Jaguar Land Rover is preparing to go on the product offensive and has revealed a new platform which will underpin its new models. Here's what you need to know.

It's a busy time for Jaguar Land Rover. Not only is it preparing replacements and facelifts for its existing portfolio, but it also plans to launch three all-new vehicles in the next few years. One of these will, of course, be the new Land Rover Defender, the iconic go-anywhere lifestyle vehicle. This is where it gets murky as the other two models are unknown. One is rumoured to be the Jaguar J-Pace, a rival to the forthcoming BMW X7 and Mercedes-Benz GLS.

Underpinning these new models as well as the replacements will beall-new platforms. Jaguar Land Rover calls themthe Modular Longitudinal Architecture (MLA) and the Premium Transverse Architecture (PTA), and we'll see the latter make its debut in the facelifted Range Rover Evoque. We'll expect it to underpin the all-new E-Pace too. The MLA platform is predicted to form the basis of the all-new Defender in 2020.

What's important about these new platforms is that they allow for mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid technology as well as fully electric setups. There's space for a battery pack and there's a claim that ride quality will be improved. Cleaner and more efficient engines form a massive part of Jaguar Land Rover's strategy as the group predict that 20% of their global sales will be electrically-assisted vehicles.

So, what can we look forward to? First up will be the all-new Range Rover Evoque which we could see officially revealed before the end of 2018, a new Range Rover in 2021, a new Range Rover Sport in 2022 and a new Range Rover Velar in 2023. On the Jaguar side of things, we expect substantial revisions of the XE, XF and XJ sedans, while the F-Pace and E-Pace SUVs will be joined by a flagship SUV offering, rumoured to be called the J-Pace.

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