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Underneath all the finery, the new Rover debuts the brand's MLA-Flex architecture, which is said to be 76 percent aluminum. Torsional rigidity is up by a claimed 50 percent. Powertrain choices include inline-sixes and a turbocharged V-8. An EV is also promised but won't arrive until 2024. The familiar turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six with 48-volt hybrid assistance returns as the base engine in the SE. It delivers 395 horsepower.
Optional on the SE and standard on the Autobiography and First Edition is a new 4.4-liter twin-turbo V-8 making 523 horsepower. With it, the new Rover hustles to 100 km/h in a factory-estimated 4.4 seconds. A plug-in-hybrid six-cylinder arrives a few months later for the 2023 model year and makes 434 horsepower. Its 38.2-kWh battery (usable capacity 31.8kWh) gives it a projected EV range of 100 km. A 105kW electric motor integrated into the transmission is brawny enough to propel the Range Rover at speeds up to 140 km/h.
All-wheel drive is standard and can now disconnect the front axle. The Range Rover adopts Land Rover's Clearsight front camera system, which can stitch together a forward-view image as if the front bodywork were see-through. The default ground clearance is 295mm, and the air suspension offers a maximum rise of 144mm. The Rover can wade through nearly three feet of standing water. As in the Defender, there are six off-road driving modes.