Thread: Won’t be retro...

Originally Posted by TB

This is almost certainly a “tell ‘im e’s dreamin!” moment, but is there any chance that the front recovery point could be replaced with a factory winch? I’m finding it hard to get a proper sense of scale but that recovery loop looks enormous.

I reckon this vehicle was the PHEV, with the small exhaust on the rear left side and the small fuel tank on the rear right side and the batteries in the flat sections under the middle. We saw this rear muffler/fuel arrangement on PHEV mules in the Moab pics. The other vehicle had a muffler that went all the way across the rear and had an exhaust outlet on each side.

In an ICE variant the fuel would be in the centre instead of batteries. Nice low centre of gravity but hard to estimate capacity – and heck they might not need that centre resonator or whatever it is in the exhaust system, creating even more space for fuel.

Yeah not sure on that either , maybe if left and right recovery points are revealed centre could be removed, See the hole above the winch with bolt holes either side? Looks almost like a fairlead spot, but could be way off. Would a winch be suitable in that spot?

Are we expecting anything other than mild hybrid as a option at launch?

Land Rover to offer mild-hybrid or plug-in hybrid drivetrains in 2019

HYBRID EVOQUE – SO WHAT IS MHEV? | Land Rover

I think you are on the money with one tank being for hybrid, other 2 fuel.

If picking non hybrid, will it be two tanks?

Originally Posted by blackrangie

Are we expecting anything other than mild hybrid as a option at launch?

“Mild” hybrid has a tiny electric motor with a tiny battery and otherwise looks just like an ICE-only car. PHEV has big batteries, a much larger electric motor, a smaller ICE and a small fuel tank. We saw PHEV tested at Moab and elsewhere, with the rear bumper section shared by muffler and the fuel tank.

I think you are on the money with one tank being for hybrid, other 2 fuel.

If picking non hybrid, will it be two tanks?

Not 100% sure what you’re saying here. I think the hybrid has a small fuel tank under the rear bumper and big battery packs under the belly. I think the ICE (and MHEV) has a full width muffler at the rear and lots of fuel under the belly.

Originally Posted by TB

“Mild” hybrid has a tiny electric motor with a tiny battery and otherwise looks just like an ICE-only car. PHEV has big batteries, a much larger electric motor, a smaller ICE and a small fuel tank. We saw PHEV tested at Moab and elsewhere, with the rear bumper section shared by muffler and the fuel tank.

Not 100% sure what you’re saying here. I think the hybrid has a small fuel tank under the rear bumper and big battery packs under the belly. I think the ICE (and MHEV) has a full width muffler at the rear and lots of fuel under the belly.

Has there been any indication that they'd have a range-extender electric? Would just being hybrid require the big yellow electric vehicle windscreen sticker that we saw on the Moab vehicles?

Originally Posted by Arapiles

Has there been any indication that they'd have a range-extender electric? Would just being hybrid require the big yellow electric vehicle windscreen sticker that we saw on the Moab vehicles?

Here's all the types of Hybrid @ LR

Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles & SUVs – PHEV – Land Rover

Originally Posted by roverrescue

The “Defender” ran an engine of NO MORE than 2.5L capacity
Either 4 or 5 cylinder for tax reasons as it WAS a commercial vehicle.

Maybe in Aust but overseas they also had straight 6 petrol and various V8 petrol engines.

Only in SA did they get the BMW 2.8 petrol 6 not Europe, V8 in other parts of Africa too.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

V8 in other parts of Africa too.

And the Middle East.

Originally Posted by BradC

And the Middle East.

And the US NAS Spec V8 + UK V8 Works V8 special edition.