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Owning a Land Rover is a unique experience. Whether you’re navigating rugged terrains or cruising through city streets, this premium vehicle demands care to maintain its peak performance. Regular servicing ensures reliability, safety, and longevity, but how often should you schedule one? Let’s break it down.Land Rovers are sophisticated vehicles, built with cutting-edge technology and intricate components. Regular servicing ensures that your Land Rover operates smoothly and efficiently. It also ...

This year’s Geneva Motor Show will see the debut of something rather special from Land Rover, something we haven’t seen since the 70s. It’s called theRange Rover SV Coupe, and it’s a two-door version of the full-size luxury SUV featuring a “seductive” design and an ultra-refined interior. They have only released a photo of the interior so far, but that is enough to make us long for this Range Rover SV Coupe. The original Range Rover launched in the 1970 as a two-door model, but that form kind of went away, featured only on a version of the Evoque. The SV, though, it’s not a downsized Range Rover or anything pathetic. It’s full-size, they say, and it’s going to blow you way with its sexin...

On the 70th aiversary of the iconic Defender, and with an all-new model currently in the works, Land Rover decided to treat the fans of this car to something rather special. The ClassicDefender Works V8 is a tribute to the early V8 models, and the most powerful version of the SUV ever built. The 5.0-litre naturally-aspirated petrol V8 powertrain featured in theDefender Works V8 chus out405PS and 515 Nm of torque. That is a far cry from the standard Defender which has to make do with only122PS and 360 Nm. As a result, this V8 version is a limited, collector’s edition of just 150 copies, and the only one capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds with a top speed of 106 mph. [...

Detroit Motor Show this year sees the debut of the new2019 Ford Ranger pickup truck. The favorite of mid-size truckers comes with upscale, handsome looks and a lot more tech features than before. What’s more, it is one of toughest vehicles in its class thanks to its “Built Ford Tough” construction. Basically, whatBuilt Ford Tough means is that the2019 Ford Ranger is built to take some serious punishment. It features arugged high-strength steel frame backbone and has beentorture-tested alongside Ford F-150 trucks. The muscular and athletic body reflects the rough and tumble soul of this car. So whatever your business or adventure is, the new Ranger should be able to take care of it for ye...

Just in time for Christmas JLR has aounced an “ultra-versatile” version of the Disco in the UK market. The new2018 Land Rover Discovery Commercial is the ideal car to carry lots of boxes of presents, or tow a huge Xmas tree. The only problem the car won’t be released until the second quarter of next year. But they, that gives you an excuse not to get a tree this year, and limit the presents to small, cheap items. What are yo goa do, your regular Discovery does not enough room! You can promise your kids next year you will get theLand Rover Discovery Commercial which has up to1,856 litres of flexible load space and can towup to legal UK limit of 3.5 toes. To put these numbers in persp...

Everybody in the car world was waiting to see the newBMW i8 Roadster in production form. And although we have to admit the whole thing was a bit anti-climactic given the build-up, the hybrid sports car is still a hugely desirable thing. The new model, and the latest version of the i8 Coupe, benefit from increased range as well. Theoptimized BMW eDrive powertrain with its turbocharged three-cylinder and electric motors delivers369 hp in theBMW i8 Roadster – and of course the 2018 Coupe, but it’s hard to focus on that with the Roadster in the center of things. That power propels theBMW i8 Coupe from 0 to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds while the i8 Roadster accelerates in 4.4 second.Both ...

Land Rover has released the first details of the new2018 Range Rover SVAutobiography ahead of the luxury SUV’s debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The range-topping version of the new facelift series will become available to order tomorrow (Nov. 29) with unmatched levels of luxury and refinement,priced from £167,850. Powering the2018 Range Rover SVAutobiography is the new 404hp plug-in hybrid electric-petrol powertrain that makes RR SUVs among the greenest in their class. But since most people who are interested in the top-of-the-line trim have little regard for economy and all that, a565hp V8 supercharged petrol engine is also available. The SVAutobiography comes exclusively in...

It does not come as a surprise that Range Rovers are good at tackling small ponds and rivers. But what this new2018 Range Rover Sport has achieved is quite remarkable, even by their standards. This hybrid, sporty, urban SUV raced two open-water swimmers across a flooded causeway. And it won. The water challenge for the2018 Range Rover Sport was actually a thorough test of its off-road capab...

