Land Rover News
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Jaguar will soon phase out its R-S badge used on its performance cars like the XFR-S and XKR-S, and replace it with a new SVR badge. Sister company Land Rover will also use the SVR badge for new performance models it’s planning, the first of which will be a Range Rover Sport SVR, previewed in prototype form at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed over the weekend. The SVR badge signifies that the cars were developed by the recently-established Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicles Operations, and the hope is that customers will see them as rivals to those wearing AMG and M badges. Achieving...
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Overfinch Tunes The Latest Range Rover Sport
You can barely move for customized Range Rovers in trendy city districts these days, but Overfinch was tuning the British SUVs long before it was fashionable to do so. The company has now turned its attention to the automaker's latest product, the Range Rover Sport. DON'T MISS: #GiveAShift: The 7...
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Land Rover’s High-Performance Range Rover Sport Is The SVR: Video
Land Rover has confirmed that the high-performance version of its Range Rover Sport that we’ve been seeing for months in prototype form is called the SVR. The British automaker has also confirmed that the vehicle will be presented, still as a prototype, at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed...
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2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport Spy Video
Land Rover introduced an updated LR2 for the 2013 model year, with the vehicle receiving a new turbocharged four-cylinder engine, a much more luxurious interior, and the latest version of the automaker’s brilliant Terrain Response off-roading system. Despite all the updates, there’s no...
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Land Rover Releases Second Teaser Video For Its ‘Fastest And Most Agile’ Range Rover Sport
Land Rover has announced that it is bringing the fastest, most agile and most responsive SUV it’s ever built to the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed this week. And to build up excitement the British automaker has released some videos offering a taste of the vehicle’s menacing exhaust...
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Range Rover Sport Gets New Stealth Pack For 2015
At the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed later this month, Land Rover will show off a new accessories package for its Range Rover Sport called the Stealth Pack. The package is designed for the top-level HSE Dynamic and Autobiography Dynamic versions of the sporty SUV and consists mainly of exterior...
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The Land Rover LR4 received an update just last year so there aren’t many changes to report on for 2015. In addition to some new exterior colors and wheel patterns, the 2015 LR4 gets side steps as standard and compatibility with the latest Land Rover InControl Apps with smartphone integration. Prices have also risen, with the 2015 LR4 priced at $51,325 including its $925 destination charge, meaning a $730 increase on the previous year. Of these changes, the most significant is the compatibility with the latest Land Rover InControl Apps. Working closely with app developers for both Apple...
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Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations To Build Bespoke And Extreme Performance Vehicles
Jaguar Land Rover’s existing Engineered To Order division, the British automaker’s personalization department and maker of extreme models such as the 2014 XKR-S GT, is being expanded and in the process will have its name changed to Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations. As we’ve...
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Kahn Design Set To Join The World Of Coachbuilding With New Bespoke Cars
British tuner Kahn Design, a company renowned for its expertise in building bespoke Land Rover SUVs, is about to expand its business with a new coachbuilding service. Kahn Design’s first model will be a ‘long-nose’ version of the iconic Land Rover Defender called the Flying...
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Range Rover Long-Wheelbase Gets Hybrid Option, But Not In U.S.
Land Rover has unveiled a new variant of its popular Range Rover SUV, the Range Rover Hybrid Long-Wheelbase. The new model made its debut at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show this week and will start sales in select markets later this year. Unfortunately, the list of markets doesn’t include the U.S...
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Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept Video
So, you thought cooled cupholders, touchscreens, and high-speed connectivity were the very latest in SUV technology? The Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept has lasers for eyes and it can be driven by smartphone. At the New York auto show, the new Discovery Vision Concept shows off the style and...
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Land Rover Confirms Discovery Sport Name For LR2 Replacement
Land Rover has used this week’s 2014 New York Auto Show to confirm that the first model from its new Discovery family of SUVs and crossovers will be called the Discovery Sport. We’ve already known this for some time, though, and reported earlier in the year that the Discovery Sport name...
