and 7.5 inches in overall height, however both share similar wheelbases.

One bonus to the LRX’s smaller size is that it punches better through the air, something Land Rovers are not known for. This notably eases fuel consumption at speed. The LRX also benefits from a reduction in sheer girth. In addition, weight savings are made with further use of aluminum, as well as with polycarbonate windows (40% lighter than glass). Read Article
Land Rover LRX Concept



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lexusrox123lexusrox123 - 5/17/2008 8:33:34 PM
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HOT CAR!!! i like the design (nice rims too)

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I95SPEEDINGTICKETSI95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 5/18/2008 1:09:04 AM
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Great

More Glitzed up rubbish

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farabira1farabira1 - 5/18/2008 1:46:13 AM
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Just make it into production vehicle, and don't change the styling much, and Land Rover will have a hot seller.

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truckmentruckmen - 5/18/2008 4:19:52 AM
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Off road worthy? I must disagre, I won't even get started, although you have to like the all wheel drive suv family vehicle with impressive gas mielage.

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 5/18/2008 4:27:25 PMView My AgentSpace
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"Few diesels are offered in North America, fewer still in sports-utility guise."

Actually, there are more SUVs and trucks that you can get with diesels than sedans in the US ;-)

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spyderz007_X5spyderz007_X5 - 5/24/2008 3:12:18 PM
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I hope it actually makes it to market, reasonably intact of course. If so, it will definitely be high on the list for my next car. I know that Rover is not necessarily known for reliability, but I've always had a thing for 2 door SUVs.


DW1968DW1968 - 5/18/2008 5:47:20 PM
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Production version by 2010? Sign me up.

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Agent63Agent63 - 5/18/2008 10:19:47 PMView My AgentSpace
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Looks good to me !

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