Land Rover Discovery wins Scottish COTY award
November 16, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Car News, Land Rover
The Land Rover Discovery celebrates its 20th birthday today and has already been given the perfect present: the 2009 Scottish Car of the Year award.
The new Discovery 4 was voted as the best new SUV and best new car overall by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers ahead of fellow class winners the BMW Z4 [...]
Range Rover Sport Supercharged Review
November 8, 2009 by Anthony Crawford
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Behind the Wheel, Car Reviews, Land Rover, Off Road / 4x4
Location – Scottish Badlands – Photography: Nick Dimbleby
The fast and the furious of the off-road world
It weighs 2,590 kilograms, yet will blast off from a standing start to 100km/h in 6.2 seconds. It’s also sports car tidy through the bends and more luxurious than a suite at the Dorchester.
You’re looking at Land [...]
Tata raises AUD$830 million towards Jaguar Land Rover debt
October 12, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Car News, India, Jaguar, Land Rover, Tata
India’s Tata Motors says it has raised AUD$830 million through the sale of new global depositary receipts and convertible bonds, money that will be used to help pay off debt incurred during the purchase of Jaguar and Land Rover.
The news isn’t all good however with that sum likely to make only a small dent in [...]
Land Rover LRX will adhere closely to concept roots
October 9, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Car News, Concepts, Land Rover
Speaking with Land Rover Managing Director, Mr Phil Popham this week, CarAdvice can reveal the brand’s upcoming LRX model will adhere closely to the roots laid out by its concept – as seen at the Melbourne Motor Show back in 2008.
With Australia a key market for the British marque Mr Popham was keen to [...]
Land Rover Discovery 4 Review
October 9, 2009 by Anthony Crawford
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Behind the Wheel, Car Reviews, First Steer, Land Rover
Location – The Borders, Scotland.
If you fancy a little fly fishing in Scotland’s famed River Tweed, there’s absolutely no need to buy a boat, or stand foolishly in the icy water, just get yourself a Land Rover Discovery 4 and a couple of hand nets, and you’re in with a better than [...]
Land Rover Discovery 4 wins UK Tow Car of the Year
October 7, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Car News, Land Rover
Land Rover’s new Discovery 4 has taken home two accolades in the UK’s recent Caravan Club’s Tow Car of the Year Awards 2010.
Winning the ‘Best Towcar Over £32,000′ class and the ‘All Wheel Drive Over 1800kg’ category, Discovery 4 beat the likes of the Lexus RX450h, Mercedes Benz E and C class, Volvo XC70 and [...]
Land Rover suspends development of seven-seat LR2
October 6, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Car News, Land Rover, SUV
Land Rover has suspended plans for a seven-seat version of its LR2, a project being developed under the codename L486, as the marque draws focus on other more pressing projects, such as the LRX crossover.
The L486 program, which had been running for just over a year, was being used to develop a long-wheelbase version [...]
Range Rover Supercharged Review
September 30, 2009 by Anthony Crawford
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Behind the Wheel, Car Reviews, First Steer, Land Rover, SUV Luxury
MY10 2010 Range Rover Supercharged Review
Location, Eastnor Castle in the United Kingdom – photography by Nick Dimbleby
After an overnight stay in Reading, Berkshire in an attempt to knock jet lag on the head, it was an early morning getaway along the M4, to the historic Eastnor Castle in Ledbury, Herefordshire.
It all sounded rather Posh, [...]
Jaguar Land Rover plant to close in UK
September 25, 2009 by Alborz Fallah
Filed under Car News, Jaguar, Land Rover, Tata
One of Jaguar and Land Rovers plants in the UK is destined for closure, the company said today. The firm, which is now owned by Indian manufacturer Tata Motors said 2010 will see the closure of either its Castle Bromwich factory in the West Midlands which produces Jaguars or its operations in Solihull, which makes [...]
Range Rover LRX confirmed for greener Land Rover
September 24, 2009 by George Skentzos
Filed under Car News, Concepts, Land Rover
Almost two years after it first made its debut as a concept at the Detroit Motor Show, Land Rover has today confirmed the a production version of its exciting LRX concept car will be built.
The production LRX will join the Range Rover line-up in 2011 as the smallest, lightest and most efficient vehicle the company [...]
Land Rover announce MY10 Range Rover Sport pricing
September 16, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Car News, Land Rover, SUV
Land Rover has today announced Australian pricing details for its 2010 model year (MY10) Range Rover Sport series, due to arrive here early next month.
With a comprehensive package of engineering and design changes for the heavily revised series, Range Rover will release six Sport models to the Australian market all of which boast significant [...]


