We embark on a mammoth test drive in the new Range Rover Hybrid through India. Read our full Range Rover review here: http://bit.ly/JLakHC<br /><br />Subscribe to our YouTube channel http://bit.ly/11Ad1j1<br />Subscribe to the mag http://subscribe.autoexpress.co.uk/yt<br /><br />What's the best way to show off the capabilities of a new Range Rover Hybrid? For Land Rover, it was driving three prototypes 10,000 miles from the factory in Solihull, W Mids, to Mumbai in India -- home of parent company Tata. And we were invited to be part of the 53-day epic adventure -- the world's first hybrid expedition. <br /><br />The route followed the legendary Silk Road trading routes that first connected Asia with Europe over 2,500 years ago -- taking in France, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, China (including Tibet), Nepal and India.<br /><br />This expedition would allow Land Rover to see how close the Hybrid could get to its official 44mpg economy figure when driven in a variety of conditions. These ranged from operating in temperatures from -10 to 43 degrees Centigrade and at altitudes of up to 5,500 metres above sea level, where oxygen levels are as little as 10 per cent. <br /><br />Details on how the prototypes performed were logged along the way. In total, 300GB of data was sent back to Land Rover's technical centre in the UK to help fine-tune the final production vehicle, which goes on sale in January, priced £98,430.
