Land Rover will be unveiling its first-ever front-wheel drive vehicle when it introduces the new LRX compact SUV coupe at the Paris motor show in September.
The Golf/C-segment-sized LRX is expected to go to production next year. The front-wheel drive version will not be made available right away as the LRX will launch first with its all-wheel drive variant.
That 4-wheel drive LRX is expected to come with a 2.2 liter diesel engine with 185 bhp (138 kW) supplied by PSA. It will come coupled to a 6-speed manual gearbox. An automatic transmission will also be made available.
The front-wheel drive LRX will help reduce fleet CO2 emissions at Land Rover - with 130g/km versus 140 g/km for the all-wheel drive version. Land Rover also said it is still shopping for a name for the new vehicle as the LRX designation is just a code. It is considering calling it the Range Rover Compact.
Prices for the all-wheel drive LRX are expected to start at around £35,000 (€40,500). The front-drive variant will begin at about £30,000 (€34,700).
Source: autocar.co.uk
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