Still on the technology front there’s something else to cheer on from the Land Rover camp and that’s my personal holy grail of living long enough to see a proper “hybrid” – a diesel-electric and 4WD. You see the Toyota (and others) method of using a petrol-electric combo is crap. As clever as the technology might be, using an inefficient, torque-less, small engine to supplement the electric side of the equation is dumb. The soon to be released Range Rover hybrid uses a V6 diesel/electric combo powerplant which will provide a driving experience that is actually enhanced rather than degraded. Just goes to prove you can have your cake and eat it too! Click here for more
