Jaguar Land Rover Model Names Are About To Get More Complicated

Be prepared for cars like the F-Type 'P380', as a spy shot seems to reveal JLR is rolling out the naming structure first used on the Range Rover Velar
Jaguar Land Rover Model Names Are About To Get More Complicated

You know that confusing new naming structure Audi announced last month? It already has a competitor.

Having already debuted a naming structure for the Range Rover Velar that denotes fuel type and horsepower (for example P380 for the 3.0-litre V6 petrol, D180 for the lower-powered 2.0-litre diesel), Jaguar Land Rover looks set to roll it out to other models.

An Auto Express reader spotted a Jaguar F-Type sporting a P380 badge, so it seems inevitable the new system will eventually be used on every JLR product, perhaps with an ‘E’ designation used for all-electric production cars when they arrive to the stable.

It’s clearer than the bafflingly complex Audi system (where 50 means 210kW - 230kW, obviously), but we still can’t help but think it’s all a little unnecessary. Hopefully there’ll be a nice ‘de-badge’ option in the configurator.

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Comments

Soni Redx (MD Squad Leader) (Subie Squad Leader)

What we all need..

09/27/2017 - 19:49 |
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Dave 15

Meanwhile I’m just patiently waiting for Jaguar to bring back the Sovereign nameplate for a range-topping XJ with a V12.

09/27/2017 - 22:22 |
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The Canadian 🇨🇦(C350 Squad)(Odyssey Squad)(C

taking leads from Mercedes I see

09/27/2017 - 23:21 |
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Cookiezilla_6CPolo

Tdv8 is more simpler than d360 or anything

09/28/2017 - 10:00 |
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Anonymous

couldnt you just say 3.0 V6 is P300, 5.0 V8 is P500, 3.8L inline 5 diesel is D380?

10/02/2017 - 15:47 |
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