Confirming previous rumors, Land Rover has officially announced it will offer its upcoming compact Range Rover model with a two-wheel drive option. Set to go on sale in 2011, the LRX-inspired Range Rover model will emit just 130g/km of CO2, making it the most fuel efficient Land Rover model ever produced.
Land Rover will also offer a four-wheel drive version of the compact Range Rover model, but will use the 2WD model to attract those buyers that don’t necessarily need the off-road ability associated with the Land Rover name.
“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,” Phil Popham, Land Rover managing director said. “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.”
The 2WD Range Rover model is part of Land Rover’s growing initiative to reduce emissions through weight savings.
Source: Leftlane