JAGUAR LAND ROVER Australia used the Sydney SXSW (South x South West) futurist, music, movie and tech competition/convention to formally unveil its Defender PHEV to the Australian market, bringing to a neat half-dozen the variety of PHEVs in Land Rover’s native line-up.
Because the title suggests, the Defender 110 P400e, obtainable in 2.0 X-Dynamic SE spec from $126,275 and a pair of.0 HSE spec from $137,975 (each excluding on street prices), is constructed on a Defender 110 mid-wheelbase five-door platform and is able to offering zero tailpipe emissions with “true off-road functionality”.
Land Rover already presents numerous PHEV powertrains in Discovery Sport, Evoque, Velar, Vary Rover Sport and Vary Rover. The Defender PHEV shares the identical powertrain because the Velar which prices round $5000 extra.
The brand new electrified, Slovakian-built “fourbie” is analogous in some ways to Jeep’s Grand Cherokee Summit Reserve 4XE that sells from $129,950 +ORC.
And like Jeep, Land Rover Australia says, “the unstoppable Defender 110 P400e plug-in electrical hybrids provide the last word zero-emissions off-road functionality with its means to faucet into its unbelievable energy and management on any terrain when working in electric-only mode.”
Solely obtainable with the 110 (-inch wheelbase) monocoque chassis, the Defender PHEV is claimed to ship a mix of efficiency and financial system whereas additionally being essentially the most succesful and sturdy electrified Land Rover.
That is enabled by the heavy-duty, off-road design and assemble of the full-size Defender which within the PHEV mannequin is able to being pushed in low vary 4×4 purely in EV-mode.
Underneath the chunky physique, the Defender PHEV runs an electrical traction motor teamed with a 2.0-litre petrol four-cylinder turbocharged engine delivering a mixed 297kW of energy and 640Nm of torque driving each axles (AWD) by an eight velocity typical computerized transmission.
A 19.2kWh battery utilizing electrons on the claimed charge of 26.1kWh/100km feeds into the system which will ship round 43km pure electrical vary (WLTP) whereas the mixed petrol/electrical WLTP gas consumption charge is a claimed 3.4 litres per 100km with CO2 emissions of 78g/km.
The 2600kg car can speed up from 0-100km/h in 5.6 seconds, has a towing capability of 3000kg and has attained a five-star ANCAP crash score.
“Music for me has all the time been about discovering new inspiration, upcoming artists that encourage me. Embracing the unattainable is what binds Defender and music, breaking new floor and embracing all types of adventures,” mentioned JLR Australia managing director, Penny Ferguson.
Mirroring competitor model’s, JLR premiered in Sydney one thing referred to as “Defender Home” that it mentioned is “a singular journey into the Defender life-style providing a mix of specifically curated occasions and unique driving experiences”, the place “friends will expertise the Defender electrical hybrid and discover its built-in connectivity with product specialists, in addition to partake in bespoke sensory experiences and connoisseur meals”.
At SXSW, JLR is capitalising on the Defender’s famend functionality and “distinctive” all-terrain adventures whereas “now exploring a musical world it has a lot in frequent with”.
JLR says “Defender fanatics and shoppers are recognized for having an ideal ardour for music and can be impressed by progressive collaborations with artists comparable to Tkay showing at SXSW”.
From Defender Home friends have been invited to “take over the town” and embark on a singular take a look at drive across the metropolis and over the enduring Sydney Harbour Bridge within the Defender 110 electrical hybrid.
One in every of few plug-in electrical hybrids able to fast DC charging, the Defender 110 plug-in electrical hybrid can cost 0 – 80 per cent in about half-hour utilizing a fast DC charger rated at 50kW or above.
At dwelling, it will probably cost 0 – 100 per cent in roughly 2.5 hours utilizing a 7kW AC charger.
