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Land Rover and Jaguar to play part in Spectre James Bond movie

Land Rover and Jaguar to play part in Spectre James Bond movie

By on 09/02/2015 in Jaguar, Land Rover, News

Jaguar Land Rover has announced its line-up of vehicles that are set to feature in SPECTRE, the 24th James Bond adventure, from Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.  These will include the Jaguar C-X75, Range Rover Sport SVR and Defender Big Foot, which have been provided by Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations.

C-X75  – concept vehicles will form part of spectacular chase scene in Rome

Land Rover and Jaguar to star in James Bond Spectre movie

Land Rover and Jaguar to star in James Bond Spectre movie

The Jaguar C-X75 will feature in a spectacular car chase sequence through Rome alongside the Aston Martin DB10. The C-X75 vehicles used in filming have been built in collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering facility in Oxfordshire, England.

Scenes including the heavily modified versions of Land Rover Defender & Range Rover Sport SVR have already been filmed in Austria. The Range Rover Sport SVR is the fastest and most powerful Land Rover ever.

The highly capable Big Foots were constructed by Special Operations with huge 37-inch diameter off-road tyres to tackle the extreme terrain. They also feature bespoke suspension systems and enhanced body protection.

Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations, John Edwards, said: “This is an exciting partnership for Jaguar Land Rover and an opportunity to demonstrate the fantastic capabilities of the Special Operations team.’’

Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles have been involved in a succession of Bond films. Most recently, in 2012, the rugged Defender 110 Double Cab Pick Up was driven by field agent Eve Moneypenny in the opening sequence to SKYFALL.

New York to see the future path of the Land Rover Discovery

New York to see the future path of the Land Rover Discovery

By on 03/04/2014 in Featured, News

Land Rover will reveal its design vision for a new family of premium leisure SUV vehicles at the 2014 New York International Auto Show.

The company will unveil their Discovery Vision Concept car to the press and public next week as they showcase the direction of the Land Rover SUVs will take in the future. Continue Reading..

The new Range Rover Sport

The new Range Rover Sport

By on 28/03/2013 in News

The all-new Range Rover Sport has been launched in New York with Daniel Craig driving this latest Land Rover through the city.

This ultimate premium sports SUV is the fastest, most agile and responsive Land Rover ever according to the Birmingham manufacturer.Continue Reading..

Order now! New Range Rover for 2013

Order now! New Range Rover for 2013

By on 07/09/2012 in News

Land Rover has announced the launch of the All New Range Rover, the world’s most refined and capable SUV.

See all the images of the new Range Rover in the gallery at the bottom of this page.Continue Reading..

Land Rover reveal all new Range Rover

Land Rover reveal all new Range Rover

By on 15/08/2012 in News

Land Rover have revealed pictures and details of the all-new Range Rover. The SUV company describe it as the most capable and most luxurious Land Rover yet.Continue Reading..

Land Rover celebrates one year of Range Rover Evoque production

Land Rover celebrates one year of Range Rover Evoque production

By on 04/07/2012 in News

As demand for the Range Rover Evoque continues around the world, employees at JLR’s Halewood manufacturing plant are celebrating one year of production.

Range Rover Evoque

Twelve months ago, when the first vehicle rolled off the production line, the Evoque had already generated an exceptional market response with more than 18,000 advance orders from customers worldwide. This interest continues today with demand for the Evoque driving sales of almost 80,000 units in just nine months.

With more than 110 global awards under its belt, the Evoque has gained critical acclaim from customers and media alike. Crowned Top Gear Magazine Car of the Year, World Design Car of the Year and North American Truck of the Year amongst others, the Evoque continues to receive plaudits for its concept car looks, dynamic driving performance, class leading off-road skills and excellent cost of ownership.

This early success for Evoque has had a significant positive impact on the Halewood facility. In anticipation of the launch in 2011, the workforce was increased to more than 3,000 employees. In March this year, JLR announced it would recruit a further 1,000 employees to help deliver the increased volume of both Evoque and Land Rover Freelander 2, which is also manufactured at Halewood.

