2018款路虎揽胜运动版插电混动车型'P400e”近日亮相洛杉矶车展，该车的前格栅内隐藏了一个充电插口。这款车的核心是一台Ingenium系列的2.0升四缸涡轮增压引擎外加一台变速器内集成的电机，组成了插电混动系统。这台汽油引擎功率为221千瓦/300马力，电机功率85千瓦/116马力，总计输出功率297千瓦/404马力，扭矩640牛米。为电机供电的是一台13.1千瓦时锂电池，该车在纯电动模式下的续航里程为51公里。电池电量耗尽后，使用32安培充电桩完全充满电需要2小时45分钟，如果使用10安培充电线完全充满电耗时7小时30分钟。在欧洲工况下，该车百公里油耗仅为2.8升，每公里二氧化碳排放量64克。虽然车辆油耗很低，但性能优异，百公里加速时间6.7秒，最高时速220公里，而在纯电动模式下最高时速137公里。这款车的外观进行了改款，格栅更细窄，LED前大灯也进行了改款。前保险杠改款后，进气口获得升级，车头气流进一步优化，同时进一步提升引擎冷却效果。车尾扰流器更具侵略性，而新的21/22英寸合金轮圈加上黑色外观令新车外观获得改变。车厢内采用更细窄前排座椅和新的褐色主题。车身内半苯胺真皮内饰取自更大的路虎揽胜，同时可提供10种颜色的车内背景照明。更重要的是，纳米空气净化系统利用纳米级粒子带电水分解有害物质，提升车内空气质量。该车还支持手势操控开启车顶遮阳板等功能。TouchProDuo信息娱乐系统集成双10英寸触控显示屏，另外还有12英寸驾驶员数字显示屏和10英寸全彩色抬头显示器。目前该车在欧洲已经开始接受预订，年底交付。

2018 Range Rover Sport Debuts Plug-In Hybrid, More Powerful SVR

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s report about the imminent debut of a plug-in hybrid Range Rover, the Tata Motors-owned British marque is proud to present its first-ever PHEV. Available for the more agile Range Rover Sport, the thrifty SUV heralds JLR’s new nomenclature by adopting the “P400e” moniker and hides the charging port on the right of the front grille.

Let’s get down to the technical specifications. At its heart is a turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline 2.0-liter engine from the Ingenium family and it works together with a centrally positioned electric motor housed on the transmission to form the plug-in hybrid powertrain. The combustion engine is good for 300 horsepower (221 kilowatts) whereas the e-motor is rated at 116 hp (85 kW) to give the most frugal Range Rover Sport of them all a combined output of 404 hp (297 kW) and 640 Newton-meters (472 pound-feet) of torque.

Thanks to a lithium-ion battery pack with a capacity of 13.1 kWh, the Range Rover Sport P400e can travel solely on electric power for up to 31 miles (51 kilometers). Once the battery is depleted, a full recharge is going to take 2 hours and 45 minutes while using a dedicated 32 amp wall box or 7 hours and 30 minutes via the standard 10 amp charging cable.

In the overly optimistic New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), the hybridized SUV will consume just 2.8 liters / 100 km (84 mpg US or 101 mpg UK) with corresponding CO2 emissions of just 64 g/km. These are some amazing numbers considering the vehicle’s size and weight. Although focus was on making it sip less fuel, it doesn’t mean the new P400e is slow as it needs just 6.7 seconds until 62 mph (100 kph) and can hit a respectable top speed of 137 mph (220 kph) or 85 mph (137 kph) when in EV mode. The model year change for the Range Rover Sport is not all about the new plug-in hybrid derivative as it also brings along a beefier SVR. Its 5.0-liter V8 engine now pumps out an extra 25 hp and 15 lb-ft (20 Nm) for a grand total of 575 hp and 515 lb-ft (700 Nm). It’s enough supercharged muscle to allow the SVR complete the sprint in as little as 4.5 seconds en route to 176 mph (283 kph).

Land Rover has given the entire Range Rover Sport lineup some styling tweaks with a slimmer grille and reworked LED headlights. The designers also spent some time fiddling with the look of the front bumper and worked together with the engineers to improve airflow and engine’s cooling thanks to the updated air vents. The back of the SUV now hosts a more aggressive spoiler, while fresh 21- and 22-inch alloy wheel designs together with a black exterior pack come to round off the changes on the outside.

Moving inside the cabin, the 2018 Range Rover Sport gets slimmer front seats together with new ebony vintage tan and ebony eclipse themes. The semi-aniline leather upholstery has been borrowed from the bigger Range Rover, and there’s now ambient lighting available in 10 colors. More important is the Nanoe cabin air ionization system boosting the quality of the air by using nano-sized charged water particles to decompose the harmful substances.

An interesting feature is the ability to use gesture controls to play with the electrically operated roof sunblind by doing a rearward swipe in front of the rearview mirror. Elsewhere, there are two 10-inch touchscreens part of the Touch Pro Duo infotainment system and these are complemented by the new 12-inch digital driver’s display and a 10-inch full-color head-up display.

Land Rover is already taking orders for the 2018 Range Rover Sport in Europe and it will kick off customer deliveries towards the end of the year.