Land Rover debuted its LRX Concept at the Detroit Auto Show in 2008, and the low-emission Land Rover did show a lot of promise. The automaker has now announced that a production version of the concept is on its way to the Range Rover lineup and will reach dealerships in 2011.

Land Rover isn’t speaking about the new SUV’s powertrain as yet, but it can be expected to be a low emission ride. Also, going by the looks of the concept, unless someone royally screws things up, the production SUV will be a good looking one, and look much like the concept version. Scroll down for LR’s press release and a gallery of the LRX Concept.

Via: LandRover

Press Release:

SMALL RANGE ROVER CONFIRMED FOR PRODUCTION

Land Rover has confirmed today that a production version of its exciting LRX concept car will be built. The new car will debut next year and join the Range Rover line-up in 2011.

Designed and engineered at Land Rover’s state of the art Gaydon facility, the new Range Rover will be the smallest, lightest and most efficient vehicle the company has ever produced.

The new car will be built at the multi award-winning plant in Halewood, on Merseyside, subject to quality and productivity agreements and will be sold in over 100 countries around the world.

Phil Popham, managing director of Land Rover said: “The production of a small Range Rover model is excellent news for our employees, dealers and customers. It is a demonstration of our commitment to investing for the future, to continue to deliver relevant vehicles for our customers, with the outstanding breadth of capability for which we are world-renowned.”

“Feedback from our customer research also fully supports our belief that a production version of the LRX Concept would further raise the desirability of our brand and absolutely meet their expectations.” Phil added.

Gerry McGovern, Land Rover design director said: “The new vehicle will be a natural extension to the Range Rover line-up, complementing the existing models and helping to define a new segment. It will be true to the concept and have many recognisable Range Rover design cues including the signature clamshell bonnet, the floating roof and the solid ‘wheel-at-each-corner’ stance.”

More details of the new small Range Rover will be released next year.