In just three years the workforce has trebled and the plant now employs more than 4,000 people.

Halewood Operations Director Richard Else, said: “The Evoque is an incredibly exciting vehicle that continues to turn heads. Sales of the Evoque remain strong across all markets and here at the plant we are working hard to meet  this demand.”

The Evoque is designed, engineered and manufactured in the UK with more than 75 per cent of production exported to more than 170 global markets – generating an estimated £2 billion in annual export value for the UK.

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Land Rover receive double honours at Auto Express Awards

Land Rover receive double honours at Auto Express Awards

By on 27/06/2012 in News

The Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery 4 are continuing their winning ways in the 2012 Auto Express Awards, taking top honours respectively as Best Compact SUV and Best Large SUV.

Range Rover Evoque

For Evoque, which was the reigning Auto Express Car of the Year, it is a second successive victory in its class, demonstrating that the promise it showed in the build up to its launch last year has been fully realised. Its quality, performance and appeal have now been recognised by well in excess of 100 awards and excellent sales figures worldwide.

Evoque was challenged for honours in its class by its sister model, the Freelander 2, which earned a judges’ commendation, and the BMW X3.

Auto Express Editor-in-Chief, Steve Fowler said: “Last year’s Car of the Year is still the one to beat and easily keeps hold of its Best Compact SUV title.”

“The Evoque is all about style, quality and driver appeal. It turns heads like little else, is built superbly and is great fun to drive – a truly brilliant all-rounder.”

Land Rover Discovery 4

Discovery 4 accomplishes a hat-trick this year, claiming the Best Large SUV award for the third year running, making it the pre-eminent model in its class every year since its launch.

The Auto Express success adds to an impressive array of honours for the model, demonstrating Discovery’s strength-in-depth as it progresses beyond the production milestone of 1,000,000 units; it has established its dominance in the class by winning the award eight consecutive times.

Fowler commented: “This is the third Auto Express award for Discovery 4, proof that it is one of the best cars in the real world. Nothing can touch its blend of go-anywhere ability, comfort, tremendous practicality and value. A continual programme of development keeps it ahead of the pack and keeps it looking cool, too.”

Discovery 4 took top spot in its category this year ahead of finalists the Porsche Cayenne and Hyundai Santa Fe. Land Rover’s across-the-board success this year was completed by the Range Rover being commended in the awards’ Luxury Car category.

Jeremy Hicks, Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover UK, accepted the awards at a presentation at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London. He said: “These awards demonstrate the breadth of appeal that the Land Rover brand has in the UK. We have our strongest ever product line-up, and retail sales in the UK are up 28% YTD.”

“The Discovery 4 is widely recognised as the world’s most versatile and capable SUV and the Range Rover Evoque is continuing to win awards that recognise its all-round performance, distinctive design, and class leading cost of ownership.”

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The first all-new Bristol and West Land Rover Show a success

The first all-new Bristol and West Land Rover Show a success

By on 27/06/2012 in News

The first all-new Bristol and West Land Rover Show got off to a great start with 3,000 Land Rover lovers gathering at the Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, to celebrate their favourite marque.

Around 30 Land Rover and 4×4 clubs and 100 traders, covering everything from parts and spares to overland adventures, praised the new event that was organised by Mark Woodward Events.

Mark said: “We’re thrilled with how well this first event has been received. The feedback has been brilliant. Traders have reported good business throughout the weekend and visitors are already asking us for the dates for 2013. We even got a break with the weather during the day although those camping certainly got their equipment tested during Saturday night, but were all smiling Sunday morning nevertheless.”

A highlight on Saturday was the BLESMA Charity Challenge as over 400 Land Rovers, 4x4s and ex-military vehicles congregated to create an incredible mosaic of a Defender 90. This was followed by a charity auction, which raised over £1,900 for BLESMA, the British Limbless Ex-Service Men’s Association.

