The Land Rover LRX was shown at the 2008 North American International Auto Show and given the green light for production earlier this year. Reports now suggest that Land Rover will also develop a hybrid version of the small SUV.
According to Autoexpress, the hybrid system will be quite similar to that shown on both the 2006 Land-e concept and the 2008 LRX show car itself. If it sees production, the hybrid LRX will be Land Rover’s first production hybrid vehicle, and the firm’s first step at building a more fuel-efficient lineup.
In the Land-e concept, the hybrid drive was arranged so that the electric motor could send power to any wheel. The concept featured an trick electric drive rear axle that could send power to the front axle, alter the torque sent to the inner and outer wheels (similar to Honda’s SH-AWD), and even disconnect itself from the central driveshaft altogether.
While a hybrid LRX is still at least two years away from production, features such as regenerative braking and start-stop technology will appear across Land Rover’s lineup in the near future.
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