BAW (Beijing Auto Works) are to debut a Range Rover ‘Homage’ SUV – the BAW90 – and a Jeep ‘Homage’ SUV – the BAW B40 – at the Beijing Motor Show. And you thought it was going to be 2012 until we saw the new generation of lighter, more efficient SUVs from Land Rover. So what’s going […]
JLR Factory plans on track – Sunday Times story rejected
The Sunday Times reported this weekend that JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) were rethinking their restructuring in the light of possible government funding. They’re not. Back in September, JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) announced that it intended closing one of its Midlands factories as part of a long-term plan to breathe new life in to the future […]
Range Rover Sport TDV8 – Kahn RS300
The Kahn RS300 is a Cosworth fettled Range Rover Sport with added bling and more horses for an extra £21k. Worth the price? Land Rover have made some very good changes to the 2010 versions of their cars. Across the range – especially the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport – the changes have made […]
Freelander 2: Prince Philip has a Road Angel in his
Prince Philip has been snapped in his Land Rover Freelander 2 very sensibly making use of a Road Angel speed camera detector. The Land Rover Freelander 2 is a much improved car, and one that gets the Royal seal of approval. Prince Philip drives one. And very sensibly – just like the rest of us […]
Freelander 2 – Price and Specifications
Full price and specifications for the 2010 Land Rover Freelander 2, Land Rover’s smallest vehicle. The latest version of the Land Rover Freelander 2 is a good car. With a new entry level model (the Black and White – we don’t have prices yet) on up it’s become a very credible small 4×4. It now […]
Land Rover Freelander 2 White & Black 2010 launched
Land Rover have launched the Freelander 2 White & Black, a new entry-level model starting at £19,495. Another day, another new Freelander 2 model. Just like a bus; you wait ages for one and then two come along together. You might think that releasing two new models of the Freelander 2 in succession reeks a little of […]
Land Rover Freelander 2 Sport (2010) launched
Land Rover has launched a ‘Sport’ version of the Freelander – the Freelander 2 Sport – which goes on sale in January 2010 from £26,695. The latest Freelander is a very good car. A million miles away from the first Freelander it is well built, comfortable, roomy and does a very good imitation of a […]
Jaguar tops J.D. Power Survey in the US
Jaguar has topped the Luxury list in the J.D. Power Survey 2009 in the U.S, with Land Rover also in the top 5. This year’s J.D. Power survey in the UK saw Lexus winning out, but it’s a different story on the other side of the Pond, where Jaguar have come top of the crop […]
Jaguar Land Rover back in profit – sales up 23 per cent
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) turned an operating profit in the last quarter and saw sales rise by 23%. Despite the attempts by the UK Government to hijack Jaguar Land Rover in exchange for financial backing to get through the current economic mess that is afflicting car makers, JLR hasn’t capitulated to whatever the unknown demands […]
20 Years of Land Rover Discovery – Press Release
20 YEARS OF LAND ROVER DISCOVERY Adaptable, capable, indefatigable, unmistakable Gaydon, Warwickshire, 16th November 2009 – Workhorse, tow car, law enforcer, status symbol, people carrier, mud plugger; few cars can claim to fulfil any of these duties with genuine conviction. Yet since 16 November 1989 – 20 years ago today – one car has consistently […]