Land Rover Planning A New Compact SUV Thats Likely To Be Co-Developed With Tata
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- Will share some features with the Defender SUV, but only to a certain extent considering its positioning.
- Could be powered by a plug-in-hybrid in a different state of tune as the planned hybrid in the Defender.
- The Omega platform allows hybrid accommodation, which supports the engine theory.
- Could rival the likes of the Volvo XC40 and the BMW X1.
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The new compact SUV, codenamed the L860, is likely to take design cues from the current Defender to essentially make it a baby Defender. It could also gets interior bits from the Defender, but expect fewer features considering the segment it is targeting. The biggest talking point, however, is its platform, which is likely to be the D10 -- also known as the Omega Arc platform for the Tata Harrier SUV.
While Land Rover is yet to reveal technical specs of the new SUV, it could be powered by a plug-in-hybrid engine, considering Land Rover is expected to introduce the same in the Defender. This also supports the theory of the L860 being based on the Harrier's platform as it enables accommodation of a battery pack for a plug-in-hybrid. Expect the L860 to get a detuned version of the plug-in-hybrid engine.
While all of this looks like a juicy combination for a Land Rover compact SUV, this is speculative at this point with the carmaker being tight lipped. We could get more details as we get closer to its slated 2021 debut. Once this compact SUV comes to fruition, it could be the perfect rival against the likes of the, Jeep Compass and Volkswagen Tiguan.
By Gaurav Davare December 12, 2019 at 04:37PM
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