Land Rover Defender

  • 2014 Land Rover Defender Challenge by Bowler

    The popularity of one-make racing series like the Ferrari Challenge and Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo has spurred Land Rover to launch its own series, using its iconic Defender SUV. The series is being run by Land Rover performance partner Bowler, and is billed as a feeder series to train up-and-coming drivers for the Dakar rally and other rally raid-style events. It should also provide a great deal of fun for participants, as these photos confirm. The series is called the Defender Challenge by Bowler and 2014 will be its first year in operation. Seven races are planned, though...

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    Land Rover Defender Versus Ram Cummins In Tug Of War: Video

    America has exported many things to the United Kingdom in the past--Coca-Cola, McDonalds, The Simpsons--but its latest export appears to be rednecks. Were it not for the relatively young Land Rover Defender in the video above, this automotive tug of war could easily have been filmed on the western...

  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection destroy illegally-imported Land Rover Defender
    US Customs crush illegally-imported Land Rover Defender

    The Land Rover Defender is one of the toughest vehicles ever built yet even it can’t survive the crusher of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The example featured in the above video was seized at a Baltimore port back in April and sent to the crusher because it was imported illegally...

  • 2013 Land Rover Defender LXV
    Land Rover Defender LXV: Luxury Model Celebrates 65 Years

    Land Rover's history may not stretch as far back as that of Jeep, but for many it's an equally iconic brand. For 65 years now the British automaker has produced off-road vehicles to rival the best in the world, and most famous of all is the Defender, a line which stretches back over the company's...

  • 2013 Land Rover Defender All-Terrain Electric
    Land Rover Builds Electric Defender

    Land Rover is boosting its commitment to cleaner running electrified vehicles by developing an all-electric version of its iconic Defender--yes, the Defender--SUV. Land Rover stresses that the vehicle is not for production but to test electric car technology in all possible fields, even in the...

  • 2011 Land Rover DC100 concept
    New Defender To Be Land Rover’s Entry-Level Model In U.S.

    At the Frankfurt Auto Show last year Land Rover unveiled its vision of a modern-day Defender SUV. Dubbed the DC100 concept, the new vehicle was claimed to be just as capable off-road as its iconic predecessor, yet at the same time it offered many modern niceties such as fuel-efficient engines, the...

  • 2013 Land Rover Defender

    There’s talk of a new generation of the iconic Land Rover Defender SUV being built, based on the recent string of Defender Concept 100 show cars and rumors that the vehicle will be returning to the U.S. by the middle of the decade. For now, however, the Defender is off-limits for local showrooms. That’s sad, as the vehicle has been made even more attractive thanks to a number of upgrades being implemented for 2013. For the uninitiated, the Land Rover Defender is a tough-as-nails SUV made famous by its use as a military vehicle but also for its prowess at traversing some of the...

  • Land Rover Defender Concept 100 in Firenze Red
    Land Rover To Expand Range, Reposition Defender

    The overwhelming success of the Range Rover Evoque has convinced Land Rover that the brand is onto something. Instead of offering only high-dollar, luxury SUVs for a narrow portion of the market, why not expand product offerings to cover as wide a range of potential buyers as possible? That seems...

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    Land Rover Defender To Star In Upcoming Bond 'Skyfall'

    A Land Rover Defender will join a Range Rover Evoque, a Jaguar XJ and an Aston Martin DB5 as a star vehicle in the next Bond film.

  • Land Rover DC100 (revised) concepts, live photos
    Tata To Build Next Land Rover Defender In India: Report

    To reduce production cost and have a base of operations close to the key China market, Land Rover will reportedly build the next Defender in India.

  • Land Rover Defender Concept 100 in Firenze Red
    Land Rover Defender Concepts In Firenze Red Turn Up At Delhi Auto Expo

    We first saw them at September’s 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, and then again in L.A. in November. Now Land Rover’s Defender Concept 100 and Defender Concept 100 Sport have made their debut at the 2012 Delhi Auto Expo taking place this week in the Indian capital. The latest unveiling comes...

  • Land Rover DC100 (revised) concepts, live photos
    Next-Gen Land Rover Defender Confirmed For U.S. By Mid-Decade

    Today, Land Rover unveiled a pair of lightly refreshed DC100 concepts at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, but the real news was confirmation from John Edwards, Land Rover's global brand director, that the production version of the next-generation Defender previewed by these DC100 concepts will be...

  • Land Rover's DC100 Sport and DC100 concepts

    The Land Rover Defender is a tough act to follow, and Land Rover has been paying attention to critics who say the new DC100 concept is more cute-ute than off-road brute. Eager to give the DC100 a bit more testosterone, Land Rover has tweaked the recently revealed DC100 and DC100 Sport concepts in time for the upcoming 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. According to Land Rover, the updated DC100 and DC100 Sport get “optimized off-road 20-inch wheels,” which seems like a contradiction to us, since narrow profile tires aren’t our first choice for off-road adventure. If there’s a...

  • 2011 Land Rover DC100 Concept
    Land Rover DC100 Concept Goes Sport: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    With so much of the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show revealed online in the week before the gates actually opened at the city's Messe, the Land Rover DC100 concept could have been one of that pre-seen crowd. Land Rover had shown the hardtop Defender replacement on the Web as well--but it saved a cut-down...

  • 2011 Land Rover DC100 concept
    Land Rover DC100 Concept debuts at 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show

    Land Rover says its new DC100 concept, set for the upcoming 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, is a precursor to a new Defender. The SUV maker indicates a new Defender is on the way--but in the release accompanying these photos, says there's been no plan to market a version of the new off-roader in North...

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    Land Rover Defender Concept Headed To 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show?

    Land Rover is looking to target military buyers with its new-generation Defender, but for the project to be successful annual sales would need to reach at least 60,000 units.

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    Next-Gen Land Rover Defender Due In 2013

    Project Icon will provide a replacement to the iconic 61-year-old Land Rover Defender.

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