bmwnews BMW supplies V8 to Range Rover Land Rover has launched the all new Range Rover, which counts the BMW X7 as one of its main competitors, along with the Bentley Bentayga, Aston Martin DBX and Rolls-Royce Cullinan. The new Range Rover has been given an all-new platform and a new, sleek design, which may look as boxy as ever but it has given the new RR a drag coefficient of 0.30, making it the most aerodynamic model in its segment. It may come as a surprise to discover the top-tier engine available for the new Range Rover comes from BMW. It’s the familiar S63B44T4 twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8 available in a variety of BMW M models and serving here as a replacement for Jaguar Land Rover’s supercharged 5.0-litre V8. In this new application, it’s been detuned to deliver 530hp and 750Nm (551 lb ft) of torque. The BMW heart enables the 2022 Range Rover to reach 60mph in a respectable 4.3 seconds, provided the launch control system is activated. Flat out, it will reach an electronically limited 155mph. Land Rover says the V8 engine has been adapted for its installation in the Range Rover, featuring a bespoke
BMWs S63B44T4 twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8 will power the new top of the range 2022 Range Rover…
sump that allows the SUV to provide 45° of articulation during intense off-road situations. The air intake has also been modified to enable a maximum wading depth of 900 mm. Range Rover engineers have also fitted a beefier starter motor and heated sump while making other tweaks to ensure the V8 will fire up even in the coldest climates of the world.
While BMW’s X7 comes exclusively with a single wheelbase length, the Range Rover continues to offer short and long configurations with four-, five-, and seven-seat interior layouts. Another difference between the two is the lack of a plug-in hybrid option in the case of BMW’s largest SUV, whereas the RR will be offered with two PHEV powertrains.
BMW Group sourcing green steel… In its quest to push forward with climate protection, the BMW Group is systematically pursuing its goal of significantly reducing CO2 emissions at their source in the supply chain. From 2025 onwards, the company plans to source steel produced with up to 95% less CO2 emissions and without requiring fossil resources such as coal. The BMW Group has now reached an agreement to this effect with the Swedish startup H2 Green Steel, which uses hydrogen and only green power from renewable energies for steel production.
Owing to its particularly energyintensive manufacturing process, steel production is considered one of the main sources of global CO2 emissions. BMW’s goal is to reduce CO2 emissions in its steel supply chain by about two million tonnes by 2030. In addition to the delivery of steel produced using green power, the BMW Group and H2 Green Steel have
also agreed to recycle sheet metal remnants, such as those produced at press plants when panels like doors and bonnets are punched out. It will process these offcuts so they can be shipped back to the plants as new steel rolls. Since it requires less energy to produce, recycled steel lowers CO2 emissions by an average of 50 to 80%, compared to primary material.
Cars like this M8 Competition Coupé could soon be constructed from recycled green steel…
12 BMW Car Club Magazine December 2021
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