Land Rover is poised to offer a road-biased luxobarge to
rival the Mercedes-Benz S-Class by the end of the decade.
That’s according to Autocar which reports
that Land Rover is developing the vehicle, code-named the Road Rover, in
parallel with a next-generation Jaguar XJ.
The vehicle will reportedly come with an electric powertrain
and offer dynamic performance never before seen in a Land Rover. However, it's
also said to be coming with some off-road capability—most likely soft-road
capability—to carve out its niche in the market.
The concept of a road-biased Land Rover isn’t new. The
British automaker as early as the 1950s sought to offer a vehicle that bridged
the gap between the original Land Rover and cars of the day, also under the
Road Rover code name. The first prototype was a shooting brake-style vehicle
code-named the SNX 36.
Over the next two decades Land Rover would refine the
concept into what would eventually become the first
Range Rover.
If a modern Road Rover proves successful, we could see the
lineup expanded. The thinking is that they’ll help insulate Land Rover from any
potential end in the current love affair buyers seem to have with SUVs.
Autocar reports that a reveal of the Road Rover could
take place as early as the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show.
The British publication also reports that Land Rover design
boss Gerry McGovern is drawing up a potential Bentley Bentayga and Rolls-Royce Cullinan rival.
The model would feature its own design and not simply be a derivative of the
Range Rover.
source: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1112885_report-land-rover-to-target-mercedes-benz-s-class-with-road-rover
by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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