Jaguar Land Rover is now delivering SOTA (software-over-the-air) updates for all its new models, and free upgrades for compatible existing models. We’re all very used to the software on our smartphones updating periodically as improvements are made, but, for many car makers, any required updates have meant a visit to a dealer – and sometimes […]
Jaguar Land Rover LOSES Land Rover Defender Trademark battle with Ineos
Jaguar Land Rover has had attempts to trademark the shape of the original Land Rover Defender rejected in the battle with Ineos and the Grenadier. When we revealed the plans by Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos to build a ‘new’ Land Rover Defender back in 2016, there were reports Ineos wanted to buy the rights and tooling […]
The name’s DEFENDER, Land Rover Defender
Land Rover has officially confirmed the new Land Rover Defender will appear in the new James Bond film No Time To Die, with behind the scenes photos. The news that the new Land Rover Defender will appear in the new James Bond film No Time To Die is hardly news at all; after all, it […]
Jaguar Land Rover is NOT for sale – but it does want a partner
Despite rumours that Tata are looking to sell Jaguar Land Rover, what they’re actually looking for is a partner to make them viable for the future. We know Jaguar Land Rover is going through some tough times after a decade of impressive success since Tata took the reins from Ford. A combination of huge sales […]
How much is this ‘New’ Land Rover Defender worth?
A 2016 Land Rover Defender 90 Autobiography is up for sale at RM Sotheby’s with just 43 miles on the clock. But what’s it worth? There’s been plenty of complaints that the recently revealed new Land Rover Defender has betrayed its roots and turned in to yet another Chelsea Tractor for the well-heeled to scoot […]
Ineos Grenadier – the ‘Real’ new Land Rover Defender – WILL be built in Wales
The new 4×4 from Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Automotive will have the Ineos Grenadier badge when it launches in 2020, and it will be built in Wales. Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos has been busy developing a replacement for the Land Rover Defender for three years now, although it won’t be a Land Rover and nor will it […]
Another new Land Rover Defender revealed – a 1948 Land Rover Reborn
Land Rover has sympathetically restored a ‘missing’ Land Rover which was a demonstration car at the 1948 Amsterdam Motor Show and lost since the 1960s. Whether you think the newly revealed new Land Rover Defender is a perfect embodiment of a Defender for the 21st century, or just another ‘posh’ Land Rover, much of what […]
This is the new Land Rover Defender you CAN afford
With the new Land Rover Defender now revealed to start from £45,000, it’s outside the price range of most buyers. But there is an alternative. We’ve finally had the official reveal of the new Land Rover Defender this week, and it looks really rather good. The trouble is, for many, that it’s a very long […]
Can you spend £100,000 on a new Land Rover Defender? Oh yes.
With the new Land Rover Defender now officially revealed, Land Rover has launched the configurator for the new Defender. And you can spend quite a lot. Land Rover has finally managed to reveal the new Defender this week at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and it’s already on sale. Well, the Defender 110 is, with the […]
Finally, the new Land Rover Defender is OFFICIALLY revealed
The new Land Rover Defender is officially revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show, finally delivering a replacement for the iconic original Defender. We did wonder if the new Land Rover defender would ever arrive as Land Rover’s own timeline for delivering a replacement for the iconic original came and went. Again and again. But the […]