Abstract
This report is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the future
model plans of the world' s major passenger car OEMs. At 281 pages in length,
the report covers 22 OEMs, 63 brands and more than 600 passenger car and light
truck (SUV, MPV and Pickup) models worldwide.
Extract from the report:
LAND ROVER
Range Rover Sport
- Place of build: Solihull (England)
- Codename: L320
- Platform: Ford T5
- Segment: SUV
- Drive: AWD
- Engines: 4.2-litre supercharged V8, 4.4-litre V8, 2.7-litre V6
turbodiesel
- Lifecycle: 2005-2012
Next model action: Though missing the scissor doors of the Range
Stormer concept which previewed it, this rival for BMW' s X5 sits above the
Discovery/LR3 and below the Range Rover. It debuted in January 2005 at the
Detroit show and went on sale four months later. There are four engines,
though the diesels are not available in NAFTA markets and the 4.4-litre V8 was
withdrawn from the UK in March 2007:
- - 2.7-litre V6 turbodiesel
- - 3.6-litre V8 turbodiesel
- - 4.4-litre gasoline V8
- - 4.2-litre supercharged gasoline V8
The platform is shared with the Discovery/LR3. Though the Sport looks a lot
like the Range Rover, it sits lower and has a one-piece, top-hinged tailgate.
An ' HST' version joined the range in March 2006. This has a bodykit, its own
grille and rectangular tailpipes. The 3.6-litre V8 turbodiesel version
premiered at the Paris show in September 2006, having already been announced
for what Land Rover called the ' 2007' Range Rover. It went on sale across
Europe in January 2006. Expect a facelift in 2008.
Successor: The second generation model is expected to tackle one of the
current vehicle' s major problems: excessive weight. Expect aluminium for the
platform and body panels. It will share its platform with the next Range Rover.
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