At Jaguar Land Rover has big plans for the future of its hybrid vehicles because the company will equip the hybrid system not only SUVs Land Rover, but also a passenger version of the Jaguar.
It is expected that the new technology will cover the entire range of models of Jaguar, XJ version should be the first hybrid model. The first versions should go on sale closer to 2014, immediately after the sale of hybrid Land Rover.
Currently, Jaguar Land Rover is testing a hybrid system on the 3.0-liter turbocharged diesel V-6 engine, coupled with an electric motor at 35 kW. The whole system is connected with the new automatic gearbox vosmiskorostnoy ZF.
Hybrid systems based on lithium-ion batteries in conjunction with kinetic energy recovery system. Not so long ago to work at the company was taken over 50 experts in the field of hybrid technology, which joined the already existing division of the hybrid trend.