Nick Rogers, head of engineering at Land Rover, says the brand is obsessed with improving its reliability, perceived or otherwise. And while it's not where it wants to be today, the company is "pushing like nothing on earth".
Speaking to Australian media at the Frankfurt motor show, Rogers admitted Land Rover is going through rapid internal changes to improve the reliability of its electronics.
The 2020 Land Rover Defender is set to redefine what a Defender can do, both on and off-road.
Here, we take a deep dive into what the new super-SUV is made of – and why – with Land Rover's chief engineer, Nick Collins.
The new car is based on what Land Rover calls the D7x architecture; the 'x' is for extreme. It’s a 100 per cent new aluminium monocoque, which Collins says is the right choice to deliver the capability required for a Defender today.
Land Rover Australia has drastically cut the number of Range Rover Velar models on offer locally, as JLR looks to simplify its line-up.
Launched with a whopping 64 different variants, the 2020 Velar will be available in just 13 different flavours, headlined by the supercharged V8 Velar P550 SVAutobiography Dynamic.
Details about the drivetrains, dimensions and features of the Land Rover Defender have been leaked ahead of its launch later this year.
A user on the Disco4.com forum has posted smartphone photos taken of slides outlining the new Defender's key details.
Due to be launched October this year, the first cab off the rank will be the Defender 110. The five-door model will be 4758mm long, 1916mm tall, 1999mm wide, and ride on a 3022mm wheelbase.
Ian Callum will step down from his position as design director of Jaguar, and will be replaced by Julian Thomson, the company's creative design director, on July 1, 2019.
After beginning his career at Ford in 1979, and Callum joined Tom Walkinshaw Design in 1990, where he played a part in designing the Aston Martin DB7, Vanquish and DB9.
