Land Rover News
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A UK man has set a record as the first to cross the Bering Strait in a land vehicle. Deciding to tackle the problem in a unique way, Steve Burgess decided that instead of attempting to cross the icebridge that forms across the water in winter, he'd wait for it to melt and float across. That decision took him from the ranks of those who've attempted and failed and put him in the record books. Floating a Land Rover across the Bering Strait might seem an impossible task, but with the aid of a pair of gigantic floats, an engine and propeller, the 53-year-old Brit made it safely across the 56mi...
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Edmiston and Land Rover launch 'Superyacht Range Rover Design Competition'Yacht-companies and carmakers that build premium SUVs seem to have no problem finding commonalities between them, judging by the number of maritime-inspired SUV concepts presented in the past 12 months. Most recently we saw the Touareg North Sails Concept from Volkswagen, and before that there was...
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Land Rover presents ERAD diesel-hybrid prototypesLand Rover is using this week’s London Motor Show to present its new ERAD (Electric Rear Axle Drive) diesel-hybrid in a pair of Freelander 2 (LR2) prototypes, which have already begun conducting real world tests. The new hybrid system is being designed as a scalable and modular system that...
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Overfinch Country Pursuits Range Rover ConceptRange Rover tuning specialist Overfinch has developed a new concept vehicle based on the premium Land Rover SUV, which was displayed today at the Salon Prive Luxury and Supercar Show at the Hurlingham Club in London. The modified SUV, dubbed the Country Pursuits Concept, is based on the Vogue SE...
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Land Rover launches 2009 Range Rover AutobiographyLand Rover is set to debut a new special edition Range Rover SUV at this month’s London Motor Show, which the company claims will be the most luxurious production Range Rover yet. The new model is called the ‘Autobiography’ and it comes equipped with 20in diamond-turned...
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Arden Range Rover AR7 packs 520hp punchElegance, discreet sportiness and understatement have always been characteristics of British cars. However German tuning house Arden hasn’t quite taken these into consideration while tuning Land Rover’s Range Rover, giving it an aggressive new look and the performance to match. The...
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Ford today completed the sale of its Jaguar and Land Rover operations to Tata Motors after first announcing the Indian carmaker as the next owner back in March. The sale is the culmination of Ford’s decision last August to explore strategic options for the Jaguar and Land Rover businesses, as the Blue Oval accelerates its turnaround plan and focuses on its core Ford brand. The total amount paid in cash by Tata for Jaguar and Land Rover upon closing is approximately $2.3 billion. Ford will now contribute up to $600 million to the Jaguar and Land Rover pension plans, which leaves the Blue...
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UK startup to convert luxury cars to EVsRevealed today at the Eden Project Green Car Show in the UK, the newly-formed company Liberty Electric Cars Ltd. plans to invest £30 million ($58.4 million) in the re-engineering of luxury cars and SUVs to turn them into emissions free yet still high-performance electric vehicles (EVs). The...
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After two year slump, Jaguar posts sales increaseSales of the attractive and modern XF sedan along with new confidence in the brand's future are the driving forces behind Jaguar's first sales rise since July 2006 as Jaguar and sister company Land Rover change hands to new owner Tata Motors. The company sees a strong year of continued sales on the...
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UK Govt. helps fund Jaguar and Land Rover hybrid techThe UK government has offered Jaguar-Land Rover funding in order to speed up the development of emissions reducing technologies. The funding comes from the Technology Strategy Board, which is spending around £23 million ($45 million) on 16 various low carbon projects ranging across a field of...
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Spy Shots: Land Rover LR3 Packing 5.0-Liter V-8With all the commotion and buzz over recent spy images of a high-performance Range Rover and Range Rover Sport testing at the Nurburgring it’s easy to forget Land Rover’s smaller Discovery 3 SUV is also due for an update. Exterior-wise the update will only be a minor one but according...
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Daimler open to Jaguar and Land Rover partnershipDaimler has been tied with a number of carmakers in the recent past, including the likes of BMW, Alfa Romeo and Aston Martin, in regards to possible partnerships and supply deals. Soon, we may be able to add Jaguar and Land Rover to that list in as the German giant is open to forming a partnership...
