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LAND ROVER'S BIG ADVENTURE; SEVEN-SEAT VERSION OF LR2 COMING IN 2012.
Byline: JULIAN RENDELL
Land Rover will launch an LR2-based seven-seat sport/utility vehicle as part of an expansion that also includes two models based on the LRX concept.
The seven-seater, called the Ventura, will join the range by 2012, along with three- and five-door LRX models. Also known as Project L486, the Ventura is based on a stretched and widened LR2 chassis, though the larger version will have its own bodywork, styling and interior to define it as much more than an LR2 variant.
The Ventura is intended to be a more road-focused SUV, with lighter weight, sharper chassis, better fuel economy and lower emissions than the more rugged and slightly larger LR3.
It will have the LR2's front-biased four-wheel-drive system fitted with Land Rover's one-stop-shopping Terrain Response Control to choose drivetrain settings depending on driving conditions.
At least for the immediate future, engines and powertrains will be shared with the LR2 and will come from Ford under a deal with Land Rover's new owner, Indian maker Tata Motors. In the long run, Land Rover hopes to develop mild- ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, LAND ROVER'S BIG ADVENTURE; SEVEN-SEAT VERSION OF LR2 COMING IN 2012.