Land Rover News
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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 Best Manual Transmissions You Can Drive At £87,995 (nearly $150,000 at current exchange rates) the Overfinch Range Rover Sport isn't cheap, but it's a thorough job and reasonably tasteful in execution. Work starts under the hood, where the top-end Range Rover Sport's 5.0-liter supercharged V-8...
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Land Rover’s High-Performance Range Rover Sport Is The SVR: VideoLand 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 VideoLand 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 SportLand 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 2015At 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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2015 Land Rover LR4 Gets Improved Connectivity, Steeper PriceThe 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...
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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 seen with most rivals in the luxury segment, demand for personalized cars has never been higher, so it makes sense for Jaguar Land Rover to also focus on meeting the increasing expectations of today’s most discerning and enthusiastic car customers. The new unit will be led by Jaguar Land Rover...
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Kahn Design Set To Join The World Of Coachbuilding With New Bespoke CarsBritish 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 VideoSo, 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 ReplacementLand 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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Land Rover Discovery Concept Solves First-World Problems With Lasers, Cameras, And TweedSo, 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...
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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 tired sci-fi taglines surrounding the relaunch of the Discovery, which is kicking off a new Land Rover sub-brand of its own. MUST SEE: How To Put A 2015 Ford Mustang On Top Of The Empire State Building: Video First off, it's a relaunch for the Discovery nameplate here in the U.S., where it was dropped a...
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Land Rover’s Transparent Hood Is Technology From The Future: VideoIf 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 RoverMercedes-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 ShowThe 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: VideoHe 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 Confirms Discovery Name To Be Used For Family Of Models: VideoLand 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...
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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 major customers (farmers and the military) that Land Rover has struggled to really replace it. So for the meantime, it's giving customers a few special edition models based on highline XS derivatives instead, due to be launched at the upcoming 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The new 'Black Pack' and 'Silver...
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2015 Range Rover Evoque Gets Autobiography Trim And InControl App SystemLand 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 VideoThe 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 ListsLand 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 2013Jaguar 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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Land Rover Bags Landy Name, May Use It For Compact CrossoverLand Rover is riding high at the moment, enjoying strong sales across the globe and particularly in the Chinese market. Aware that its cars have to become more efficient to meet future regulations though, the company has embarked upon a technology drive, developing everything from hybrid Range...
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