Author: Ralph Morton
If you ever had any doubts about the imperious abilities of the Range Rover, then take a look at this video.
The ability to scale impossible inclines? Yup. A luxury carriage for visiting the opera? Check. Like one? You bet!
The all-new Range Rover was launched not far from BCM’s HQ – so there’s a parochial interest – at the Royal Ballet School, Richmond in Surrey.
Made out of lightweight aluminium, the new Range Rover is like no other before it. Its range of abilities, both on-road and off-road, are sensational. But now there’s a new angle on the car.
Reduced running costs…
Aluminium construction means lower running costs, thanks to the lighter structure and the introduction of a 3.0-litre TDV6 engine to the model range.
Land Rover says the performance is equal to the previous 4.4-litre TDV8 Range Rover, but the smaller engine allows greater weight saving – up to 420kg – and much better fuel consumption: 37.7mpg equivalent to 196g/km CO2.
…and 25% company car tax
Pardon? Hard to believe, we know, but such is progress. In 2013, the pence per mile running costs of the new Range Rover will improve further with the introduction of a high-efficiency diesel hybrid model with a CO2 emissions target of 169g/km – which would put the Range Rover in the 25% company car tax bracket!
The new Range Rover goes on sale from January 2013 with prices ranging from £71,295 for the Range Rover Vogue 3.0L TDV6 rising to £98,395 for the Range Rover Autobiography 5.0L Supercharged.
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