Land Rover News
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Jaguar Land Rover, like most major automakers, is working on autonomous car technology. For the British automaker, it’s important its autonomous cars have a very similar reaction to a human driver so that not only the person behind the wheel but also other people on the road are more accepting of the technology. ALSO SEE: Apple Sets Up Webpage Listing Every Car With CarPlay To achieve this, Jaguar Land Rover is relying on information gathered from a fleet of test vehicles driven by its own staff in parts of London. The fleet is being used to establish how a range of different drivers...
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Land Rover Defender production at Solihull comes to an end
Land Rover’s Solihull plant in the United Kingdom has been churning out Defenders since 1983. Production at the site goes back much further, though, as it was here that the Defender’s predecessor, the original Land Rover Series, was built since 1948. Today, production of the SUV icon at...
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Jaguar Land Rover Plant In Slovakia Confirmed, Starts Production In 2018
Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed plans to construct a new vehicle plant in Slovakia, following months of negotiations with the local government. The plant will be located in the western city of Nitra and start operations in 2018. ALSO SEE: New VW Bus To Enter Production In 2017, Potential Concept...
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Range Rover Rides Up And Over A Bridge Of Paper: Video
Land Rover's Range Rover is 45 years old this year. To celebrate this, the British automaker took a current supercharged example of the long-running model and created a unique way to show off its capability. Land Rover reached out to artist Steve Messam for his ability to work with paper... and in...
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2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Convertible Preview: Video
Where Nissan failed with the Murano CrossCabriolet, might Land Rover succeed with a convertible version of its Range Rover Evoque? We’ll get the chance to find out the answer to that very question in the coming years as the British automaker is launching a new Range Rover Evoque Convertible...
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David Beckham-Owned Range Rover Sport Heads To Auction
Are you a football fan? No I don't mean the version we play here in the States, but rather the version enjoyed by the rest of the world. If so, you probably have one of two opinions of David Beckham. You love him because he was a great player, or you hate him because he helped beat your favorite...
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We're likely to get our first look at the production version of Land Rover's Range Rover Evoque Convertible during the Los Angeles Auto Show next month. But there are plenty of open-top Land Rovers out there in the world, and a particularly unique example is about to hit the auction block. READ: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro First Drive The 1973 Range Rover Suffix B in these pictures isn't a factory job. It was modified by the United Kingdom's Special Vehicle Conversions back in the 1980s, and was driven for a decade or so before its then owner lost it on a bad hand of cards. After spending another...
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JE MotorWorks Turns Land Rover Defender Into Off-Road Hot Rod
The original Land Rover Defender is nearing the end of its long production run, yet it will still be celebrated for decades to come. Additionally, there are companies out there that turn your average Defender into the monster it truly wants to be. Twisted, for example, has installed a 6.2-liter V-8...
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Range Rover Evoque Convertible Headed To L.A. Auto Show The Hard Way, Through Water: Video
Land Rovers are capable off road. Period. It doesn't matter if it's a new convertible based on a stylish crossover, it still has to handle just about any terrain. Ahead of its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November, Land Rover has released a video that highlights the all-terrain testing of...
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New Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Convertible Teased Ahead Of Los Angeles Auto Show
Land Rover recently updated its fashionable Range Rover Evoque, but the British automaker isn’t done yet. Next month we’ll see the covers come off a new convertible variant which Land Rover this week teased in the form of life-size wireframe sculptures located in some of London’s...
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Kahn Design rolls out 6-wheeled Flying Huntsman Defender pickup
Britain’s Kahn Design is back with a new six-wheeled monster; this time in the form of a pickup truck. The latest addition to the company’s growing family of Flying Huntsman coachbuilt Land Rover Defenders made its debut at the recent Land Rover Owners Show in the United Kingdom, and...
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Land Rover goes Dynamic with new Discovery Sport trim
Every automaker loves talking about how dynamic its vehicles are, but it's Land Rover that's upped the corporate speak word game to a new level. We'd like to introduce you to the Discovery Sport HSE Dynamic Lux, which has made its global debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show. We're rather impressed that...
