One thing that the current Range Rover lineup is missing is a top of the range hybrid variant to really push up MPG and push down emissions. However, considering the Range Rover is a genuine luxury vehicle with serious 4×4 credentials, the system has to be able to live up to the reputation of the car – not the other way round.
Land Rover’s Silk Trail 2013 expedition, travelling 10,600 miles from Solihull, UK, to Mumbai, India and taking-in the legendary Silk Road trading route that first connected Asia with Europe more than 2,000 years ago is a proving test for three hybrid Range Rovers. This epic journey is the final validation test for prototypes of the new Range Rover Hybrid before the model is signed-off for production.
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