My love affair with Land Rovers began as a boy on the family farm in the 1950s. Sixty-plus years later the relationship had neared breaking point. I fear it is beyond reconciliation. Maybe, just maybe, the new Defender can salvage it. Back on the farm all those years ago, my dad used the power takeoff (PTO) on an early Series 1 Land Rover to run a sawbench to cut fence posts … [Read more...] about Love affair with Land Rover ends with cold shoulder …
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Kiwis miss out on special 70th birthday Land Rover
This is the Land Rover that a handful of New Zealanders wanted but missed out on, because all 150 special editions celebrating the company’s 70th anniversary were snapped up, many by international investors. Investors? The rough and tumble Defender is not exactly blue-chip stock. But here’s the thing: the price for either the three-door Defender 90 or five-door Defender 110, … [Read more...] about Kiwis miss out on special 70th birthday Land Rover
First video of new Land Rover Defender on the move …
New-generation Land Rover Defenders undergoing tests in Britain, Europe, and the United States are trialing 2.0-litre petrol and diesel Ingenium engines, although JLR won’t confirm the identity of the powertrains ... … [Read more...] about First video of new Land Rover Defender on the move …
New Land Rover Defender trials mix of boosted 2.0-litre engines
• See accompanying video Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) says its new-generation Defender will need a “balanced engine portfolio” in order to succeed in all global markets – that’s why prototypes are using cleaner-burning turbocharged 2.0-litre engines from the company’s Ingenium range of five four-cylinder units. Defenders undergoing tests in Britain, Europe, and the United … [Read more...] about New Land Rover Defender trials mix of boosted 2.0-litre engines
Land Rover responds to clean air critic that ‘diesel is the devil’
Jaguar Land Rover has defended its diesel engine technology after criticism of the fuel from the founder and director of Clean Air London, Simon Birkett. “Diesel is the devil, and we do need to ban it,” Birkett told a panel of automotive experts at the inaugural Jaguar Land Rover Tech Fest, a three-day event in London highlighting the carmaker’s future technology. On the … [Read more...] about Land Rover responds to clean air critic that ‘diesel is the devil’