Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 e (2009): auto turns off engine during idle
Land Rover arrives in Paris with a clear objective, conveying its firm desire to compromise their future production with the environment. That's why the area called "Our Planet" is an essential part of the stand of the mark in the Hall. This space allows you to discover the various activities being carried out by Land Rover for a sustainable future and whose extensive road map of environmentally friendly e_Terrain Technologies looking emissions reduce CO2 to levels that became the signature on leader sector without sacrificing the all-admired benefits of their vehicles.
As best exponent of these theories introduced the new Freelander 2 TD4_e, the vehicle of the British brand with less consumption of fuel produced so far. This model is equipped with a smart stop and start (Stop / Start) engine to reduce CO2 emissions by 8%, compared with the previous Freelander 2 diesel with manual-shift and a fuel savings near 20% in heavy traffic situations.
This improvement of 8% equivalent to a reduction in CO2 emissions of 15gr/km for the Freelander 2 TD4 manual with change (ie, from 194 to 179 g / km). With the fuel economy is concerned, consumption has been reduced from 7.5 to 6.8 liters per 100 kilometers, representing a total saving of 0.7 liters per 100 kilometers.
The system Stop / Start reduces consumption while driving in town but especially in cycles of stopping and starting continuous-lights, traffic jams, in which the vehicle turns off the engine automatically eliminating completely the emission of polluting gases that occur when running during idle. For the system to operate, the user must have the gear in neutral and the clutch without stepping on.
This intelligent system is activated automatically every time you contact, although it also includes a switch on the dashboard to disable the system if the driver so wishes.
The Freelander 2 TD4_e system with Stop / Start is the first production vehicle to benefit from strong investment of 700 million pounds made by Jaguar and Land Rover in terms of sustainable technologies. Beginning in mid-2009, the role of starting and stopping automatically be installed as standard on all models Freelander 2 TD4 manual to change without there being any increase in its selling price.
New absorption glass mat technology has been developed, which offers deeper discharge and recharge characteristics and reduces battery deterioration under much heavier usage. Fine glassfibre matting has been introduced to sit pressurised between the new absorption glass mat battery plates. This aids the battery's longevity in two ways: by allowing the electrolyte to function normally under greater pressure and by providing mechanical support for the plates, reducing battery degradation.
An all-new ring gear is specified for all TD4_e models to cope with the increased frequency of starts. The ring gear is attached to the engine flywheel and comes into contact with the starter motor each time the engine is started. The new ring gear is manufactured from a harder grade of steel and contains over 25 per cent more carbon to improve durability.
The vehicle also includes a number of additional innovations that help to reduce consumption and CO2 emissions. Thus, the dashboard features a new witness of changing gears that informs the driver, thanks to an integrated management system-on when to select a top gear for the vehicle consumes less fuel. Among the improvements also include the software modifications in the system and some traction tires that get greater fuel economy by reducing the coefficient of rolling resistance.
To crown it is worth noting that the ecological Freelander 2 is the first Land Rover vehicle that complies with the European directive concerning the approval of vehicles with engines for its reuse, recycling and recoverability, anticipating future legislation. These requirements stipulate that 85% of the vehicle must be recyclable or reusable and, furthermore, 95% must be reusable or recoverable.
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