Land Rover could build aluminum Range Rover
10-16-06, 10:40 PM
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Land Rover could build aluminum Range Rover
Future Land Rovers could be considerably lighter than today's offerings if a plan to share some Jaguar technology goes forward. Jaguar succeeded in cutting hundreds of pounds from the new XJ and XK models by using rivet-bonded aluminum monocoques instead of traditional steel unibodies.
According to an inside source cited by WhatCar? magazine, an all-aluminum Land Rover could arrive for the ***0 model year. The Range Rover would be the first model to be constructed of the lightweight material, but the Discovery could follow. An aluminum Range Rover would weight about 1,100 pounds less than the existing model, the report said.
According to an inside source cited by WhatCar? magazine, an all-aluminum Land Rover could arrive for the ***0 model year. The Range Rover would be the first model to be constructed of the lightweight material, but the Discovery could follow. An aluminum Range Rover would weight about 1,100 pounds less than the existing model, the report said.
10-17-06, 08:18 AM
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The two little XJ6s my family had in the 80s were heavy as hell. It certainly wasn't Jaguar technology, but just common sense thinking that you had to switch materials to get lighter vehicles.
I remember flying down the freeway at 80 mph and felt like 50 mph, two+ tons on a Jag was an awful lot.
I remember flying down the freeway at 80 mph and felt like 50 mph, two+ tons on a Jag was an awful lot.
10-17-06, 11:56 AM
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its so sad that these SUVs arent put to a good use as they are supposed to
my ex has an Isuzu Trooper
one of the most capable go anywhere SUV out there (all the aussies will tell u so)
but shes never gone off road in it...
what a waste
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