Diana Tigwell hosted the Difflock Live Action Arena offering Land Rover parades, winching demonstrations from Goodwinch and the first double twist off challenge.

The date has already been set for next year’s Bristol and West Land Rover Show as it will return to the Royal Bath and West Showground on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th June 2013.

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Motorexpo the world’s largest free automotive event returns to Toronto

Motorexpo the world’s largest free automotive event returns to Toronto

By on 26/06/2012 in News

Motorexpo returns to Brookfield Place, in the heart of Toronto’s downtown financial district this week until Friday 29th June. The whole area will be transformed into a free-to-enjoy auto extravaganza.

Produced in partnership with Brookfield Office Properties, attendees to the 2012 Toronto Motorexpo will have the chance to check-out the hottest new automotive trends in a relaxed, business environment and enjoy unparalleled access to vehicles from many of the world’s top automotive makers. Just some of the vehicles on display for visitors to enjoy will be the Aston Martin V8 vantage, Audi A7, the all-new Bentley Continental GT and GTC V8, Hyundai’s Equus and Genesis, the new Infiniti JX, 2012 Jaguar XF, Land Rover’s LR4 HSE Luxury Limited Edition, the All-New Lexus GS, the new Porsche Boxster and the Rolls Royce Ghost, to name just a few.

“We are delighted to be returning to Brookfield Place and look forward to bringing our unique free-to-attend auto show to Toronto once again so that local residents, the downtown business population and all automotive enthusiasts can savor the latest vehicles on the market,” said Motorexpo CEO Graeme Carver.

“Our unrivalled format allows everyone the chance to get up close and personal with the latest vehicles that many of the world’s best manufacturers have to offer, all of which will be positioned throughout the world-class location that is Brookfield Place!”

“On behalf of Brookfield Office Properties, I welcome you to the 2012 Toronto Motorexpo. We are proud to once again display the newest and most dynamic automobiles from around the world to Toronto’s downtown residents, visitors and workforce,” said Brookfield Office Properties’ President and CEO of Canadian Commercial Operations, Jan Sucharda.

“At Brookfield, we strive to present engaging exhibitions and performances within the public spaces at our properties, enhancing the experience for our office tenants and visitors alike. So get ready to experience the best of what the automotive industry has to offer. We hope you enjoy the 2012 Toronto Motorexpo.”

The Toronto Motorexpo is modeled after the successful Canary Wharf London Motorexpo that has taken place annually since 1996. In the last two weeks, the London Motorexpo welcomed more than 400,000 visitors, making it the UK’s largest auto show event. Motorexpo is also a firm fixture on New York’s automotive calendar and is set to return to the World Financial Center in Lower Manhattan, also owned by Brookfield

Land Rover and Bowler agree to a brand partnership

Land Rover and Bowler agree to a brand partnership

By on 21/06/2012 in News

Bowler and Land Rover have agreed to a brand partnership that will see ‘Powered by Land Rover’ on the Bowler  EXR Rally car and EXR S road car.

Under the agreement, “Powered by Land Rover” badging on Bowler’s competition cars, across its marketing materials and will also be highlighted in joint event and promotional activities.

Since the first Bowler Wildcat vehicles were produced, based on the Land Rover 90  and powered by TVR tweaked Rover V8 engines, they have developed worthy evolutions of Land Rover products. Now they will benefit from access to components – powertrain and chassis engineering  – and technical and development support from Land Rover.

The agreement also provides a secured piece of ongoing parts business, allowing Land Rover’s engineers to stretch themselves creatively and technically on an extreme performance-orientated programme that will future developments to the road-going Land Rover range.

 The latest models in the Bowler range – the EXR rally raid competition car and the road-going EXR S – both use modified engines, chassis and other components from the Range Rover Sport.

Both the EXR and EXR S use a modified version of the Range Rover Sport chassis, and both cars use modified versions of the 5.0-litre V8 engine used in Range Rover models.  The EXR uses a FIA-restricted naturally-aspirated 5.0-litre V8 engine, while the EXR S uses a 550bhp version of the supercharged 5.0-litre V8 which will provide supercar performance.