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When the original Land Rover Series 1 made its public debut at a motor show in Amsterdam back in 1948, few would have suspect the brand would go on to become a major player in the international luxury SUV market. Today, Land Rover features a five-model lineup and is selling vehicles at a record level. Since the first Series I model rolled off the production line at Solihull, UK, the vehicles created by Land Rover have gone on to define the SUV market. In 1970, we saw the launch of what’s arguably Land Rover’s most significant model, the Range Rover, and today the lineup features...
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Update: EU clears Tata purchase of Jaguar, Land RoverUpdated: The European Union has followed the lead of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and approved the $2.3 billion sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to India’s Tata. There were no content of the sale from competitors and customers and the decision was made under a ‘simplified...
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Geoff Polites, CEO of Jaguar & Land Rover, passes awayThe CEO of Jaguar and Land Rover, Geoff Polites, has passed away at the age of 60 after battling serious illness for the past two years. Polites is credited with leading the team that returned the Jaguar and Land Rover brands back to profitability and his passing comes as both carmakers are...
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Land Rover celebrating 60th anniversary with Goodwood appearanceLand Rover will be celebrating its 60th anniversary as the featured marque at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in July and will showcase a new automotive sculpture by artist Gerry Juddah. The sculpture will incorporate an original 1948 Land Rover, a selection of vehicles from the...
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Jaguar and Land Rover profitable in 2007 says TataFord never released financial data for individual carmakers within its Premier Auto Group so apart from a few masked reports here and there we were never able to get proper insight into the financial performance of brands like Jaguar and Land Rover. With India’s Tata finally taking over the...
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Jaguar and Land Rover pose a number of problems for TataWhile Jaguar and Land Rover will be getting a much-needed resuscitation from Tata and its deep pockets, stricter emissions and fuel-economy regulations set to roll in over the next decade as well as continual reliability and quality issues are likely to prove to be problematic for the new Indian...
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After months of speculation, leaked information and hearsay, Ford has finally confirmed it will sell its Jaguar and Land Rover operations to India’s Tata. The sale is expected to close by the end of the next quarter and still requires approval from several European regulatory bodies, but otherwise the deal is as good as done. The total amount to be paid in cash by Tata for Jaguar and Land Rover upon closing will be approximately $2.3 billion. At closing, Ford will then contribute up to $600 million to the Jaguar Land Rover pension plans, which will leave the Blue Oval with about $1.7...
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Fiat still interested in Jaguar and Land Rover technologyWith the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to India’s Tata Group expected to be announced within days, Italian giant Fiat may finally gain access to premium RWD and AWD technologies it’s always dreamt of. Fiat was one of the first carmakers rumored to be interested in buying Jaguar and Land...
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Land Rover to keep LRX concept interior for production?Dynamically designed and arrestingly attractive, Land Rover's LRX concept has won much praise on the show-car circuit. But beauty goes more than skin-deep in this case, as engineers are working to keep the interior of the concept intact through production. A bit over-the-top as most concept...
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Update: Jaguar and Land Rover costing Tata $3 billion?Updated: Latest reports are claiming Tata is seeking $3 billion dollars in loans to acquire the Jaguar and Land Rover brands. The information comes from people close to deal, who told Bloomberg Tata has contacted investment banks Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase about securing the loan. Ford...
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More Land Rover LRX concept cars planned for GenevaLand Rover first rolled out the LRX Concept at last month’s Detroit Auto Show but that sole white car on display was never going to be the last we heard or saw of the carmaker’s new compact crossover. Set to be on display at this week’s Geneva event is two new versions of the LRX...
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Tata only wants Land Rover, plans to sell Jaguar?Many found it puzzling when India’s Tata, a company that specializes in econo cars and commercial vehicles, announced plans to purchase a struggling luxury brand like Jaguar, but it appears there could be more to Tata’s takeover of Ford’s premium brands then first reported...
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