Jaguar Land Rover car platforms#D8
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The Jaguar Land Rover car platforms are the major structures, designed by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which underpin their Jaguar and Land Rover cars.
Current platforms
= D2a =
The D2a is the aluminium alloy platform used on the Jaguar XJ (X351).
File:2018 Jaguar XJL Autobiography Diesel V6 Automatic 3.0 Front.jpg|Jaguar XJL
= D6a =
The D6a is an all-aluminium platform developed from the XK platform for use on the Jaguar F-Type. David Brown Automotive also uses the platform for their Speedback Aston Martin DB series-inspired sports car.
File:2021 Jaguar F-Type R-Dynamic facelift.jpg|Jaguar F-Type Coupe
File:Speedback GT at Goodwood Revival.jpg|David Brown Speedback
= {{anchor|D7a|D7e|D7u|D7x}} D7 =
The D7 platform was developed as the Premium Lightweight Architecture (PLA) aluminium platform for larger vehicles. There are four variants of the D7: the D7a (also known as the iQ[Al]) used by the Jaguar XE (X760), Jaguar XF (X260), Jaguar F-Pace (X761) and Land Rover Range Rover Velar (L560); the D7e for the Jaguar I-Pace, the D7u used by the Land Rover Discovery (L462), Land Rover Range Rover Sport (L494) and Land Rover Range Rover (L405) and the D7x developed for the 2020 Land Rover Defender (L663).
= D8 =
The D8 (also known as the LR-MS) steel platform is a heavily modified platform based on the Ford EUCD platform, a platform inherited when Land Rover was a subsidiary of Ford. It is used for the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (L538), Land Rover Discovery Sport, Tata Harrier, and Tata Safari.
File:2017 Range Rover Evoque HSE 2.0 Front.jpg|Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
File:Land Rover Discovery Sport TD4 HSE Black-Paket – Frontansicht, 3. Januar 2016, Düsseldorf.jpg|Land Rover Discovery Sport
= PTA =
The PTA (Premium Transverse Architecture) is a rebrand of the D8 platform which can be used for mild-hybrid, electrified and ICE powertrains. It was first used on the Jaguar E-Pace and then on the second generation Range Rover Evoque and second generation Land Rover Discovery Sport.{{cite web |last=Attwood |first=James |date=21 May 2019 |title=New Land Rover Discovery Sport receives interior overhaul and electrified power |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-land-rover-discovery-sport-receives-interior-overhaul-and-electrified-power |website=Autocar |access-date=8 July 2019}}
File:2022 Jaguar E-Pace P250 SE front left.jpg|Jaguar E-Pace
File:2019 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque R-Dynamic 2.0.jpg|Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
File:2019 Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dynamic SE 2.0 Front.jpg|Facelifted Land Rover Discovery Sport
= {{Anchor|MLA|MLA-Flex}}MLA =
The MLA (Modular Longitudinal Architecture) is an electric platform designed to be used for all-electric drive, plug-in hybrid and mild hybrid vehicles.{{cite web |title=JLR reveals details of future MLA architecture |url=https://www.electrive.com/2019/06/23/jlr-reveals-details-of-future-mla-architecture/ |website=Electrive.com |accessdate=6 July 2019 |date=23 June 2019}} On 5 July 2019, JLR announced that the upcoming electric Jaguar XJ was to be manufactured on this platform at Castle Bromwich site after retooling of the plant.{{cite news|date=5 July 2019|title=Jaguar Land Rover to build electric XJ car at Castle Bromwich plant|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/05/jaguar-land-rover-to-build-electric-xj-car-at-castle-bromwich-plant|access-date=6 July 2019|quote=safeguarding the jobs of 2,500 people. The last of the current XJ model will roll off the factory lines on Friday before the company switches production to the new model over the summer.}} The Jaguar J-Pace large SUV was also planned to use the MLA platform, along with a Land Rover model.{{cite web |url= https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/flagship-j-pace-suv-dead-as-jag-gambles-future-on-evs-128670/ |title= Flagship J-PACE SUV dead as Jaguar gambles future on EVs |author= John Mahoney |date= 24 February 2021 |publisher= carsales.com.au }} However, the XJ and J-Pace were cancelled in February 2021. On 26 October 2021, JLR revealed the fifth generation Range Rover which uses the MLA-Flex platform.{{Cite news|last=Carson|first=Sean|date=27 October 2021|title=New 2022 Range Rover arrives with plug-in hybrid power and seven seats|work=Auto Express|url=https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/land-rover/range-rover/108911/new-2022-range-rover-arrives-plug-hybrid-power-and-seven-seats|access-date=27 October 2021}} The third generation Range Rover Sport was revealed on 11 May 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=2023 Range Rover Sport – minimalist design, MHEV I6 and BMW V8, PHEV with 113 km range; EV in 2024 - paultan.org |url=https://paultan.org/2022/05/11/2023-range-rover-sport/ |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-US}}
File:Land Rover Range Rover (5th generation) 1X7A6927.jpg|Land Rover Range Rover
File:2023 Range Rover Sport 2.jpg|Land Rover Range Rover Sport
= Summary table =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|+ Current platforms and vehicles |
| scope="col" | Platform
!scope="col" | Marque !scope="col" | Engine orientation !scope="col" | Model |
|---|
| scope="row" | D7a
|Jaguar |Longitudinal |
| scope="row" | D7a
|Jaguar |Longitudinal |
| scope="row" | D7a
|Jaguar |Longitudinal |
| scope="row" | D7a
|Land Rover |Longitudinal |
| scope="row" | D7e
|Jaguar |Transverse |
| scope="row" | D7u
|Land Rover |Longitudinal |
| scope="row" | D7u
|Land Rover |Longitudinal |
| scope="row" | D7u
|Land Rover |Longitudinal |
| scope="row" | D7u
|Land Rover |Longitudinal |
| scope="row" | D8
|Land Rover |
| scope="row" | D8
|Land Rover |Transverse |
| scope="row" | D8
|Tata |Transverse |
| scope="row" | D8
|Tata |Transverse |
| scope="row" | PTA
|Jaguar |Transverse |
| scope="row" | PTA
|Land Rover |Transverse |
| scope="row" | PTA
|Land Rover |Transverse |
| scope="row" | MLA-Flex
|Land Rover |Longitudinal |
| scope="row" | MLA-Flex
|Land Rover |Longitudinal |
Past platforms
= D2a =
The D2a is the aluminium alloy platform used on the Jaguar XJ (X351).
File:2018 Jaguar XJL Autobiography Diesel V6 Automatic 3.0 Front.jpg|Jaguar XJL
= D6a =
The D6a is an all-aluminium platform developed from the XK platform for use on the Jaguar F-Type. David Brown Automotive also uses the platform for their Speedback Aston Martin DB series-inspired sports car.
File:2021 Jaguar F-Type R-Dynamic facelift.jpg|Jaguar F-Type Coupe
File:Speedback GT at Goodwood Revival.jpg|David Brown Speedback
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