New Land Rover has 2WD option

Land Rover says it will introduce a 2WD option (in addition to the 4WD derivative) for the new compact Range Rover.

On sale in 2011, the 2WD vehicle will emit less than 130 g/km of CO2 - making it the lightest, most fuel efficient Range Rover to date.

JaguarLandRover has committed to investing £800-million in developing environmental technologies and remains committed to developing vehicles with sustainable features which respond to customer demand.

Phil Popham, Land Rover managing director, said: "This is good news for the company and for our customers. A 2WD option is just one way in which we are developing our vehicles efficiency whilst adding to the Land Rover range and expanding our customer base.

"We will continue to make the 'world's finest all-terrain vehicles' for those customers who require 4WD but will also now offer an alternative to those that don't."

As part of the introduction of 2WD, Land Rover will reduce the weight of Land Rover vehicles, reduce parasitic losses and increase power-train efficiency.

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