Drew Bowler, Managing Director of Bowler, said: “We’re delighted to announce this partnership, which brings very positive benefits to both Bowler and Land Rover. We’ve only ever used Land Rover powertrains, and this relationship will give us access to current Land Rover technologies, and a great platform from which to support our racing activities and develop future models.”

He continued: “We’re really looking forward to promoting and selling both the EXR and EXR S on a global basis, and the partnership with Land Rover will help us and our customers in terms of aftersales and parts availability”

Mark Cameron, Land Rover Brand Experience Director, Global Marketing, said: “Bowler vehicles demonstrate the kind of performance, ride, handling and chassis dynamics that a vehicle powered by Land Rover is capable of when taken to the extreme and liberated of most practical constraints.

“For over twenty years, Land Rover’s technology has powered Bowlers on some of the toughest and most gruelling off-road sporting events in the world.  We’re proud to have been part of Bowler’s success and, just as its latest models come to market, this new formal partnership will fully acknowledge the role of Land Rover technology in Bowler’s high performance all terrain cars.”

Bowlers will be seen competing in this year’s Baja 1000 rally raid in the Ukraine and Rally Reykjavik in Iceland, and next year in the Tuareg Rally in Morocco and Silk Way Rally in Russia.

At the end of the month Bowler will have a large presence at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (28th June – 1st July 2012), where it will run five rally cars on the Activity Field, allowing fans and spectators to experience a Bowler in race conditions, and where the company will also be previewing the new EXR S road car.

 

Land Rover Experience

Land Rover Experience

By on 08/04/2012 in Driving Experiences, Everything Auto, Manufacturer

Solihull has been the home of the Land Rover for over 60 years. The Experience Centre is located right at the heart of the facility and allows you to have an exclusive behind the scenes insight of these iconic 4×4 vehicles.

Have a guided tour at the production facilities then explore 15 acres of land that has been crafted over time to make the ultimate test track. During the tour, you’ll visit every stage of the production process, starting with one of the largest sheet metal presses in the world which exert thousands of tonnes of pressure to form the body panels. You’ll discover how our world leading all-terrain technology is assembled and packaged into the final vehicles.

Finally, get behind the wheel or experience an impressive demonstration with our expert instructors, included in our Silver and Gold tours. The Solihull demonstration areas have a wide variety of terrains, both natural and man made. The Jungle Track is a nature refuge which will fully immerse you in another world, and the Adventure Zone is a collection of obstacles which are specifically designed to showcase the most extreme aspects of Land Rover capability. Experience a 45 degree downhill slope, articulations, side slopes, our swing bridge and more.

Driving Adventures

Half Day

Enjoy half a day with us, explore our tracks and test yourself against the terrain. Leave with a sense of adventure and experience the full capability of a Land Rover of your choice. Tackle steep, slippery slopes, drive through deep water and along the twists and turns of our dense woodland.

Full Day

An adrenaline packed day in beautiful surroundings. Plenty of time behind the wheel and the chance to explore the more remote areas of our woodland tracks. Our most popular driving activity allows you to drive as many miles and tackle as many obstacles as possible.

 

Factory Tours

Bronze

Enjoy an exclusive three-hour tour of the home of Land Rover. Tours operate from Monday to Thursday beginning at 9am and 1pm and Friday at 9am. All participants must be over the age of 10.

Silver

With the Silver tour, once you’ve seen the vehicles built from the ground up, experience an impressive off-road demonstration from one of our expert instructors. We’ll expose you to different terrains both natural and man-made, all designed to demonstrate the jaw-dropping ability of every Land Rover model. One tour per day starting at 9am and finishing at noon. All participants must be over the age of 10.

Gold

The gold package includes the factory tour, a demonstration drive from one of our instructors, and then the opportunity to get behind the wheel and try it for yourself. Experience our three driving zones, packed full of off-road challenges and testing obstacles.

