Land Rover Range Rover LRX Confirmed for Production

Land Rover LRX Concept

Set to debut next year

Following Monday's spy photos, Land Rover has confirmed the Range Rover LRX will join the line-up in 2011.

Set to debut next year, the production LRX will adopt the sporty styling pioneered by the aggressive LRX Concept. According to Land Rover design director, Gerry McGovern, "The new vehicle will be a natural extension to the Range Rover line-up, complementing the existing models and helping to define a new segment. It will be true to the concept and have many recognizable Range Rover design cues including the signature clamshell bonnet, the floating roof and the solid 'wheel-at-each-corner' stance."

While details are limited, Land Rover says the LRX will be "...the smallest, lightest and most efficient vehicle the company has ever produced." To this end, engine options will likely include a 2.2-liter turbo-diesel (with 160 hp and 400 Nm of torque) and a 3.2-liter petrol inline six (with 230 hp and 317 Nm of torque). As previewed by the concept, a hybrid 2.0-liter turbo-diesel engine may also be offered.

The crossover will be built at Land Rover's Halewood, UK facility and sold in over 100 countries.

Source: Land Rover

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Small Range Rover confirmed for production

Gaydon, Warwickshire, 24 September 2009 - Land Rover has confirmed today that a production version of its exciting LRX concept car will be built. The new car will debut next year and join the Range Rover line-up in 2011.

Designed and engineered at Land Rover's state of the art Gaydon facility, the new Range Rover will be the smallest, lightest and most efficient vehicle the company has ever produced.

The new car will be built at the multi award-winning plant in Halewood, on Merseyside, subject to quality and productivity agreements and will be sold in over 100 countries around the world.

Phil Popham, managing director of Land Rover said: "The production of a small Range Rover model is excellent news for our employees, dealers and customers. It is a demonstration of our commitment to investing for the future, to continue to deliver relevant vehicles for our customers, with the outstanding breadth of capability for which we are world-renowned."

"Feedback from our customer research also fully supports our belief that a production version of the LRX Concept would further raise the desirability of our brand and absolutely meet their expectations." Phil added.

Gerry McGovern, Land Rover design director said: "The new vehicle will be a natural extension to the Range Rover line-up, complementing the existing models and helping to define a new segment. It will be true to the concept and have many recognisable Range Rover design cues including the signature clamshell bonnet, the floating roof and the solid 'wheel-at-each-corner' stance."

More details of the new small Range Rover will be released next year.

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Bristol411S3

A petrol in-line six? From where? Does JLR have access to such a unit? If they are going to fit a larger petrol engine -- which seems against the efficenicy mantra -- then I'd have guessed on the 3.0 V6 from the Jaguar XF. I hiope they keep the looks and neat eatures of the concept. If they do this thing is going to be a runaway success.

September 24, 2009 12:52 pm

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michaelg

The 3.2-liter petrol inline six is the only engine available in US version of the LR2 (Freelander 2).

September 24, 2009 1:38 pm

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Q86ARR

3.2 is a Volvo engine

September 24, 2009 4:40 pm

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Siawa

This is interesting but somewhat weird.

September 24, 2009 12:53 pm

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911fnatic

Great design imo!

September 24, 2009 2:22 pm

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X6M

It's a monster, I like it!!

September 24, 2009 3:54 pm

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archytype

Is it a stretched Focus or chopped 626 (I'm guessing the former)? Cheap design details, dated radical styling, and who wants a coupe crossover? Engineering a product too quickly and sitting on the idea for years has produced a poor result IMO.

September 24, 2009 6:48 pm

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Sultan91

it really looks like a future car...its like they launched the model to early so it looks like in the present like a concept.... really gorgoes

September 24, 2009 7:12 pm

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Captain Scarlett

Yes, it will appear next year, and it will look nothing like this!

September 24, 2009 11:19 pm

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miki69

It looks totally different from concept vehicle. No similarities! Ok, no one expected to keep those futuristic small side mirrors, but please, test mule is totally different vehicle - check back/front. Concept looks sensational!

September 25, 2009 12:03 pm

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rleestma

What they have done here is take one of the most revolutionary design concepts we have had in a long time, completely betrayed EVERYTHING that was appealing about the design so that they could create a me-too compromised design that looks like a Ford, Mazda, CRX, you name it. What a disaster. The reason that LR is not in a leadership position is because it is too stodgy. Take a lesson from Jaguar LR or you will continue to be an obscure brand for an eccentric client base.

September 26, 2009 11:09 am

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Decypha

That's just a mule

September 28, 2009 9:48 am

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