24 September 2009 - 14:00
Range Rover LRX on its way
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Good news for small people who like off-roading: Land Rover has today confirmed that it will put the LRX concept into production in 2011, badged as a Range Rover.
First shown at the Detroit show in early 2008, the LRX concept previewed a new 'baby Rangie'. Based on the Freelander platform but 25cm shorter and much lower, it was pitched as a compact cross-coupe with dimensions similar to the Toyota RAV-4.
The concept featured a floating roof and a more futuristic interpretation of Range Rover's signature clamshell bonnet, cues that LR's design chief Gerry McGovern will carry over to the production version. As usual, expect the more outlandish concept touches to be toned down by the time the LRX reaches the road.
"The new vehicle will be a natural extension to the Range Rover line-up," says McGovern. "It will be true to the concept and have many recognisable Range Rover design cues."
Beyond that, we don't know much about the LRX. A hybrid powertrain has been mooted, but it'll likely be launched with Land Rover's more conventional array of petrols and diesels.
Land Rover has confirmed that the LRX will be built on its Merseyside production line. Company chiefs have today also announced that one of its Midlands factories will be phased out over the next five years, though deny this will necessarily result in significant job losses.
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it will look nothing like that. second comment woooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
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I think its beautiful. Compared to the range rover, it's like a younger sexier version!
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perfect for Hammond then...
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It's going to be more like a smaller version of the 3dr Range Rover. Remember those? I must be old. Anyhew. Some pictures of the mule emerged on other sites, leading to widespread 'it looks just like a freelander's. MULE people, MULE!!!
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Are those ladies photoshopped into those pictures, or are they just really that tall?
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THAT is one sexy 4x4! Take note Aston/Lagonda, your one sucks.
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waaassssssuuuupppp
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do cars really matter when there are children starving?
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It's the Richard Hammond of the range . . . :}
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it lokes like the Range stormer concept off a couple of years ago, looks quite good acctualy but the again most concepts do lol
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Lol that Stormer concept was like 2003 or something... so either this has its underpinnings of the stormer and so it could be said its the longest in development car ever!
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Bet Hammond had a crisis when he read this lol
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haha..some of these comments are hilarious.. as for the car,it's perfect for me mum.she's not very tall.
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I guess it will target the X1. NorwegianFan you said; "i think it's kinda like an BMW X6. Nobody really needs one... ". Many people by baby-suvs, yes no-one needs one, nobody needs a supercar, but people want one. That's the thing. The difference is, the Beemer X6 was BMW tryin to open up a new niche in a Sport SUV Coupe thingy-ma-bob. This has already been here.
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its a handsome car but i dont see the point in a SMALL rangerover there supposed to be big to deal with extreme environments and harsh conditions etc
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Who cruise around town with cocks in them!!
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or cruise** please excuse my spelling, early morning and that...
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Mmm, somewhat attractive but not sure I'd have one though as it could end up a bit like owning a Boxster - saying you've always wanted a Range Rover but that you aren't able to afford a proper one........
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i am buying it by 2012
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That is very cool. And by the way, all those people saying that it is pointless like the various BMW X's, there is one big difference between the Beamers and a Rangie. That is that one of them is a BNW and the other one's a Range Rover. Enough said.
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Wouldn't want one cos it's a range rover, they seem a bit agricultural. They're trying to do the bimmer X thing without the style/coolness. They should stick to off-roaders
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Those girls make the car look very short... aren't SUVs meant to be tall?
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@rpkman: What style/coolness? Neither can be found in the X series.
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Why why why...? When the Range Rover first came to the world (1970), the design stayed to a very close format. This lasted almost 26 years. Now it seems that the Range Rover brand is being swiftly watered down with drastic design changes and variations in quick succession.
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@AlKim - you really should see an x6 closeup, have a drive of one. You may change your mind
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UGLY UGLY UGLY!
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24 September 2009
i think it's kinda like an BMW X6. Nobody really needs one... First comment :D
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