Land Rover News
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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. READ: 2016 Range Rover Sport SVR First Drive It was the first time she was transported in the Range Rover Hybrid Long-Wheelbase, which replaces a previous Range Rover SUV used by the royal family since 2002. The vehicle is mostly stock though as mentioned above its roof is missing. All seats behind the...
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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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Seized Land Rovers To Head Back To Their Owners
You can file this one under Enthusiast Victory. It's that small dusty drawer at the bottom of the filing cabinet... yeah the one with barely any papers in it. In a surprising bit of news, it seems that Homeland Security will be returning a large pack of Land Rover Defenders that it previously...
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LR4-Replacing Discovery SUV To Be First With ‘SVX’ Special Off-Road Treatment
Earlier this month we reported that Jaguar Land Rover’s new Special Vehicles Operations (SVO) was looking at SVX branding for fully-capable off-road versions of Land Rover’s SUVs, something along the lines of the hardcore off-roaders found in events like the Dakar Rally and the...
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2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR first drive review
It’s already claiming the fastest production SUV lap time around the Nürburgring. It’s been sideways on video showing its chops. But now it’s been in our hands for a long day on the road, on the trails, and on the track. Does the 2016 Range Rover Sport SVR really measure up?...
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Kahn Design Reveals Defender-Based Flying Huntsman 105 Pick Up
Following the reveal of the Land Rover Defender-based 105 Longnose and 110 WB 6x6 Flying Huntsman SUVs at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, British coachbuilder and nascent automaker Kahn Design has added a pickup to its Flying Huntsman family, the aptly named Flying Huntsman 105 Pick Up. Today, we have...
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Talk of a more potent Range Rover Evoque from Land Rover dates back several years, but even with the vehicle having just undergone its mid-cycle update we’re still without a version offering any serious performance upgrades. However, with the recent establishment of the Special Vehicle Operations, an Evoque wearing the personalization department’s new SVR performance badge could now be in the works. ALSO SEE: Jaguar Planning Both XE R And XE SVR Performance Models: Report The information was first reported by Motoring, citing comments made by Land Rover design director Gerry...
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Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Ops To Launch SVX Off-Road Branding
Jaguar Land Rover recently formed a new division called the Special Vehicles Operations (SVO), whose job is to develop vehicles that are a little bit more customized and more capable than your run-of-the-mill Jaguar or Land Rover. The first vehicle from SVO was the limited edition F-Type Project 7...
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Startech Turns A Range Rover Into A Truck By Removing Utility
We feel like it's a safe to say that the average modern Range Rover owner doesn't use his or her vehicle to the full extent of its capabilities. To be fair, you could easily say the same thing about the average sports or exotic car owner. Still, there's something about a pristine Range Rover that...
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Land Rover Launching Heritage Division As Defender Finishes Production
This year’s Techno Classica is shaping up to be quite the show, with Lamborghini offering up a pair of its one-off roadsters for your viewing pleasure. Now, Land Rover has announced it will launch a new Heritage Division to support its older vehicles. Land Rover’s Heritage Division...
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Evoque Gets Air Off Overpass And Passengers Walk Away: Video
A Range Rover Evoque driver in Sochi, Russia recently found out just how strong his compact luxo-ute really is. While driving in the rain and possibly slush, at what appears to be too fast a speed for the conditions, the driver strayed to the left of a sweeping highway turn, which sent him up and...
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2016 Range Rover Sport HST Limited Edition: 2015 New York Auto Show Preview & Live Photos
The new generation of the Range Rover Sport is already a hot SUV thanks to the arrival of the new SVR model, which takes the Jaguar-Land Rover 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 and turns up the handling wick as well, rocketing to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds and around the ‘Ring in 8:14. Now...
