Landrover concept at Melbourne Motor Show

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Fresh from its unveiling on a few weeks ago at the Detroit Motorshow the Landrover LRX concept car has been put on display at the Melbourne Motorshow in Australia. The LRX Concept is a compact 4×4 vehicle with a three door bold look, but still with plenty of Landrover DNA. The car is powered by a 2.0 litre turbo diesel electric hybrid motor which can also run on bio diesel. The car has an integrated electric drive rear axle called ERAD which allows the vehicle to use the electric drive when at lower speeds and offer emissions similar to a micro car. The concept is 149 shorter than the Landrover Freelander 2 and sits 205mm lower and has a very striking appearance. There seems to be a trend with these nearly coupe 4×4 SUV vehicles at the moment with Audi and BMW also showing similar types of cars at recent shows. There is also a plan to release another exciting version of the LRX at the Geneva Motorshow which starts later this week.