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2010 Land Rover Defender 90

Alborz Fallah — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:48:31 +0000

Land Rover Australia has reintroduced the Defender 90, six years after the old car was dropped from the local line up. The full-time four-wheel drive is powered by a 90kW 2.4-litre diesel engine which punches out 360Nm of torque – 60Nm more than the 2003 model. Combined fuel economy remains the same at a flat 10.0-litres/100km but [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2010 Land Rover Defender 90

Land Rover Discovery wins Scottish COTY award

Matt Brogan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:38:22 +0000

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 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Land Rover Discovery wins Scottish COTY award

Range Rover Sport Supercharged Review

Anthony Crawford — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:02:23 +0000

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 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Range Rover Sport Supercharged Review

Tata raises AUD$830 million towards Jaguar Land Rover debt

Matt Brogan — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:53:46 +0000

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 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Tata raises AUD$830 million towards Jaguar Land Rover debt

Land Rover LRX will adhere closely to concept roots

Matt Brogan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:49:48 +0000

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 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Land Rover LRX will adhere closely to concept roots

Land Rover Discovery 4 Review

Anthony Crawford — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:25:52 +0000

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 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Land Rover Discovery 4 Review

Land Rover Discovery 4 wins UK Tow Car of the Year

Matt Brogan — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:16:54 +0000

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 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Land Rover Discovery 4 wins UK Tow Car of the Year

Land Rover suspends development of seven-seat LR2

Matt Brogan — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:44:10 +0000

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 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Land Rover suspends development of seven-seat LR2

Range Rover Supercharged Review

Anthony Crawford — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:57:02 +0000

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, [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Range Rover Supercharged Review

Jaguar Land Rover plant to close in UK

Alborz Fallah — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:06:33 +0000

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 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Jaguar Land Rover plant to close in UK

Range Rover LRX confirmed for greener Land Rover

George Skentzos — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:56:59 +0000

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 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Range Rover LRX confirmed for greener Land Rover

Land Rover announce MY10 Range Rover Sport pricing

Matt Brogan — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:40:45 +0000

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 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Land Rover announce MY10 Range Rover Sport pricing

Range Rover First Steer in the UK

Anthony Crawford — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:01:48 +0000

2010 Range Rover Vogue First Steer We’re in the UK, and about to leave for Eastnor Castle and then onto Scotland; there’s plenty of mud and lots of water up there. By Anthony Crawford When an email arrived from Land Rover I figured it was just the PR guy answering one of the many [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Range Rover First Steer in the UK

Land Rover LRX tipped for 2010 reveal

Matt Brogan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:05:28 +0000

Land Rover could have a road-going version of its LRX concept vehicle ready by as early as June next year. The LRX concept made its debut at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show and was also in Melbourne for last year’s International Motor Show. According to UK magazine Autocar, Land Rover has plans to unveil the production version [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Land Rover LRX tipped for 2010 reveal

Land Rover Freelander2 Review & Road Test

Paul Maric — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:00:29 +0000

2010 Land Rover Freelander2 TD4.e Review and Road Test Welcome to Australia’s most efficient SUV. Model Tested: 2010 Land Rover Freelander2 TD4.e; 2.2-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-diesel; six-speed manual; wagon – $45,590* Options: Full length sunroof $3,300; Style package $1,900 Brilliant fuel economy; quiet stop/start; price; features Weight; only available in manual CarAdvice Rating: By Paul Maric While this Freelander2 may look like any [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Land Rover Freelander2 Review & Road Test

CarAdvice tests Land Rover’s “most fuel efficient” SUV

Paul Maric — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:42:38 +0000

In total contrast to adventures of some of the CarAdvice team, we’re currently testing what said to be Australia’s most fuel efficient SUV – that’s if Land Rover’s claims are to be believed. Land Rover have developed a stop/start system for its diesel Freelander2 range which it claims can reduce fuel consumption by some 20 per [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

CarAdvice tests Land Rover’s “most fuel efficient” SUV

Jaguar Land Rover reports huge loss

David Twomey — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:47:50 +0000

British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has reported a US$1-billion loss for 2008 but will receive a guarantee for a bridging loan from the British government, the British business newspaper, Financial Times, has reported. The report, quoted by Reuters Newsagency, said the core British operations of Jaguar Land Rover, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors, [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Jaguar Land Rover reports huge loss

Video: Range Rover Sport Supercharged 0-160-0

George Skentzos — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:49:40 +0000

Land Rover has released a simple video showcasing the performance of its new flagship Range Rover Sport Supercharged against its predecessor in a simple test from zero to 160km/h and then back to zero. From the film is is quite obvious that Land Rover has made some substantial improvements with the new model which is powered [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Video: Range Rover Sport Supercharged 0-160-0

Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 – Long Term Wrap Up

Anthony Crawford — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:21:37 +0000

2009 LandRover Freelander 2 TD4 – Long Term Wrap Up We decided to take the Freelander 2 off-road to see if it could keep up with a Discovery 3 when the going got really tough. Here’s our footage of what happened in the Lithgow foothills outside Sydney. “If you can find an SUV in this small to [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 – Long Term Wrap Up

Jaguar cuts jobs, drops X-Type

David Twomey — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:11:46 +0000

British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover will cut 300 jobs from its Halewood, north England, plant and stop production of its X-Type car there by the end of the year due to the downturn in the car industry. “Our industry has been especially badly hit by the recession and the premium sector more than others. Jaguar [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Jaguar cuts jobs, drops X-Type