Jaguar Land Rover is expanding its Special Vehicle Operations – skunkworks equivalent to BMW’s M GmbH, AMG and the like – with the announcement of a £20m (about AU$35 million) stand-alone facility in Coventry, England. With a staff of over 200, the facility will be able to concentrate on more […]
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Land Rover Discovery Sport pulls 100-tonne train (video)
Land Rover has come up with an extravagant marketing campaign for its Discovery Sport, showing one towing no less than a 100-tonne train in Switzerland. Land Rover is no stranger to public feats of strength like this; back in 1989 a 200TDi took on a similar carriage in Plymouth, UK. […]
Jaguar Land Rover opens first factory outside UK, in Brazil
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has opened the doors to its latest facility, located in Brazil. It’s a move that was announced before a steady decline in South American sales. The factory in full-swing can produce up to 24,000 units per year, but is slated to produce around 10,000 Land Rover […]
2018 Land Rover Discovery prototype spotted at Nurburgring (video)
Land Rover has been spotted test driving a prototype version of the next-gen Discovery, out on the Nurburgring of all places. This will be the first big generation step since the Discovery 4 was introduced back in 2009. Unlike the last two generations, back to the Disco 3 which used […]
Land Rover Discovery Sport TD4 SE review (video)
We’ve tested the flagship SD4 HSE version of Land Rover’s lovable Discovery Sport, and we enjoyed every minute of it. So, we thought we’d sample the other end of the range to see if it carries over the charming character. Specifically, this is the TD4 SE. Prices start at $56,355, […]
Video: Is this Jaguar’s new ‘E-Pace’ mid-size hybrid SUV?
An intriguing Jaguar Land Rover prototype has been spotted at the Nurburgring, with a number of clues suggesting this could be a junior SUV to sit underneath the recently-introduced Jaguar F-Pace. At first, it looks like a regular Range Rover Evoque five-door, especially around at the back. But at the […]
MY2017 Evoque update adds 10.2in screen, Ember special edition
Some mild updates have been announced for the MY2017 Range Rover Evoque in Australia, introducing enhanced on-board technology for some variants, and a new Ember special edition. Starting with the technology update, Land Rover has equipped the HSE and HSE Dynamic range-toppers with its new 10.2-inch infotainment touch-screen system that […]
Range Rover planning ‘Sport Coupe’ SUV as BMW X6 rival – report
Both BMW and Mercedes-Benz are enjoying soaking up the premium four-door coupe SUV market, and Land Rover is yet to offer a competitor. That could be about to change. According to a recent Autocar report, Land Rover is planning a sporty fastback model codenamed the L560. It’s believed it will […]