Range Rover Hybrid Withheld From American Nouveau Riche

In a devastating blow to fans of contrived displays of ecological sensitivity and ostentatious displays of consumption, Range Rover will apparently not sell their diesel-powered Range Rover Hybrid from the American market. Despite the seeming slam dunk Range Rover has on their hands (really now, every single celebrity in Southern California would be driving one), it's not as cut and dried as it would seem. America's diesel emissions regulations make the diesel Range Rovers unsaleable in the United States due to the cost of homologating the powertrains. The unpopularity of diesels doesn't help much either. Americans will get the familiar 5.0L V8 in either naturally aspirated or supercharged versions. Automobile Magazine claims that Jaguar's new supercharged V6 could be a fixture as well sometime down the road. Hopefully, Jaguar will find a way to bring the diesel engine and 1.7 kWh battery pack into one of their cars as well. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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