Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 (United Kingdom, 2011)

A new V8 diesel engine, a new 8-speed transmission, two Terrain Response® upgrades and slight external styling changes were the new features of Land Rover’s 2011 Range Rover.

With the 2011 Range Rover, Land Rover features for the first time its all-new LR-TDV8 4.4-litre with parallel sequential turbocharging, which replaces the LR-TDV8 3.6-litre. This powertrain combines superior power and  torque and delivers lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions than its predecessor. The LR-TDV8 4.4-litre is the first land Rover to reach the 30 mpg of combined cycle fuel consumption with 30.1 mpg (9.4 l/100km).

Although the new engine delivers an output of 313 PS and 700 Nm of torque the CO2 emissions have still been reduced by 14 percent. This has also been possible thanks to the the new, electronically controlled, ZF 8HP70, 8-speed automatic gearbox that has been mattred with the LR-TDV8 4.4-li unit. This combination enables the 2011 Range Rover to...