Discovery 2017

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  • PeterW
    Member Since: 07 Sep 2016
    Location: Norfolk
    Posts: 595
    England 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Corris Grey

    All aluminium

    Some technical stuff developed for FFRR now used in new D5

    Boasting a 39-percent lighter body than the outgoing steel Range Rover, the 2013 model will be built at a new aluminum production facility at Land Rover's Solihull, U.K., factory. Coupled with other weight-reduction strategies, the result is a U.S.-spec Range Rover that's 700 pounds lighter than the current model: 4,850 pounds for the regular 5.0-liter V8 model and 5,137 pounds for the supercharged version.

    The focus on weight reduction is ostensibly an effort to improve the Range Rover's dismal fuel economy, but Land Rover representatives stressed the model's improved stiffness and handling rather than any major fuel-efficiency.

    http://www.global-automotive-lightweight-m...-rover.pdf
    Peter
    HSE 3.0 V6 Diesel Corris Grey
    25th Jan 2017 12:53 pm
  • Tim in Scotland
    Member Since: 22 Jun 2016
    Location: Scotland
    Posts: 101
    United Kingdom 

    Increased fuel economy = less fuel burned so less fuel taxes paid = less emissions = less CO2/NOX tax in most countries so LR are kind of not crowing that you might pay less tax.................... so they hike the OTR price so you pay more VAT!
    26th Jan 2017 6:07 am
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