路虎近日发布了其首款插电混动车——2018款揽胜SportP400e，该车在前格栅右侧内隐藏了一个充电插口。该车动力系统核心是一台隶属Ingenium家族的2.0升四缸涡轮汽油引擎，另外在变速器中间位置设置了一台电机，从而形成了插电混动动力总成。这台引擎功率为221千瓦/300马力，电机功率为85千瓦/116马力，综合功率297千瓦/404马力，扭矩640牛米。为电动提供动能的是13.1千瓦时锂电池，该车可在纯电动模式下行驶51公里。电池电量耗尽后，如果使用32安培充电桩需要2小时45分可以完全充满电，如果使用10安培充电线完全充满电耗时7小时30分钟。参照欧盟NEDC(NewEuropeanDrivingCycle)标准，该车百公里油耗仅为2.8升，每公里二氧化碳排放量64克。考虑到该车的重量的车身尺寸，能取得这样的成绩令人惊讶。车辆百公里加速时间6.7秒，最高时速220公里，而在纯电模式下最高时速137公里。2018款揽胜Sport的外观进行了小改款，格栅更细窄，LED大灯进行了改款，设计师还耗费时间对前保险杠外观进行改款以提升车头气动布局，同时改进进气口，为引擎输送更多气流，提升冷却效果。车尾设置了更具侵略性扰流器，车身侧面可配备21/22英寸合金轮圈。车厢内采用更细窄前排座椅和新的乌木棕褐色装饰，而半苯胺真皮内饰则取自更大的揽胜，背景照明可提供10种颜色。更重要的是，该车提供了纳米车厢空气电离系统可利用纳米带电水粒子提升车内空气质量，去除有害物质。此外，该车的TouchProDuo信息娱乐系统还提供了两个10英寸触控显示屏，新的12英寸驾驶员数字显示屏和10英寸全彩色抬头显示器。目前，该车在欧洲已经开始接受订单，预计年底交货。
2018 Range Rover Sport Debuts Plug-In Hybrid, More Powerful SVR
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s report about the imminent debut of a plug-in hybrid Range Rover, the Tata Motors-owned British marque is proud to present its first-ever PHEV. Available for the more agile Range Rover Sport, the thrifty SUV heralds JLR’s new nomenclature by adopting the “P400e” moniker and hides the charging port on the right of the front grille.
At its heart is a turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline 2.0-liter engine from the Ingenium family and it works together with a centrally positioned electric motor housed on the transmission to form the plug-in hybrid powertrain. The combustion engine is good for 300 horsepower (221 kilowatts) whereas the e-motor is rated at 116 hp (85 kW) to give the most frugal Range Rover Sport of them all a combined output of 404 hp (297 kW) and 640 Newton-meters (472 pound-feet) of torque.
Thanks to a lithium-ion battery pack with a capacity of 13.1 kWh, the Range Rover Sport P400e can travel solely on electric power for up to 31 miles (51 kilometers). Once the battery is depleted, a full recharge is going to take 2 hours and 45 minutes while using a dedicated 32 amp wall box or 7 hours and 30 minutes via the standard 10 amp charging cable.
In the overly optimistic New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), the hybridized SUV will consume just 2.8 liters / 100 km (84 mpg US or 101 mpg UK) with corresponding CO2 emissions of just 64 g/km. These are some amazing numbers considering the vehicle’s size and weight. Although focus was on making it sip less fuel, it doesn’t mean the new P400e is slow as it needs just 6.7 seconds until 62 mph (100 kph) and can hit a respectable top speed of 137 mph (220 kph) or 85 mph (137 kph) when in EV mode.
Land Rover has given the entire Range Rover Sport lineup some styling tweaks with a slimmer grille and reworked LED headlights. The designers also spent some time fiddling with the look of the front bumper and worked together with the engineers to improve airflow and engine’s cooling thanks to the updated air vents. The back of the SUV now hosts a more aggressive spoiler, while fresh 21- and 22-inch alloy wheel designs.
Moving inside the cabin, the 2018 Range Rover Sport gets slimmer front seats together with new ebony vintage tan and ebony eclipse themes. The semi-aniline leather upholstery has been borrowed from the bigger Range Rover, and there’s now ambient lighting available in 10 colors. More important is the Nanoe cabin air ionization system boosting the quality of the air by using nano-sized charged water particles to decompose the harmful substances.Elsewhere, there are two 10-inch touchscreens part of the Touch Pro Duo infotainment system and these are complemented by the new 12-inch digital driver’s display and a 10-inch full-color head-up display.
Land Rover is already taking orders for the 2018 Range Rover Sport in Europe and it will kick off customer deliveries towards the end of the year.