Yahoo Autos 2020 Range Rover: Every Model Explained From Plug-In Hybrid to 557-HP V-8
Available with four, six, or eight cylinders in gasoline, gas-electric hybrid, or diesel versions, the 2020 Range Rover delivers 254 to 557 horsepower.
Choose among 12 trims with prices from $92,195 to $210,795.
The nearly $300,000 SV coupe, which would have been the most lavish and fastest Range ever, is canceled.
Jaguar Land Rover's new turbo inline-six engine has settled into the queen of all super-luxe trucks, the Range Rover. For 2020, the big Rangie brings its first U.S. gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain, renames all of its 12 trims, and grants the serenity and status that only an air-riding British four-by-four with Queen Elizabeth's approval can provide.
First order of business: The two supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 engines in the base (340 hp) and HSE (380 hp) trims have retired. In their place is a 3.0-liter I-6 with a turbocharger and an electric supercharger, a belt-driven motor-generator that replaces the alternator, a 0.2-kWh lithium-ion battery, and a 48-volt subsystem running all this new electrical hardware. Power, torque, and fuel economy should all improve with this hybrid setup, although EPA estimates are not yet out. The base P360 makes 355 horsepower and 365 lb-ft of torque for $92,195, a $1400 increase over the 2019 model. In the HSE P400, this engine does 395 horsepower and 406 lb-ft for $97,445, which is a $1200 increase. It also upgrades the wheels, leather, and adds driver-assist features including 360-degree cameras and blind-spot monitoring.
The biggest news is the HSE P400e, which is a plug-in hybrid marrying a turbo 2.0-liter inline-four with a 114-hp electric motor mounted to the transmission and a 13.1-kWh battery. At 398 hp and 472 lb-ft of torque, that tiny engine bests the diesel's figures and promises up to 31 miles of zero-emission driving. We expect the real-world mileage to drop considerably, though the price is firm: $97,245. That makes the PHEV an attractive alternative to the regular hybrids even without figuring in the expected federal tax credit of $6295. But unlike those P360 and P400 hybrids, the P400e can be ordered in top Autobiography trim. Formerly reserved for the V-8 models, this trim goes hog wild with tech and the most lavish two-tone interiors available. At $131,595, this is no doubt the fanciest plug-in SUV on sale today.
But despite its Bernie Sanders street cred, the plug-in hybrid will be hard pressed to top the diesel's 29-mpg highway rating (or the astonishing 26 mpg we averaged in our 40,000-mile test). Land Rover is still committing to thrifty, torquey diesels while the Germans retreat. Renamed from Td6 to D260, the turbo-diesel 3.0-liter V-6 returns with 254 horsepower and 443 lb-ft. On price and efficiency, the D260 is the pick of the litter at $92,995 ($200 more than 2019). The more lushly equipped HSE starts at $98,245. Both require a small refill of DEF at each oil change, but no nightly recharging is needed.
Finally, and most important, the Rovers with the 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 will carry on (as will their customers glancing over all those newer, cheaper trims). No longer called Supercharged, the HSE P525 is sort of a deal at its $107,245 starting price. It won't be by the time you spec an SVAutobiography Long Wheelbase, which ups the power from 518 to 557 horsepower and treats four adults to a 29-speaker stereo louder than Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden, among gobs of over-the-top features that would make a Bentley Bentayga wilt. That's for $210,795, almost fully loaded. Four more reasonable V-8 trims, all of which seat five, start between $111,245 for the HSE P525 Long Wheelbase to $179,795 for the SVAutobiography Dynamic.
We won't get into the dozens upon dozens of configurations available to each Rover-or the potential to pay the equivalent of a new Honda Civic for a two-tone paint finish. Otherwise, the trim changes are slight. For 2020, Land Rover has replaced Loire Blue with Portofino Blue and Corris Gray with Eiger Grey. A new 22-inch black wheel is available, too. Every Range Rover comes with an eight-speed automatic transmission and off-road goodies including full-time four-wheel drive, two-speed transfer case, and a height-adjustable air suspension that enable it to wade through nearly three feet of water-and that includes the plug-in hybrid.
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