Mumbai, 15th
December, 2020.
Jaguar Land Rover India, today announced that it has opened
bookings of its first Plug-In Hybrid in India, the New Defender P400e.
Combining a powerful 2.0l four-cylinder petrol engine and
a 105 kW electric motor, the P400e develops 297 kW of combined power and 640 Nm
of combined torque. This helps the New Defender accelerate from 0-100 km/h in
just 5.6 s and achieve a top speed of 209 km/h. The New Defender P400e has a 19.2
kWh battery, which can be charged at home or office using a 15A socket or a 7.4
kW AC wall box charger, supplied complimentary with the vehicle.
Rohit Suri, President & Managing
Director, Jaguar Land Rover India said, “We are
extremely proud to introduce our first Plug-In Hybrid, the New Defender P400e
in India, a vehicle that perfectly balances performance with efficiency, while
retaining Land Rover’s legendary off-road capability. This also reaffirms our
commitment to introduction of electrified vehicles across the Jaguar Land Rover
portfolio, after we had opened bookings for Jaguar I-PACE in November 2020.”
The New Defender P400e will be offered in India in four variants,
the SE, HSE, X-Dynamic HSE and X on the Defender 110.