Report: Land Rover LRX Hybrid to Debut Next Year

[Administrator]

Land Rover's smaller, fuel-efficient SUV model based on the LRX Concept, is expected to debut next year as a 2011 model. Several drivetrains will be offered including a hybrid powerplant - a first for Land Rover.

The date for the unveiling is expected to be June 17th, which will mark 40 years since the original Range Rover was unveiled. With a focus on fuel-economy, the new model will help brand a new identity for the company which is known so well for huge engines and incredibly heavy platforms.

The LRX will be based on the Freelander with a hybrid version most likely using an electrically driven rear axle to assist a front-drive gasoline engine, to deliver grip and performance, as well as fuel-economy.

More: Report: Land Rover LRX Hybrid to Debut Next Year on AutoGuide.com

[WLADiscoII99]

I don't like the way this car looks. It has a Lexus look. Land Rovers should be a beast / Safari look on the outside - with luxury on the inside.

They should look like Land Rover not a lancey prancy Lexus Suv.

What's going on over at Land Rover? This car does NOT look like a Land Rover to me.

College business books are filled with examples of companies who changed / altered thier constant core product to the disdain of thier core consumers and went out of business as a result.

[mbrummal]

Originally Posted by WLADiscoII99

I don't like the way this car looks. It has a Lexus look. Land Rovers should be a beast / Safari look on the outside - with luxury on the inside.

They should look like Land Rover not a lancey prancy Lexus Suv.

What's going on over at Land Rover? This car does NOT look like a Land Rover to me.

College business books are filled with examples of companies who changed / altered thier constant core product to the disdain of thier core consumers and went out of business as a result.

have you seen who their core customers are now?

[WLADiscoII99]

Originally Posted by mbrummal

have you seen who their core customers are now?

You mean Yuppies?

[jrockett]

It looks like the Ford Edge and the Nissan Murano got jiggy with it.