Rumors have been circulating for a while about a replacement for Jaguar’s and Land Rover’s “immortal” 4.2 engine: a new 5.0 V8 engine will soon find a home under the hood of the british marques’ new models. This new engine still remains shrouded in a degree of mystery: with a capacity of 4,997 cm3 it should be able to churn out 350 hp in the normally-aspirated version and around 460 hp in the supercharged one: quite a leap in performance compared to current V8s, with the added bouns of a decrease in emissions. However, this may not be the only piece of motoring news concerning Land Rover, given that the new baby Freelander, inspired by the concept of the LRX, could be equipped with a diesel hybrid drivetrain: what is more, it has been let out the bag that the 2009 Freelander will be geared with Stop-Start technology.

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