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With prestigious brands Bentley and Maserati readying new luxury SUVs, fearing that its own contender in the segment, the Range Rover, may soon be seen as a bit too plebeian, Land Rover has launched a new flagship version developed together with its personalization department Special Vehicles Operations. The flagship version is called the “Range Rover SVAutobiography”, and it made its world debut on Wednesday at the 2015 New York Auto Show. ALSO SEE: Lincoln Continental Concept Debuts At The 2015 New York Auto Show The vehicle adopts Jaguar Land Rover’s supercharged...
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2016 Land Rover Range Rover Gets New Diesel Option, More Tech
Land Rover’s latest Range Rover continues to be one of the most popular models in the luxury SUV segment, partially because the British brand continues to add features and refine the vehicle with each new model year. At this week’s New York Auto Show, Land Rover will present its 2016...
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2016 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Convertible Spy Shots
The caffè latte crowd has a new model to look forward to in the form of the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Convertible—yes, an open-top version of the popular compact crossover not unlike Nissan’s failed Murano CrossCabriolet. Land Rover first previewed its Evoque Convertible in...
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2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Preview
Land Rover yesterday took the covers off its new 2016 Range Rover Sport HST Limited Edition, but the addition of this variant is just one of the changes that’s coming to the Range Rover Sport for the 2016 model year. Other changes include the addition of a diesel-powered HSE Td6 variant as...
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Kahn Design builds Land Rover Defender-based 6x6
Just as Mercedes-Benz’s awesome G63 AMG 6x6 bows out of production, bespoke British outfit A. Kahn Design has saved the day with the promise of a six-wheeled version of the G-Class’ natural enemy, the Land Rover Defender. A. Kahn Design has been branching out beyond its tuning roots and...
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Range Rover Sport Hybrid Tows Airstream On Arctic Adventure
When considering the Arctic Circle, it's safe to say most people think reindeer, recluses and radar stations. And going camping there—at any time of year—probably doesn't come to mind as an activity that would be pleasant. Or even possible. ALSO SEE: 2016 Audi R8 Fully Revealed Ahead Of...
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The launch of the Range Rover Evoque proved to be an unequivocal success for Land Rover, with more than 400,000 examples having found a home since sales began in 2011. The Evoque has now reached the midpoint in its life cycle and to keep interest alive Land Rover has given the compact crossover a few updates for the 2016 model, which makes its world debut next week at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show before going on sale in the fall. ALSO SEE: Mercedes-Benz G500 4x4² Concept: Full Details And Video Not wanting to mess around with the Evoque’s stylish lines, with the vehicle’s chic...
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2016 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Teased, Will Feature Full LED Headlights
Land Rover’s stylish Range Rover Evoque crossover first burst onto the scene back in 2012, so the vehicle is rapidly approaching the midway point in its life cycle. In order to keep sales brimming Land Rover is introducing a subtle facelift for the Evoque, which we’ll see for the first...
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2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport first drive review
At last, U.S. Land Rover dealerships are slated to get exactly what they’ve been missing. No, we’re not talking about a revival of the iconic Defender...at least not quite yet. We’re pointing to the 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport, a compact crossover that works exceedingly well...
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Watch Some Of The Last Land Rover Defenders Being Built: Video
This year is going to be the last year for the iconic Land Rover Defender as we know it. It's a remarkable vehicle, known the world over, and its shape has remained pretty consistent since the first Rover was born in 1948. Over the course of those decades, Defenders have served in all manner of...
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Jaguar Land Rover Previews Bicycle And Motorcycle Detection System: Video
Jaguar Land Rover has been showing off some of its upcoming safety technology in recent months, with previous highlights including an innovative transparent hood system and a similar transparent pillar system. Now the British automaker has revealed a bicycle and motorcycle detection system that...
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2016 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Spy Shots
Land Rover’s stylish Range Rover Evoque crossover first burst onto the scene back in 2012, so the vehicle is rapidly approaching the midway point in its life cycle. In order to keep sales brimming it appears Land Rover is planning a subtle facelift for the Evoque, as evidenced by the recent...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran