Land Rover’s Chief Designer, Gerry McGovern, has created a four foot long chrome rhinoceros complete with red horn to support the Tusk Rhino Trail. Car makers love a ’cause’ to hang a non-promo promo on, delivering a caring message and altruistic help to a noble endeavour without reward. Well, apart from the profile. But that’s […]
New Land Rover Defender on the way from BOWLER – and it’s a road car (video)
Bowler, best known as builders of extreme versions of the iconic Land Rover Defender, tease the arrival of a new Bowler for the road. Bowler do make the most extreme takes on the Land Rover Defender, but unlike many ‘modifiers’ of Land Rover products, Bowler’s offerings are so special Land Rover and Bowler created a […]
JLR look to Trademark ‘Road Rover’ as Jaguar Land Rover lines continue to blur
Jaguar Land Rover are looking to trademark ‘Road Rover’ as they plan a new high-riding road car to extend the Range Rover brand. The Land Rover bit of JLR has been a big success for Tata since they took Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford, but the Jaguar bit of the equation really hasn’t turned […]
Range Rover gets new 3.0 litre 275PS SDV6 diesel option
Land Rover continues its engine option tweaking with the arrival of a more powerful 3.0 litre SDV6 diesel engine option for the flagship Range Rover. Land Rover is very reliant on diesel engines, and for good reason; in a real SUV with proper off-road and towing abilities torque is king, and Land Rover’s diesel engines […]
Range Rover Sport gets new UPSIZED engine and new Tech
The Range Rover Sport gets a few upgrades for 2018, including a new 3.0 litre SDV6 engine to replace the previous 2.0 litre SD4, plus more tech. Every car maker has been busy downsizing their engines to make them less polluting (officially, anyway), and Land Rover has been putting a 2.0 litre, four-cylinder SD4 diesel […]
Land Rover goes BIG to celebrate its 70th at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Land Rover are pulling out all the stops for the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed – and their 70th anniversary – with their biggest Goodwood line-up to date. Land Rover always has interesting stuff to keep you entertained at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, but as this is Land Rover’s 70th anniversary year there’s even […]
Jaguar Land Rover BOOSTS spending to move to ELECTRIC and away from Diesel
Jaguar Land Rover is boosting spending to move away from its dependence on diesel-engined cars and towards a future of electrified Jaguars, Land Rovers and Range Rovers. Jaguar Land Rover (Land Rover in particular) has been an impressive success since Tata took control, cleverly delivering what the market demanded – a range of diesel-engined premium […]
Jaguar Land Rover SUES Bentley over the Bentayga’s ‘All Terrain Specification’
Jaguar Land Rover are suing Bentley in the US over an alleged patent infringement on the Bentley Bentayga’s ‘All Terrain Specification’ drive modes. Land Rover has justifiably been able to claim for a very long time that it offers the ultimate luxury SUV in the Range Rover, and with 70 years of experience with four-wheel […]
Land Rover Discovery gets new 302bhp 3.0 litre SDV6 and new Tech
The Land Rover Discovery gets a new 3.0 litre V6 diesel engine option with 302bhp, as well as new technology including Clear Exit Monitor. Now we know the Land Rover Discovery is off to be built only in Slovakia so JLR can save a few bob on production costs, perhaps buyers will feel disinclined to […]
Land Rover Discovery production to LEAVE the UK for Slovakia
Land Rover Discovery production is to end in the UK as JLR move production of the Discovery to Slovakia to make room for new Range Rover models. We always knew that the new Land Rover Discovery would be produced not just in the UK, but in Slovakia too. But now, rather surprisingly, JLR has announced […]