Thread: Say ta ta to the Puma next year...

On a recent article I read, LR were developing a hybrid gearbox that they could fit behind any LR engine / vehicle. It was said to be a ZF 6 Speed with a double clutch and an electric drive in the box. The gearbox has the same external dimensions as a regular ZF 6 Speed.

A tourquey electric drive in the gearbox could certainly be a benefit for slow low geared work. You could also exit a river, even if you drowned your engine! Plus you could move off in stealth mode at 5am, so as not to wake the neighbours, or creep around a campsite in the middle of the night without feeling self conscious about the diesel rattle.

I'm guessing the engine would still run in prolonged electric mode to keep the electricity to the drive, unless you wanted to carry a tonne of batteries.

And think of the other benefits, with your car generating so much power for the gearbox, it shouldn't be too hard to plug in a microwave to complement your fridge.

Thats the way Prious,how ever you spell it work.In town they are fine,on the open road the electric motor works all the time and get very hot.Toyota had two recalls on them because they used to catch on fire from prolonged open road driving.The defender doesn't need gizmo's,just a good torquey engine,six speed manual or auto option and strong diffs. Pat