Many changes will take place in the new Range Rover models based on Jaguar Land Rover's Modular Longitudinal Architecture (MLA). The front and rear wheels seem to be wider, and the wheel arches look more prominent. Even under the disguise, the new SUV model has a good appearance, which is crucial to the commercial appeal of the Range Rover. The front face of the new model is not much different from the current model. Its characteristics are still a wide and deep grille and a Velar-style ultra-thin headlight group.
The fourth-generation Range Rover model was launched in 2012. After the fifth-generation Range Rover model is launched, it will provide Jaguar Land Rover malaysia with much-needed high profit margins. The fourth-generation Range Rover model is a very strong product for the company. It sold nearly 53,000 vehicles worldwide last year, which is only a little lower than the sales in 2018. The fifth-generation Range Rover model will again be sold in both standard and long-wheelbase formats.
The new generation model is the first Land Rover model based on the MLA structure and is expected to enhance Land Rover’s competitiveness. The new platform is expected to be more reliable and allow software updates over the air. This platform can also support conventional internal combustion engines, plug-in hybrids and pure electric power.
MLA's wireless update technology has many other advantages, including reducing the need for dealer recalls, predictive services that allow automatic scheduling of dealer visits, and even user-based insurance plans. Insiders said that the use of data generated by MLA-based vehicles after being put on the market will also help provide information for future model development.
Unlike today's slightly outdated Range Rover platform, the new MLA platform can carry multiple powers from the beginning of its design. According to overseas media reports, the fifth-generation Range Rover will be equipped with a V8 gasoline engine produced by BMW. The engine will target markets such as the Middle East and California. There is no news about other power versions of the Range Rover.
Currently, Jaguar Land Rover and BMW are developing electric motors, which will be used in MLA-based vehicles and are expected to be produced at Jaguar Land Rover’s plants. The plant began to partially shift to the production of electric drive modules, which indicates that Jaguar Land Rover may use other BMW engines on the MLA platform. Taking into account the increasingly stringent emission regulations, the company is unlikely to abandon its newly launched mild hybrid Ingenium inline six-cylinder gasoline engine in a short time.
It is expected that the plug-in hybrid version of the fifth-generation Range Rover is expected to install an electric motor on the rear axle and embed another electric motor in the gearbox. It is said that the electric rear axle will be able to accurately control the torque, thereby further improving the car's off-road capability. Currently, a pure electric version of the Land Rover Range Rover is also under consideration.
The model may be equipped with up to 100 kilowatt-hour batteries, and the electric motor can directly drive the front and rear wheels. However, the electric model of the Range Rover is expected to be a limited production model for users in the Asian market. The upcoming Land Rover crossover SUV model based on the MLA platform is likely to become the leading model of Land Rover electric vehicles.
Source: WapCar