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So, you thought cooled cupholders, touchscreens, and high-speed connectivity were the very latest in SUV technology? This Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept has lasers for eyes and it can be driven by smartphone. MUST SEE: How To Put A 2015 Ford Mustang On Top Of The Empire State Building: Video The Discovery Vision concept drops a truckload of technology into the Land Rover name, just as the company starts to split its Range Rover and Land Rover lineups into distinct families of vehicles. The Range Rover side of the house is focused on style and luxury layered over rugged hardware;...
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Land Rover Relaunches Discovery Nameplate, With A Rocket Ship: Video
Ahead of the New York Auto Show this week, Land Rover has revealed its new Discovery Vision Concept, alongside a full-scale replica of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo VSS Enterprise—the world's first commercial spaceship. The occasion is more than just glitz, glamor, and the chance to hit...
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Land Rover’s Transparent Hood Is Technology From The Future: Video
If you’ve been feeling like us, like you’ve been shortchanged by the promises of your childhood and the under-delivery of the modern era—at least when it comes to cars—look no further than this innovation from Land Rover. It’s not The Jetsons, but it’s something...
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Before The Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6, There Was The Six-Wheeled Range Rover
Mercedes-Benz caused a buzz last year with the launch of its G63 AMG 6x6. Adding considerable width and an extra pair of wheels to its G-Wagen gave it presence like no other, and buyers from Riyadh to Dubai were seen frantically scribbling checks for the ultimate dune-busting Mercedes. The...
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Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept Preview: New York Auto Show
The Land Rover range has recently been freshened extensively, with the addition of the Range Rover Evoque in 2011, and the complete redesign of the Range Rover in 2012. Soon, the Defender will return, but, in the meantime, we'll be treated to the all-new Discovery. Known in America in recent years...
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Former F1 Driver Narain Karthikeyan Touts Jaguar Land Rover Performance: Video
He may not have a string of victories to his name, but there’s no doubt former Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan, India’s first in the sport, has some serious driving talent. In addition to F1, Karthikeyan has also competed in the now-defunct A1GP, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and even...
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Land Rover used this week’s 2014 Geneva Motor Show to confirm that its Discovery nameplate, which is currently used overseas for the LR4 model, will eventually be used for a whole family of models in the same way that the Range Rover badge currently spans three different models. Land Rover also confirmed that the first model from the new Discovery family will go on sale in 2015. Along with the confirmation, Land Rover presented this teaser video which shows the silhouette of a crossover SUV, likely to be the first model to come from the new Discovery family. Though it’s yet to be...
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Land Rover Defender Black & Silver Specials Set For Geneva Motor Show
Most cars have a lifecycle of six to eight years, with a facelift half way through the model cycle helping keep them fresh in the face of new competition. Some, however, soldier on for decades with minimal changes. One of those is Land Rover's iconic Defender SUV, deemed so fit for purpose by its...
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2015 Range Rover Evoque Gets Autobiography Trim And InControl App System
Land Rover is looking to entice potential buyers of its Range Rover Evoque with a new Autobiography trim, which is being introduced for the stylish compact crossover’s 2015 model year update. The Autobiography trim is typically applied to Land Rover’s most luxurious models and comes...
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2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport R-S Spy Video
The 2014 Range Rover Sport from Land Rover has just gone on sale, but of more interest to performance fans is the sighting yet again of a prototype of a more potent version, something that’s been hinted at in the past by Land Rover officials. Featured in this exclusive spy video is a Range...
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Latest Range Rovers Generate Four-Month Waiting Lists
Land Rover’s improvements to its latest Range Rover and Range Rover Sport are impressive, to say the least, and this is reverberating in the marketplace where the vehicles are generating waiting lists up to four months long. The information was revealed to Edmunds by Land Rover vice president...
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Jaguar Land Rover Sells Record 425,006 Vehicles In 2013
Jaguar Land Rover is another luxury automaker boasting record sales for 2013. The British automaker reported sales of 425,006 units for the period, an increase of 19 percent on its 2012 sales level. The bulk of those sales were made by the Land Rover brand, but Jaguar had seen impressive growth...
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