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If you like your beef ethically reared and lovingly caressed before sticking it in a bun with ketchup, here be it: the tax-free Range Rover.
Well, tax-free if it ever went into production. The electric ‘Range_e' is a prototype, scheduled to make its debut at the Geneva motor show.
Based on a Range Rover Sport, the ‘e' features a 3.0-litre TDV6 engine mated to an electric power source making it a diesel hybrid. Land Rover reckons the electric Rooney emits just 89g/km of CO2 and can run for 20 miles in EV mode.
It'll hit a top speed of 120mph, if you're interested.
Alongside this tax-free RR Sport at Geneva will be the £120k+ Autobiography we revealed last week, the Evoque in three and five door flavour, and the 2011 Disco 4 ‘Landmark' limited editions.
See pics of the £120k Range Rover here, and the Holland and Holland Overfinch here
We'll be at Geneva, trying not to get sideswiped by a rambunctious photographer with a penchant for scantily clad ladies. In the meantime, why not indulge us with your thoughts on sub-100g/km premium SUVs.
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Enzo3185 commented on this article
at 03:38 pm on 16 February 2011
120 mph?? no way, i see Nissan Sunny Taxis here in Mexico that can go faster than that, maybe it will save the planet, but that's not for me, i don't like the 120 thousand Rangie, the Holland and Holland looks nice, but i'm not an aristocrat, so i don't go haunting, so, i rather like a normal Range Rover, please. :D
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mingachimp commented on this article
at 05:14 pm on 16 February 2011
why dont more car companys do hybrids with a diesel engine seems the way forward until hydrogen or a symthetic petrol is widely available
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at 05:40 pm on 16 February 2011
89g/km in a RR Sport? SUV haters, eat your heart out! Bring this on the road ASAP! Or even better, put this engine in an Evoque and it is likely do pollute even less!
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nzrovers commented on this article
at 06:51 pm on 16 February 2011
Dear god!!! What is the world coming to...this ambassador for prestigious motoring and to hell with the fuel consumption and cost has turned into nothing more than a 4WD Prius!!! I hope this never ever sees mainstream production. The world already has the hybrid 4WD in the shape of the Lexus...and rightly so - a dull vehicle just made duller, so who cares. If the environmentalists demand a large electric 4WD then go ruin the god awful Toyota Land Cruiser VX...but don't, whatever you do touch our beloved Range Rover. Are you listening???
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youneedabarth commented on this article
at 08:29 pm on 16 February 2011
Has everyone turned their cars electric???? There are lots of us out here who still prefer the good old petrol engine! The Range Rover does look like a fairly good idea, but it is a bit unneccesary. If you agree, and like cool cars regardless of their emissions, visit my blog: www.carsandgeneralstuff.blogspot.com Take a look!
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