Some time ago, it was revealed that Land Rover will cooperate with BMW to develop the engine. Recently, the spy photos of the brand new Land Rover Range Rover test vehicle equipped with the BMW engine have been exposed. Replacing the current 5.0-liter supercharged V8 with BMW’s 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8, which will debut next year.
Judging from the spy photos, the test car is camouflaged with the current Range Rover shell, but the suspension and exhaust of the new model have obvious changes, so the rear surround has also been cut to fit the chassis of the new model. In addition, it is reported that the new Land Rover Range Rover will further lengthen the wheelbase, and some clues can be seen from the rear wheels and rear enclosure of the spy photos.
At present, Land Rover and BMW have reached an agreement on powertrain. This test vehicle is likely to be equipped with BMW 4.4T V8 engine. As for Land Rover’s eagerness to replace the new engine, we guess that this has something to do with engine technology updates, emission regulations and The impending closure of Ford’s Bridgend plant, which makes the current 5.0-liter supercharged V8, has something to do with it.
According to previous news, the new Land Rover Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models will adopt a new aluminum alloy intensive structure, and Land Rover has also made major modifications to the Solihull plant to meet the production conditions of more advanced technologies and materials.
