Jaguar Land Rover agents Motorcorp Distributors expects a handful of New Zealanders to buy the Range Rover Fifty, the limited-edition 50th anniversary model, priced at $250,000. “We getting expressions of interest right now and we certainly hope to have three or four buyers,” said Ben Montgomery, Jaguar Land Rover operations manager. “Once we get deposits we will let the … [Read more...] about Range Rover Fifty: handful of Kiwis eye swank anniversary model
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Business-class rear seats in special Range Rover for NZ
The people at Land Rover NZ say they will announce the price of the luxury Range Rover SVAutobiography in the New Year – after they convert the factory starting price in England to NZ dollars. As a guide, the range in England retails between £131,000 and £165,000. At today’s conversion rate of 51 pence to the dollar, that’s NZ$256,000-NZ$323,000. Five SVAutobiography … [Read more...] about Business-class rear seats in special Range Rover for NZ
Range Rover design chief hints at new model: premium saloon
Will Range Rover move into building a premium saloon, one to rival the likes of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Audi A8, BMW 7-Series, and Lexus LS? Don’t bet against it, if what Gerry McGovern says is any indication. The head of design for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) was asked at the launch of the fifth-generation Land Rover Discovery in the US state of Utah if Range Rover could … [Read more...] about Range Rover design chief hints at new model: premium saloon
All eyes on sale of first Range Rover to carry famous badge
Rocker Sir Rod Stewart’s 1971 Lamborghini Miura might have sold at auction in London for a record £909,000 (NZ$1.55m), but most interest centred on a 1970 Range Rover that went for £93,000 (NZ$165,000). Why? Because build number 26 was the first registered to Land Rover itself. The first 25 development Range Rovers didn’t carry the now-famous badge. Instead they were badged … [Read more...] about All eyes on sale of first Range Rover to carry famous badge
Mercedes-Benz limo overall winner of women’s world car of year award
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class (above) has won the overall Women’s World Car of the Year award for 2014, beating second-placed Audi A8 and third-placed Tesla Model S, the battery-electric car the NZ Green Party wants the NZ Government to use as its ministerial fleet. The S-Class also won the luxury category, again pipping the Audi and Tesla. But the US-built Tesla won the … [Read more...] about Mercedes-Benz limo overall winner of women’s world car of year award