New 2012 Special Edition Range Rover models

New 2012 Special Edition Range Rover models

By on 06/02/2012 in News

The Range Rover enters its 10th anniversary year in 2012, continuing to set benchmarks in luxury, capability and performance. Going beyond the 2012 model year enhancements that were introduced in October 2011, the Range Rover line-up is being developed to include three new Special Editions; The TDV8 Westminster, TDV8 Autobiography and Supercharged Autobiography.

The new arrivals focus on further extending the luxury and high specifications that are at the core of the Range Rover brand.

In 2012 Land Rover celebrates 10 years of Range Rover in its current guise. The third generation Range Rover was introduced in 2002 to critical acclaim setting new benchmarks in levels of luxury and all-terrain capability. Over the past decade, several facelifts and model year updates have kept the Range Rover at the cutting edge of technology leading up to the latest special editions, which will provide customers with increased options and convenience.

Westminster Edition

The new Range Rover Westminster Edition joins the line-up to replace the previous TDV8 Vogue and Vogue SE models. Going further than its predecessors, it comes handsomely equipped with an extensive collection of additional features that raise both the vehicle’s prestige style and comfort levels for everyone on board.

The exterior of the Westminster Edition is distinguished by the bright ‘Noble’ finish to the front grille and side vents, ‘Titan’ silver lower splitter bar and fog lamp bezels, 20-inch, 10-spoke alloy wheels and ‘Westminster’ badging. Opening the doors reveals illuminated treadplates and a cabin finished with luxury carpets and Grand Black lacquer trim elements, plus bright-finished pedal finishers. The front seats feature both heating and cooling functions and the in car entertainment system benefits from a 19-speaker, 1,200W harman/kardon LOGIC7 surround sound system as well as Range Rover’s innovative Dual View infotainment screen.

Featuring the powerful yet refined 4.4-litre TDV8 engine with eight-speed automatic transmission, the new Westminster Edition is available in a choice of seven exterior colours, with five interior colour combinations. The standard equipment specification further includes an electric sunroof, automatic headlights and windscreen wipers, Park Distance Control with rear-view camera, memory setting for the steering wheel, driver’s seat and rear-view mirror and a heated, leather trimmed steering wheel.

TDV8 Autobiography and Supercharged Autobiography

Bold design and ultimate luxury underpin the new Range Rover TDV8 Autobiography and Supercharged Autobiography. Both benefit as standard from the Range Rover Design Pack, a collection of exterior styling features that are seamlessly integrated to compliment the car’s powerful appearance, without compromising its classic lines.

The pack introduces new front and rear bumpers, ‘Titan’ silver front grille and side vent treatments and fog lamp surrounds, integrated stainless steel exhaust finishers and side skirts. These are complemented by striking 20-inch alloy wheels in Shadow Chrome.

Inside the focus is on unparalleled luxury and comfort with the Range Rover Seat Style Pack. This comprises rear seats with recline and lumbar adjustment, heating and cooling functions and multi-adjustable aircraft-style headrests with wings for added support. The passenger “front seat away” function provides a simple control for adding extra rear legroom, while the front passenger seat itself benefits from a memory function than can store up to three different personalised settings.

Both versions gain the 19-speaker, 1,200W harman/kardon LOGIC7 surround sound system and are fitted with illuminated treadplates. Seven exterior finishes are available, together with an extensive range of interior colour and trim combination options. The TDV8 Autobiography retains its 4.4-litre engine and eight-speed automatic transmission, with the Supercharged Autobiography powered by the 5.0-litre LR-V8 petrol unit with six-speed automatic gearbox.

Sales and pricing

The new Range Rover Special Edition models go on sale in March. The TDV8 Westminster Edition is £69,995, presenting customers with significant additional feature content over and above the specification of the former Vogue and Vogue SE models.

On-the-road prices for the TDV8 Autobiography and Supercharged Autobiography are £84,295 and £86,895 respectively.

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