Land Rover Lets Loose with LRX Images and Information
After fighting to keep leaked images out of public hands earlier this week, Land Rover has given up the fight, and released a full complement of images for its LRX Concept.
(Click on the thumbnails below to launch a gallery of LRX images, or on the jump to read on including Land Rover’s press release.)
Calling its new concept design “a shift into new areas of the market,
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chartguy
When Land Rover stopped selling Defenders in the US, it sent a message about their priorities. This concept may be the nail in the coffin of Land Rover's reputation for off-road prowess.
Land Rover Lets Loose with LRX Images and Information - Wind
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stevedbmw
One of the better pieces of design work around anywhere, who cares if it can go off-road.
dieselhead
But will it still weigh 5600 lb?
Ducati Minor
That's a good question. If the engineers are going fully green with recycled materials making up the cabin accoutrements and all that, I could see a gas-electric powertrain being reasonable. I tend to be of the preference for a low-emission diesel engine for sport-utes. I don't know what is "light" for a Land Rover since the "compact" LR3 weighs 5,300 lbs. If this somehow weighs under two tons, I will be impressed.
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[...] Land Rover’s LXR concept represents the company’s first stab at exploring new market segments. With the public increasingly shifting its focus away from traditional SUVs, the automaker is well aware that its products must make a shift to keep up with the times. To this end, the LXR was designed with light weight, sustainability, and obviously smaller size in mind. [...]
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