2011 Range Rover with new 4.4-litre V8 Diesel

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By Anthony Crawford | May 28th, 2010

News has apparently leaked from an advisory letter from Land Rover HQ in the UK to German Dealerships, that the 2011 Range Rover will be made available with a 4.4-litre V8 turbodiesel engine, which replaces the current 3.6-litre V8, itself an outstanding powerplant in every respect.

The letter also states that new Range Rover will sell for €88,900 or €3,000 more than the current model.

Further down the page mentions the vehicle’s release schedule, which says that the press embargo on the range Rover will be lifted on June 17, with disclosure of the model’s pricing and specifications.

It goes on to say, there will be a media event in London on July 1, marking the 40^th anniversary of Range Rover, before the release of specifications and prices on the Discovery, Freelander, and Range Rover Sport.

All will be revealed at the Moscow Motor Show on August 28, and sales of all four models will commence in Germany on October 1.

The new 4.4 litre V8 diesel is 15 percent more powerful producing 230kW and up to a whopping 700Nm or a 10 percent boost in the torque department.

The six-speed transmission has been replaced by a new eight-speed, while top speed is 208km/h and the 0-100km/h sprint comes up in 7.6 seconds.

Fuel consumption is a commendable 10.2 litres/100kms and CO2 emissions are just 264g/km, meaning a 10 precent reduction in that area.

The 5.0 litre V8 Supercharged model will still be available, but I’m betting that this new V8 diesel narrows the gap between the two models considerably, and that’s despite the slight performance advantage of the former, which uses the same six-speed transmission as currently used on this model.

Interestingly, but not surprising, is that Range Rover will share the same gear selector as found on Jaguar’s XF and XJ models.

Apparently the information was released to dealers so they could start offering perspective buyers a spot in the order book, given that the 2010 Range Rover is sold out.

CarAdvice spoke with Land Rover Australia’s Public Affairs Manager, Tim Krieger this morning.

“I can only say that it’s speculation at this stage,” said Mr. Krieger. “However, we can expect to see the 2011 Range Rover on sale in Australia early next year.”

Frankly, we can’t wait for this new new V8 Diesel, it should be a cracker and even better if they drop it into the 2011 Range Rover Sport.

MAK

I dont see how an engine with that much torque needs an 8 speed transmission.

Martin

It’s all about “keeping up with the Jones’” One manufacturer comes out with a 6 speed, then the rest follow, then someone else with 7 speeds and now everyone’s moving onto 8.
Devil’s Advocate

Just an alternative explanation. Being a large diesel it would not have what you would call an extremely high rev range. This combined with the relatively narrow torque band of many diesels means that more ratios would reduce the instances where the engine would be caught off boost. Something you don’t want, especially in a heavy vehicle.

I agree the 8 speed transmissions in come of the petrol powered luxury cars are a waste.

svd

Why not go the whole hog and offer CVT then nodody can say they have more gear ratios.
MAK

Because CVT gearboxes aren’t stronge nough (yet) to take 700Nm of torque.
Shane

Wasn’t the Range Rover comprehensively update not that long ago?

Surely all these frequent updates are not good for resale values for existing owners. As an owner I would be concerned.

The new motor sounds like it would be a sensation though

Camry Lover

Comment moderated – Camry Lover, you have now been banned for impersonating others

Shak

Who the hell is impersonating me. I didnt write that. While i do agree, im just saying please dont use my name.

freddo

Bit more reliability and a little less technology….Nah not Range Rover….
Vibe

“CO2 emissions are just 264g/km”

Just? That’s heaps.

But as said above, an 8-speed really isn’t that logical.
Ernie Sludgebucket

This must be the same donk they first produced in 2008 for the US F150. Ford apparently mothballed it to concentrate on ecoboosts. Dumb – they would have sold half a million by now, although I can imagine that a few RR owners would have their toffee noses out of joint when they realised their upmarket steed shared its heart with a working class pickup.
Shak

What i wanna know is how someone got their hands on such secret information. Either they are very good at sweet-talking, or there was no security guarding these documents. Sounds like LR marketing to me.

DDH

Yeah for sure

Cupid Stunt

Wooo snazzy pimp mobile witha diesel donk.

If anyone is considering buying a rangey then do not spec the 20″ wheel option. Both directors I work for have one and suffer steering wheel wobble despite perfectly balanced whels. The dealer says “they all do that”.

They should be issued with white finger gloves.
Patrick

Why are they testing in the US? None of them are going to buy a diesel. Including Canadians.
Michael

Now all they have to do is shoe horn that engine (transmission optional) into the Land Rover Defender range, including utes and D90s and actually start advertising them, Land Rover has missed the mark in advertising over the years, Land Rover, the best 4x4xfar.
Simon

For such a powerful engine it really is a slug.

Fenno

You have to remember these things weigh 90 tonnes

ann duley

You guys are full of it.
Why don”t u do something productive like mow the lawn, clean the house ,talk to the kidsetc
P.O
justin

t then I would also want to modify it. Get rid of a lot of the electricals and some other weighty objects and fitments that do nothing for me except add unnecessary weight and problems, eg drivers side at least, electric windows and sheet metal cars, let alone the lovely internal combustion engine. Just recently I suppose you are unlikely to know another inventor was murdered. He had been in the sights of government and big business no doubt as television news services had lengthy pieces about the apparrant substance of his wholly water powered car.and i suppose it was another cold fusion unit as in the car that ran too Canberra on a cup of cold water as seen in a 1970s inventors programme. Oh the car would likely be hemp, much stronger more versatile and sensible in its utility durability and crash impact absorption capacity. Whatever it was it and everything else would not give off noxious fumes, or as little as possible. Oh and i would also have it on a track system as well as open ground wheels for nontracked areas as i percieve such a system being available at least in conception to humanity right now. But then my primary car would be a smaller thing which had no engine space nearly and ran in a mechanism so to speak from where any such guideline was established. The guideline not necessariy being a whire but that being possible too with an attachment on the roof of these cars for crossing what would have required a bridge. Anyway I have a vision for a new mode of transport but it comes with a new world, in the meantime I suppose I will just take the smaller diesel v8 without the 20 inch wheel optoion, assuming there ever was one for them.