Remember the stunning Range Rover LRX concept from the 2008 edition of the Detroit motor show? Land Rover has now confirmed the production of the 2-Door LRX which will debut next year and go on sale in 2011.
The coupe’ish SUV will wear a Range Rover badge hinting that it would be marketed as a premium vehicle, more expensive than the cheapest and smallest Land Rover, the Freelander 2. The company has not given out any details on the powertrain credentials but say that “it will be the smallest, lightest and the most efficient vehicle the company has ever produced”
Reports also suggest that it would share the undepinnings with the latest Freelander 2 and will come with a transverse mounted engine driving the front wheels or an optional all-wheel-drive hybrid.
The rendering released with this announcement suggests that the looks will remains unchanged save for the door handles on the production version and a slightly reprofiled front fascia. The details will start emerging once it nears its scheduled launch for the year 2010.
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Image Gallery: Land Rover LRX 2-Door Concept
Press Release
SMALL RANGE ROVER CONFIRMED FOR PRODUCTION.
Gaydon, Warwickshire, 24 September 2009 – Land Rover has confirmed today that a production version of its exciting LRX concept car will be built. The new car will debut next year and join the Range Rover line-up in 2011.
Designed and engineered at Land Rover’s state of the art Gaydon facility, the new Range Rover will be the smallest, lightest and most efficient vehicle the company has ever produced.
The new car will be built at the multi award-winning plant in Halewood, on Merseyside, subject to quality and productivity agreements and will be sold in over 100 countries around the world.
Phil Popham, managing director of Land Rover said: “The production of a small Range Rover model is excellent news for our employees, dealers and customers. It is a demonstration of our commitment to investing for the future, to continue to deliver relevant vehicles for our customers, with the outstanding breadth of capability for which we are world-renowned.”
“Feedback from our customer research also fully supports our belief that a production version of the LRX Concept would further raise the desirability of our brand and absolutely meet their expectations.” Phil added.
Gerry McGovern, Land Rover design director said “The new vehicle will be a natural extension to the Range Rover line-up, complementing the existing models and helping to define a new segment. It will be true to the concept and have many recognisable Range Rover design cues including the signature clamshell bonnet, the floating roof and the solid ‘wheel-at-each-corner’ stance.”
More details of the new small Range Rover will be released next year
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