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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
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
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
Newly formed Liberty Electric Cars Ltd is investing £30 million in the re engineering of large luxury cars and 4 x 4s into emission-free, high performance electric vehicles. The company will design and manufacture a unique electric drive-train platform to power a wide range of large vehicles, which will also have the flexibility to incorporate emerging technologies.
Annual vehicle production, which will include the world’s first zero emission, electrically powered Range Rover, will be in tens of thousands and will create around 250 new technology and manufacturing jobs.
Continue to read: Liberty Electric Cars is investing £30 million to offer luxury electric cars
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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As Tata makes headlines with the purchase of Jaguar-Land Rover from Ford, there is a short list of things that are useful to know about the Tata Group and its automotive unit.
We all have heard of least expensive car Tata Nano that is priced under 3000USD. In addition to that there are some interesting facts about the company.
Continue to read: Interesting things to know about Tata
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
The bidders include American buyout firm One Equity Partners as well as Indian manufacturers Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M). The latter is said to be working in conjunction with another equity firm, America’s Apollo.
M&M originally pulled out of the bidding because it was only interested in purchasing Land Rover and not the combined companies, reports Automotive News. It rejoined the auction after partnering with Apollo. If successful, M&M will get control of Land Rover and Jaguar would go to Apollo.
The bidders will be meeting with trade unions and the UK government in the following weeks in an attempt to quell fears of massive job cuts. A spokesman for Ford said and final agreement won’t be made until early next year at the earliest.
The most recent valuation for both carmakers is $1.5 billion, far short of the rumored $6 billion Ford was hoping for.
source: MotorAuthority
