The ‘Real New Land Rover Defender’ Ineos Grenadier is given a workout by Lewis Hamilton, with Ineos boss Jim Ratcliffe riding shotgun. Sir Jim Radcliffe, boss of chemical giant Ineos, had a back of a fag packet moment back in 2016 and decided he wanted to build a 4X4 true to the ethos of the […]
Go Land Rover Defender RALLYING in 2023 with Bowler for £130k
The Defender Rally Series from extreme Land Rover specialists Bowler returns for 2023, with entry price starting at around £130k. It’s nine years since Bowler, fettlers of Defenders for more extreme performance, created the Defender Challenge by Bowler – backed by Land Rover – to go rallying in Defenders suitably modified by Bowler, although outright […]
Ineos Grenadier – the ‘REAL’ Land Rover Defender – finally starts production
Production of the Ineos Grenadier – Jim Ratcliffe’s vision of what the new Land Rover Defender should be – finally starts production. It’s more than six years since we reported that Jim Ratcliffe, billionaire boss of Ineos, was planning to develop a new 4×4 to be what the then mooted new Land Rover Defender wasn’t, […]
Land Rover Defender 110 now with TRASCO Ballistic Protection option
The Land Rover Defender 110 can now be had with Ballistic Anti-Kidnap protection thanks to a tie-up between Land Rover and German Specialists Trasco. The original Land Rover Defender was a proper utilitarian workhorse, beloved by farmers and explorers and simple in its technology. But the new Defender is a different beast – although Land […]
New Jaguar Charging and Land Rover Charging aims to make EV and PHEV charging easier
JLR is aiming to make charging EVs and PHEVs easier with a new Jaguar Charging and Land Rover Charging scheme. There is no doubt that charging EVs and PHEVs when out and about is getting easier and more reliable, but it is still inconvenient to need a wallet full of membership subscriptions to access some […]
JLR order book for New Range Rover, New Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Defender continues to grow
As Jaguar Land Rover reveals sightly improved sales in the last quarter, the order book for Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Defender continues to grow. We’ve reported previously that Jaguar Land Rover is sitting on a big order bank (here and here) primarily for the Land Rover Defender and the new Range Rover and […]
‘James Bond’ Land Rover Defenders raise £352,800 for charity
A stunt Land Rover Defender, fresh from an outing in James Bond No Time to Die, and a Bond special Defender raise £352,800 for charity. A few days ago, we reported on the first results from the Jame Bond memorabilia auction as Aston Martin models sold for strong money to raise funds for charity. The […]
Fancy a ‘NEW’ Classic Land Rover Defender? Here’s a choice of 16
Twisted, Land Rover specialists, have revealed 16 Classic Land Rover Defenders up for grabs, each to be ‘Twisted’ and on offer from £162,000. When the Classic Land Rover Defender production was coming to an end, Land Rover specialist Twisted put in an order for 200 and now, six years on from when they took delivery, […]
Land Rover Defender 75th Limited Edition – does what it says on the tin
Land Rover reveals the Defender 75th Limited Edition to celebrate 75 years since the arrival of the original Series 1 in 1948. Costs from £85,995. No one can accuse Land Rover of ignoring the Defender‘s heritage – or cashing in on it – so, despite having trouble actually building cars, Land Rover has launched a […]
Range Rover (L405) is the most UNRELIABLE car in the UK – and Porsche and BMW aren’t much better
The Range Rover (L405) is the most unreliable car in the UK according to Warrantywise, but BMW and Porsche models fare badly too. Land Rover’s models have suffered from a poor reliability reputation for as long as anyone can remember, and although we’d hope its latest round of models – like the new Range Rover […]