Range Rover HSE vehicles will soon get engines from Jaguar. The Range Rover HSE is Land Rover’s top of the line vehicle. In an effort to provide more for its demanding customers, Land Rover has decided to switch its Range Rover engines to the more powerful Jaguar engines.

Intially, BMW was producing the Land Rover and the Range Rover. In fact, much the development of the Range Rover was done by BMW. By mid – 2000, Land Rover was bought by the Ford Motors Co. The Land Rover and Range Rover vehicles had 283-horsepower 4.4-liter V-8 engines which Ford bought from BMW. It took Ford three years before it developed its own engine for the Range Rover.

The Range Rover HSE base model boasts of a “4.4-liter V-8 rated at 305 horsepower engine” with 325 foot-pounds of torque. The model was worth $76,535. The high – powered Range Rover comes with a “Jaguar-based supercharged 4.2-liter aluminum V-8, rated at 400 horsepower and 420 foot-pounds of torque”. The impressive Range Rover costs a hefty $90,000.

 

The base and supercharged Range Rover HSE models both come with six – speed automatic transmission with manual shift options. The base model can go as fast as 125 mph and accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 8.3 seconds. The supercharged model runs at a top speed of 130 mph and accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 7.1 seconds.

 

The HSE is equipped with a “sound damping for a quieter ride, a redesigned grille, front bumper, headlights, taillights and 19-inch wheels”. The supercharged model comes with a “separate mesh grille design, revised body-side air vents, premium leather, Brembo front brakes, adaptive headlights, 20-inch alloy wheels, unique air vents and black-on-silver “Supercharged” badging”. Both models are equipped with “GPS satellite navigation system, electronic air suspension, four-wheel traction control, electronic brakeforce distribution, and a trip computer/driver information system”.

 

What makes the Range Rover attractive is that it has the attributes of four vehicles in one. According to Geoff Upex, design director for Land Rover, “It has the luxury of a saloon (large sedan), the acceleration of a performance car, the stylish body of an estate (space wagon), and the ruggedness and versatility of a Land Rover”.

 

Luxury car buyers should definitely look out for the up and coming Range Rover HSE. This high – end SUV’s premium road performance will surely guarantee an optimum driving experience.

 

Source: Among changes to Range Rover are engines derived from Jaguar

 

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