After teaming up with Airstream, Land Rover had themselves a small yet productive Arctic Circle adventure, demonstrating the capabilities of the new Range Rover Sport Hybrid.

The world’s first premium diesel hybrid SUV towed the 2.5 tonne trailer 2,500 miles to LR’s cold-weather test center in Arjeplog, Sweden, after which they embarked on a journey to the Arctic Circle.

The RRS Hybrid took one some of the worst winter weather Scandinavia has experienced lately with record snow depths and icy road conditions which tested both the car as well as the trailer to the extreme. But if you’re asking yourself what led to this partnership as well as this expedition, the answer is a simple game of numbers.

It turns out that European Airstream owners choose Land Rover cars to tow their trailers more than any other models build by other manufacturers. This is basically what led to the two companies joining forces in this endeavor.

This particular Airstream 684 model is basically a hotel room on wheels, featuring double beds, satellite TV and Corian surfaces in both its fully-equipped kitchen as well as its spacious bathroom. Therefor we’re not going to feel too bad for the crew that took on this expedition, since they had such cozy conditions.

As for the car itself, it doesn’t get much cozier than a 340 HP Range Rover Sport Hybrid, which can get you from 0 to 62 mph in just 6.7 seconds while keeping your fuel consumption to a minimum, averaging just 6.4 liters per 100km/h – which by the way is spectacular for a car that weighs 2,372 kg.

Overall, we’re talking about a little under 5 tones making their way to the Arctic Circle. And even though Land Rover hasn’t released any official fuel consumption numbers, we do know that the expedition was a massive success, as both the car and the trailer easily handled snowy as well as icy hills, forest tracks, strong winds thanks to Hurricane Ole, as well as temperatures that plummeted to -22 degrees centigrade.

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