Range Rover Sport gets new straight-six mild hybrid diesels

LONDON: The Range Rover Sport gets new six-cylinder Ingenium diesel engines with 48V Mild-Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) diesel tech.

Developed in-house, the new in-line engine is available in D300 and D350 variants, with power outputs ranging from 300PS (221kW) to 350PS (258kW). They replace the V6 and V8 diesels.

The new D350 diesel powers the luxury performance SUV from 0-100km/h in just 6.9 seconds.

With a torque output of 700Nm, customers gain traditional V8 diesel performance with six-cylinder efficiency.

Thus the diesel-powered Range Rover Sport range now consists of:

> D300 – 300PS (221kW), 3.0-litre six-cylinder MHEV, 650Nm of torque at 1,500rpm to 2,500rpm
> D350 – 350PS (258kW), 3.0-litre six-cylinder MHEV, 700Nm of torque at 1,500rpm to 3,000rpm