现行版路虎揽胜顶级款SVAutobiography搭载V8机械增压引擎，在没有安装选装件的情况下重量已经达到2606公斤，如果加上选装件，重量将比搭载W12引擎的宾利添越超出了166公斤。而下一代揽胜将采用全新平台，这个被称为“模块化纵向架构”的MLA平台将在未来十年内在众多捷豹路虎车型中得到利用，制造的车型将与XE一样小，与揽胜一样大。目前尚不清楚MLA平台将削减多少重量，但国外媒体报告说，与支持当前发动机路虎揽胜的D7u相比，它将“显著减轻”。内装方面，下一款路虎揽胜将安装其最新版本的TouchProDuo10英寸屏幕的信息娱乐系统，也将获得和捷豹E-Pace的Smart设置，该设置是指人工智能算法，允许车辆学习驾驶员的习惯，以预测气候设置，座椅和后视镜位置等。电动化方面，路虎纯电动产品已开始计划实施，第一款作为路虎揽胜的纯EV将成为独立车型。燃油动力方面，下一代车型将迎来Ingenium系列的新第六代汽油和柴油机。其中一些车型将采用温和的混合技术来减少燃料消耗并减少有害排放。所有这些变化都不会对路虎揽胜的越野能力产生负面影响，因为路虎将保持完整性，因为它认为这是该车型与其细分竞争对手相比的主要优势。如果这些报道是准确的，新一代路虎揽胜将在2021年亮相，届时第五代路虎揽胜将与宝马X8和奥迪Q9等新车进行竞争，尽管这两个车型尚未得到确认。
2021 Range Rover To Be A Lot Lighter Thanks To All-New Platform
The current-generation Range Rover in the range-topping SVAutobiography trim with the supercharged V8 engine weighs a hefty 2,606 kilograms (5,745 pounds) and that’s before you start playing with the configurator to add optional goodies. To put that number into perspective, it makes the SUV approximately 166 kg (366 lbs) heavier than the Bentley Bentayga with its massive W12 engine.
All that will change with the next generation of the big luxury SUV as the revamped Range Rover will switch to an entirely new platform. Dubbed “Modular Longitudinal Architecture,” the hardware will be put to good use in a multitude of Jaguar Land Rover models in the next decade, models that will be as small as the XE and as big as the Range Rover. It’s unclear at this point how much fat the MLA platform will shave off, but Autocar is reporting it will be “significantly lighter” compared to the D7u that has underpinned the current-gen Range Rover. The U.K. magazine goes on to say the new one will have just about the same size as today’s model and will adopt an evolutionary design.
An evolution rather than a revolution will also occur inside the cabin where Land Rover will install its newest version of the Touch Pro Duo infotainment system that originally debuted in the Velar with a pair of 10-inch screens. The next Range Rover is also said to get the Jaguar E-Pace’s Smart settings, which refers to artificial intelligence algorithms allowing the vehicle to learn the driver’s habits to predict climate settings, seat and mirror positions, among others.
Being able to substantially reduce weight will allow Land Rover to further implement electrification across the range beyond the P400e version available today. A fully electric derivative is on the agenda, but not from day one as apparently the first pure EV badged as a Range Rover will be a standalone model.
As far as the combustion engines are concerned, the next-gen model will usher in a new crop of straight-six gasoline and diesel mills part of the Ingenium family. Some of these will adopt mild hybrid tech to cut fuel consumption and drive down harmful emissions.
All these changes won’t have a negative impact on the Range Rover’s off-road capabilities as Land Rover will keep those intact since it believes that’s the main advantage the model has compared to its segment rivals.
If the report is accurate, the reworked Range Rover will be out in 2021 when the fifth generation will have to do battle with newcomers such as the BMW X8 and Audi Q9, although these two haven’t been confirmed just yet.