V6 diesel engine and electric motor: So the Range Rover SDV6 hybrid drives

Also, Land Rover finally jumps on the hybrid train and presented at the Auto Show IAA in Frankfurt (September 12 to 22, 2013) the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport with the full force of V6 diesel engine and electric motor. In the fall of 2013, the models can be ordered in the spring of 2014, it will be delivered. First prototypes undergo in these days a mammoth test drive: The 16,000-kilometer route from Land Rover main plant in Solihull in the English Indian Mumbai. There sits Tata Motors, the parent company of Land Rover. In brief stopover in Berlin, we were able to Range Rover hybrid drive for the first time on the road and off road (volvo turbo).

 Prototype falls A normal Range Rover is already not to overlook on the road, our hybrid prototype draws attention to itself as a entfleuchter from the zoo elephant. This is, however, therefore, in the first place, that the expedition car is not only stuck green, but also two diesel jerry cans and a spare wheel carries on the roof. The subsequent production model it is from the other Range Rover engines only by a writing may differ on the rear. From the high seating position, the crowd can look cool. The luxurious ausstaffierte with leather and wood interior reminds you of how the other range models used to more of a lounge than in an automobile. Quiet and smooth, the large SUV makes its way, so as you know and expect from him. First V6 diesel coupled with an electric motor An aluminum body and other dietary measures had to date the fat range can slim down powerful in its new edition in 2012, will now be further rotated to the consumption screw. Beneath the bodywork conceals a novelty: the Range Rover hybrid a V6 diesel is first coupled to an electric motor. The Nitro-is the role of the known from the new Range Rover Sport three-liter V6 diesel with 292 hp, the Stromer plays a 35 kW (48 hp) electric motor. This sits between the diesel engine and the eight-speed ZF automatic transmission. His food refers to the electrician from an approximately 50-kilogram, liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery which has been hidden protected under the vehicle floor. This one has also in the trunk suffered no loss of space and even the optional third row of seats is still bookable (Audi Turbo).

 Only 6.4 liters of diesel As Ross McMurren, hybrid developer, explained at Land Rover, the hybrid is in terms of power in any way hide behind the 4.4-liter V8 diesel SDV8. On paper it works before: With the V8, the twin engine Brite dividing the total power of 340 hp, maximum torque of 700 Newton meters, the sprint time of under seven seconds to 100 and the top speed of just under 220 km / h. In practice, it looks similar: Although the six-cylinder does not sound so nice powerful, growling as the V8 diesel, but in terms of performance, the Small the Great as promised candle. In normal driving, only the diesel is running, when accelerating, the electric motor assists the Nitro immediately with a torque syringe. The beefy power delivery is a delight, the eight-speed automatic transmission changes gears smoothly usual. The moments in which the streamers are switched on and off, hardly noticeable. The electric motor acts as a generator during braking, which charges the battery. When that happens, and how much juice the battery has, is displayed in a hybrid display behind the steering wheel. Only miserly 6.4 liters of diesel to burn according to Land Rover 100 kilometers of the hybrid drive, which is 2.3 liters less than the manufacturer calls for the SDV8. On our first trip, which went through the city and on the highway, we've taken 8.9 liters on board computer. Must pull off one of them still a consumption through the roof rack. Also one must not lose sight of the fact that it is a pre-production (renault turbo).