Last week in the suburban Myachkovo Russia held a presentation of three updated Land Rover “: Discovery, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover. At first glance, these SUVs have changed slightly. At least, outside the British confined themselves to ordinary facelift - changed the grille, headlights and reshaped bumpers. But in all three off-road vehicle has undergone substantial changes. Moreover, the “Disco” they had accumulated so much that was enough for formal leap from third to fourth generation.
Talking about these machines, the British are doing focus on new engines: two five-liter gasoline V8 (atmospheric and forced-air version) and liter diesel V-shaped “Six” with two turbines. However, as shown in Myachkovo boast SUVs and other “know-how. For example, modern electronic filling, such as adaptive cruise control, Parktronic with five cameras, which provide 360-degree review around the machine, or adaptive pneumatic suspension.
For the introduction of these “tricks all three cars had to completely replace the old electrical architecture to more modern, including high-speed data transfer system using fiber optic technology. So it is not surprising that a simple-looking “restyling” the British have spent 500 million pounds, which is more than $ 800 million.
Above the “Disco” in English Gaydon worked more thoroughly. In this car there were two new engines - the atmospheric five-liter V8 engine with 375 horsepower and biturbodizel TDV6 volume of three liters capacity and 272 horsepower, which came to replace the 2.7-liter TDV6 output of 190 horsepower. In addition, engineers have improved suspension, steering, brakes, electronic support systems, “Disco”, and seriously reconsider its interior.
Major changes in the suspension Discovery - a new steering knuckle, due to which the center of gravity of an SUV fell closer to the center of roll, as well as a reinforced anti-roll bar. The purpose of this modernization - a decrease of the transverse body roll when driving on winding roads. And judging by how he behaved the new “Disco” on the racetrack in Myachkovo, English engineers managed to achieve it - by the fourth generation of sensations Discovery in the bends “falls” far less than the third.
Round Knob selectable modes Terrain Response from Discovery moved from the usual place for a selector the automatic gearbox on the tide of the front console, while the Range Rover Sport and Range Rover, it remained in its accustomed place. However, the algorithms for programs “Stones” and “Sand” in Gaydon finalized for all three SUVs. In the first case of electronic pre-pad is pressing to reduce the response time of the brakes, and the second traction control system, allowing only a small slip of the wheels, does not allow them to burrow into loose soil.
Naturally, once the engines have become more powerful on the Discovery set more “Serious” brake. They got him on the new Range Rover Sport with atmospheric five-liter V8. Diameter ventilated front discs is equal to 360 millimeters of rear - 350 millimeters. Land Rover engineers have a more powerful braking system, developed in conjunction with Brembo - front ventilated brake discs with diameter of 380 millimeters, while the rear - 365 mm. But it is only complete version Supercharged-Range Rover Sport and Range Rover, which put five-liter supercharged V8 c.
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