Range Rover Turns 40 AND Gets Better With Age, The 2011 RR Steps Out

An icon continues to better itself.

Land Rover's Range Rover has been around for 40 years and for 2011 it will be taking the year on with a helluva lot of style and refinements. The best part? It will be able to achieve over 30 MPG for the very first time.

Who would have thought?

But with this significant achievement, the company has continued to increase the motor's power.

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A new engine-gearbox combination, Terrain Response upgrades and subtle styling enhancements - it's all change for the 2011 Range Rover!

Replacing the 3.6-litre TDV8 is an all-new 4.4-litre V8 diesel capable of returning 30.1mpg - the first Range Rover to better 30mpg. CO2 emissions are down by 14 per cent to 253g/km too.

Despite its improvements in efficiency, power is up by 37bhp to 309bhp while torque jumps by 60Nm to 700Nm. The result is a 0-62mph sprint in 7.5 seconds and a top speed of 130mph To reflect the extra performance, the same Brembo braking system from the 5.0-litre supercharged V8 is now fitted as standard to the eight-cylinder diesel...