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Going electric seems to be the future, now there is an electric Range Rover prototype in development that will get 200 mile range per charge. This won’t be another rival to the Tesla Roadster, it will be an electric car for the off road crowd.
The car will have solar panels on the roof to charge the batteries when they get low and will also power many of the electrical systems.
Continue to read: Electric Range Rover will be priced at around $200,000
Here it is the facelifted third generation Range Rover. Exterior changes are very minor and include new lights and new front bumper.
Just like the facelifted Range Rover Sport it gets a new 5.0-liter supercharged V8. Last time the Range Rover got a facelift was for the 2007 model year. Things have changed a lot since the third generation was first introduced. The program started under BMW, then moved to Ford and now is part of Tata Motors.
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Posted on Jul 28 2008 by admin | Posted under
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This here is a 2009/2010 Range Rover Sport facelift that was spotted on the Nürburgring. Range Rover Sport gets a new 5.0-liter engine that replaces current 4.2-liter engine from Jaguar.
Power output is from 350 hp in the naturally aspirated configuration and 460 hp on the supercharged version. In addition to the engine changes the car also gets a revised bumper and grille.
This Porsche Cayenne Turbo rival should go on sale summer of 2009.
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Land Rover’s engineers are now conducting real-world tests with some ground-breaking Diesel ERAD Hybrid vehicles, aimed at dramatically cutting CO2 and other emissions while still delivering characteristic Land Rover all-terrain performance.
These engineering ‘mules’ are based on Freelander 2 vehicles, but the technology is designed to be scalable and modular, so could be applied across a variety of Land Rover models and powertrains.
Continue to read: Land Rover announces: Diesel ERAD Hybrid & e_Terrain Technologies
Posted on Jul 07 2008 by admin | Posted under
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Two German Land Rover enthusiasts who also love classic British roadsters have decided to combine these two attributes into a single vehicle and in so doing have created the world’s first Land Rover 4×4 “Off-roadster”. Official name of the car will be Bell Aurens Land Rover.
So called Off-roadster is based on a classic Series Land Rover 109″ and will be equipped with four wheel drive, off-road gear reduction, central locking differential and a leaf sprung suspension. 8 and 12-cylinder engines will be available (thats why the car has such a long bonnet).
Continue to read: World’s first Land Rover 4×4
Posted on Jul 02 2008 by admin | Posted under
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A new, high-specification ‘Autobiography’ model is to make a global debut at the British International Motor Show on July 22nd 2008.
The Range Rover model line-up for 2009 will feature the most luxurious top of the range production Range Rover yet. Taking the name ‘Autobiography’, it replaces the model previously reserved for bespoke versions of the luxury 4×4.
Contniue to read: Land Rover will unveil the most luxurious Range Rover named Autobiography
60 years ago today, a motoring icon made its public debut, when the original Land Rover was shown at a motor show in Amsterdam, on April 30, 1948. The current Defender is clearly descended from that first vehicle, known as a Series 1. Extraordinarily, they even share a couple of original parts, an oil filler plug and a cleat for tying down the canvas roof. But the rest of the vehicle technology has moved on considerably.
Today, Land Rover goes from strength-to-strength, with a five-model line-up headed by the Range Rover, and record global sales of over 226,000 vehicles in 2007.
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We’ve been told to expect some exciting new Jaguars under Tata’s ownership but there hasn’t been much word about Land Rover’s future models.
But now spy photographers have snapped what they describe as a V12 Range Rover.
Apparently the quad-exhausts and front bumper layout indicate it is a V12, but we are not entirely convinced just yet.
Continue to read: Rumour: Land Rover working on 12-cylinder SUV
Land Rover released photos of the 60th Anniversary Defender SVX special edition. These photos are of the Defender 90 soft top and hard top but there will also be a seven seat 110 for the Australian market.
Defender SVX exterior details include metallic black paint, satin-black decals, sidesteps, LED tail lamps, new grille, reinforced aluminum skid plate up front and special alloy wheels.
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DEARBORN, Mich., March 26, 2008 – Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Jaguar Land Rover operations to Tata Motors.
The transaction is the culmination of Ford’s decision last August to explore strategic options for the Jaguar Land Rover business, as the company accelerates its focus on its core Ford brand and “One Ford” global transformation.
The sale is expected to close by the end of the next quarter and is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of applicable regulatory approvals.
Continue to read: Ford Announces Agreement To Sell Jaguar and Land Rover