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Jaguar Land Rover debuted a fleet of cars set to appear in the new James Bond movie Spectre at this week's 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. They'll face off against Bond's new Aston Martin DB10 when Spectre opens this fall. The most eye-catching part of the lineup is easily the Jaguar C-X75, which will be piloted by the villain Hinx (played by Dave Bautista) in the movie. The car has already been spotted on location in Rome, for what will apparently be a nighttime chase scene through the city's streets. WATCH: 2017 Jaguar F-Pace Preview Video The C-X75's story has enough intrigue to fill a spy...
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Jaguar Land Rover Previews Future Tech Including New Electric Car Concepts
Jaguar Land Rover is fully embracing the concept of vehicle electrification and has already developed a series of technology demonstrators that will be used to test various systems that one day could be offered to customers. The vehicles are all described as concepts, though they hint at...
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Jaguar Land Rover SVO Division Cooks Up Range Rover Sentinel Armored SUV: Video
Already responsible for developing more luxurious and higher performing vehicles from Jaguar Land Rover, the Special Vehicles Operations division has now been tasked with building armored cars for the British automaker. And the first off the list is an armored Land Rover Range Rover which dons the...
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Kahn Design’s Defender-Based 6x6 Can Be Yours For $310k
Fresh from its debut at March’s Geneva Motor Show, Kahn Design’s insane Flying Huntsman 110 WB 6x6 based on the iconic Land Rover Defender is now up for sale, and the very first example, marked the “Prototype Mission 1”, can be yours for £199,875 (approximately...
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Land Rover Defender Production To Extend Into 2016 Due To Strong Demand: Report
Land Rover’s Defender is officially slated to end production this December, but a report is out claiming production may be extended into 2016 due to strong demand for the iconic off-roader. If true, Land Rover’s ongoing celebrations for the Defender’s final year in production may...
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2016 Land Rover Range Rover And Range Rover Sport Diesel Pricing
Land Rover has released pricing information for its 2016 lineup, which includes two new diesel models. The 2016 Range Rover Td6 will start at $87,445, while the 2016 Range Rover Sport SE Td6 will start at $67,445. All prices include destination. Each model is available in two trim levels, the base...
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A just-announced partnership with contract automobile assembler Magna Steyr means Jaguar Land Rover will soon begin building vehicles in Austria. The company also has factories in China and Brazil, and the move is not expected to impact its core U.K. operations, where design and engineering will remain. The deal is yet another milestone for Jaguar Land Rover, which has undergone a tremendous turnaround since being acquired by Indian giant Tata in 2007. The first vehicle produced in Austria will likely be the compact SUV Jaguar is said to be developing to reside in its lineup below the...
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Land Rover Celebrates Production Of Two Millionth Defender With One-Off Model: Video
Aside from a brief window in the mid 1990s, Land Rover's Defender has never been widely available in the United States. But the rugged 4x4's off-road prowess has made it an icon around the globe, and Land Rover recently celebrated building the two millionth Defender with a unique special edition...
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Range Rover Celebrates 45th Birthday With Family Portrait: Video
The Range Rover is officially 45—but it's hardly over the hill. Which isn't to say the British icon couldn't climb over said hill if instructed. ALSO SEE: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC Revealed: Video Land Rover unveiled its flagship on June 17, 1970, and the luxury off-roader's capabilities and...
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Jaguar Land Rover Shows Off New Remote Control System: Video
BMW’s new 7-Series going on sale this fall will feature a world-first remote control system that will allow you to park in tight or tricky spots by getting out of the vehicle and then controlling it with the key fob. Jaguar Land Rover has now showcased a similar system that it says would be...
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This Open-Top, Hybrid Range Rover Is Fit For A Queen
The British royal family have been supplied with vehicles from Land Rover for a number years but we’re quite positive it’s never received one like this. A Range Rover Hybrid Long-Wheelbase with a missing roof was used by Queen Elizabeth II recently during a military parade in Wales...
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Jaguar Land Rover's 'Pothole Alert' Warns About Hated Hazard
Every driver knows major metro areas are peppered with potholes. The severity can range from the merely cringe-inducing to the decidedly dangerous, and in attempting to fix them, municipalities face a perpetual game of Whack-a-Mole. ALSO SEE: Hell's School Bus: Mansory's Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6...
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