A quick round-up of the jolly April fools japes the motor industry foisted on an unsuspecting – and not as gullible as they think – public. Just as we did last year with car April Fool stuff, it seems to make more sense to do a roundup of what hilarious pranks the motoring world – renowned for […]
Land Rover Freelander 2 hits 250,000. But is this the zenith?
Land Rover has today produced the 250,000th Freelander 2 at their plant in Halewood. But has the Freelander reached its zenith? It’s the car that started the whole compact SUV / softroader love affair back in 1997. Thankfully, the Freelander has come a long way since then, and the Land Rover Freelander 2 is a properly good car. […]
Land Rover Freelander 2 Review & Road Test: Freelander 2 SD4 HSE (2011) Part 2
In part 2 of our review and road test of the Freelander 2 SD4 we ask if the Freelander can now hack it on-road. And is the £36k price tag too steep? Ever since the V6 petrol engine quietly disappeared from the Freelander 2 some time ago – without fanfare or farewell – there’s been […]
Land Rover Freelander 2 Review & Road Test: Freelander 2 SD4 HSE (2011)
This week we have the latest 2011 Freelander 2 – the Land Rover Freelander 2 SD4 HSE – in for review and road Test. Does the extra power help the Freelander? Whatever way you look at it, Land Rover’s current model line-up is a bit of a mess, at least as far as the lower […]
Range Rover Evoque: Arden AR8 City Roader revealed
German tuner Arden has revealed a pimped Range Rover Evoque – the Arden AR8 City Roader – before the Evoque even launches. It would be nice to think that the pimpers and preeners of nice bits of manufacturers metal would at least wait until a new car hits the road before adorning it with the automotive equivalent […]
Range Rover Evoque Geneva 2011 Press Release
Land Rover has revealed that the Evoque will have a huge number of options when it hits showrooms in the Summer. This is the press release. The smallest, lightest, most fuel-efficient Range Rover ever produced Class-leading sustainability with sub 130g/km* CO2 emissions and outstanding fuel efficiency Four-wheel-drive and front-wheel-drive versions available Versatile luggage stowage systems including […]
Range Rover Evoque: A different Evoque for every customer
Land Rover has revealed at Geneva that the Range Rover Evoque will be the most customisable Land Rover ever built. We’ve had the roll out of the Range Rover Evoque piecemeal over the last nine months, from the first showing of an Evoque with a name at Kensingon Palace last July, through to the reveal […]
Land Rover Range_e: Walks on water. Apparently.
Land Rover reveals the Range Rover Sport-based Range_e plug-in hybrid, said to do 85mpg and emit 89g/km. Yeah, right. What can you do when you’re a resurgent maker of high-end off-roaders in an age when the world expects nothing but fresh air to come from exhaust pipes? Simple – you play the hybrid game. Unlike […]
Jaguar Land Rover: LIVE reveal from Geneva
We will be hosting a LIVE feed of the Jaguar Land Rover press conference from Geneva on 1st March. Just in case you’ve been lurking in an cave for the last few weeks, we’ll remind you that the 2011 Geneva Motor Show is but days away. And that means lots of car news, as you […]
Jaguar Land Rover: Chery Picking in China
It’s being reported that Jaguar Land Rover are close to partnering with Chinese car maker Chery to produce cars in China. It’s been great to chronicle the return of Jaguar and Land Rover to the sort of form we’ve not seen in a generation. And as far as we can see, we ain’t seen nothing yet. But […]