Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced it will replace the 3.0-litre SV6 petrol under the bonnet of its Range Rover with a new mild-hybrid inline-six-cylinder Ingenium engine.
The new 3.0-litre straight-six petrol that produces a healthy 294kW (up from the old engine's 280kW) combines a turbocharger, an electric-powered supercharger and an electric motor.
The result is a powerful petrol engine that's claimed to offer buyers better performance with reduced emissions and fuel consumption.
Harvesting energy under braking and deceleration, the energy is then re-deployed through both the electric motor's torque assist function and powering a small electric motor-power compressor or supercharger that rids the 3.0-litre of turbo lag in the brief period before the twin-scroll blower kicks in.
JLR claims the new engine claims its electrified Ingenium petrol boasts a superior torque curve at lower engine speeds that lead to a petrol with better responses.
Producing 550Nm of torque, the petrol-powered full-size Range Rover, combined with an eight-speed automatic transmission, can now hit 100km/h in 6.3 seconds and top out at 225km/h – that's a significant 1.0 second quicker and 16km/h faster than the current supercharged 3.0-litre V6.
Perhaps more impressive is, with the new mild-hybrid petrol powertrain under the bonnet, the big luxury SUV can average 9.3L/100km while emitting 212g/km of CO2 – a big improvement over the outgoing 11.0L/100km and 260g/km of CO2.
As well as the new engine, Land Rover has also expanded the number of colours available for the Rangie and added a set of new 22-inch alloys wheels to the options list.
The large SUV comes equipped with clever new headlamps that feature a 'tourist mode' that adjusts the beam to help read road signs.
Inside, the Range Rover comes with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto while a new high-speed autonomous emergency braking feature has also been added.
In some markets a lower-powered 265kW 3.0-litre version of the Ingenium inline-six-cylinder petrol is also offered.
It's not yet known when Land Rover plans to phase out the current supercharged 3.0-litre V6 for the new mild-hybrid inline-six Ingenium-powered Range Rover.