After years of spending time sipping unleaded fuel in the United States, the luxurious Range Rover is about to get a more efficient option: a 3.0-liter turbocharged diesel engine. With a projected range of 658 miles per tank, this high-dollar sport-utility vehicle is in it for the long haul.
The addition of a diesel option will make Land Rover's posh SUV an even more attractive buy. Land Rover claims improvements of nearly 30 percent over its current V-8 powerplant, and a resultant 22 mpg city/28 mpg highway. It will make the Range Rover competitive against large SUVs like the Mercedes-Benz GL350.
The turbodiesel V-6 is new to the United States, although other countries have reaped its economical benefits for some time.
A "misfueling protection device," owing to the wider diesel fuel nozzle, prevents owners from filling their diesel-powered Range Rover with premium unleaded instead.
The 2015 Range Rover HSE Td6 is set to go on sale in the United States by fall 2015.
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