Tus out Jaguar Land Rover area already taking serious steps towards the electrification of their entire range by 2020.They just unveiled the2018 Range Rover Sport Hybrid powered by a plug-in system, and it is the most efficient Range Rover of all time with an average fuel consumption of 101 mpg, CO2 emissions of just 64 g/km, and 31 miles of electric range. We are so used to gas guzzling R...

Gaining yet another feather for the major plumage in its cap, the newRange Rover Velar is named a 5-star car in EuroNCAP latest crash tests. The luxury SUV achieved such high scores in every test, the NCAP are calling it one of the safest SUVs they have ever tested. The Velar scored 93% for adult occupant protection, 85% for child occupant protection and 74% for pedestrian protection. That i...

Land Rover never shies away from extreme stunts that challenge the capabilities of their cars. In fact, they welcome it. This time they have gone to the Australian Outback to prove the2018 Land Rover Discovery is a towing king… by hooking it up to a 110-toe road train. A road train is a convoy of lorries linked together and pulled by a massive tractor up front. To even think that a regular...

After SVO and SVR, Jaguar Land Rover now adds a third moniker for high-performance models, the SVX. This new one deals with fast and extra-rugged all-terrain vehicles, and its first outcome is Land Rover Discovery SVX presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The treatment to make theLand Rover Discovery SVX a high-performance off-roader begins with the fitment of a big engine. The engine in qu...

Startech, a subsidiary of Brabus with a penchant for SUVs, aounced a new upgrade program for the Disco V. The2017 Startech Land Rover Discovery will be formally introduced at the IAA, but here’s a sneak preview of what the tuner has in mind for the fifth generation of the British utility vehicle. Recognizing that the Disco could do with a little bit more flair, the tuner has come up with a...

Upgrade packages are starting to surface for the new Range Rover Velar, albeit in rendering form, as the luxury SUV begins to hit the market. This one is proposed by UK firmUrban Automotive who says they have already received fourteen orders for the package, though they won’t say how much it co...

At Audi Summit 2017, an event dominated by the new Audi A8, the German company revealed a couple of nicely upgraded models which didn’t get the attention they deserved. They were the newAudi R8 Performance Parts and its little brother the TT RS Performance Parts. As the name suggests, Audi Sp...

Some may say this is putting lipstick on a pig – and a fat one at that – but if we’re honest this new cosmetic treatment for the big GLE does make things better styling-wise. The 2017Mercedes GLE Coupe OrangeArt Editionis basically a Night Package car gaished with some orange accents. On th...

This blog hasn’t beamed out much enthusiasm in the past regarding the BMW X4. The last mention was to acknowledge regarding BMW finally making the X4 look decent. In that post, the X4 of years’ past was described as looking like a baby hippo stepped on by its own mother not to mention lacking ad...

It is inevitable for every new Range Rover that comes out of the factory to get a Kahn treatment, and so, even though it did take a while, here it is now, the KahnRange Rover Sport SVR Supercharged which the tuner calls Pace Car. What Kahn have done here, in their own words, is taking the most accomplished SUV RR has ever made and tu it into the “ultimate blend of luxury and performance.”That i...

Jaguar Land Rover gives British boxerAnthony Joshua MBE a proper moral boost by delivering hisBespoke Range Rover SVO prior to his ‘Super Title’ match versus Wladimir Klitschko on April 29. Based on the range-toppingSVAutobiography Dynamic, this special Range Roverfeatures a range of enhancements bySpecial Vehicle Operations.Besides all the extras and all the bespoke features Joshua’sBespoke...

Earlier this year at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, British tuner of Range Rover cars came up with two really special models that are now currently on sale. Overfinch Range Rover London and Manhattan have pretty self-explanatory names and they are some of the world’s most luxurious SUVs. Overfinch Range Rover Manhattan edition pays homage to the iconic city with Art Deco-inspired New York skyline marquetry on the dashboard and door panels which has taken 250 man-hours to create. The unique feature runs around the entire interior of the Range Rover and features over 5,500 individual pieces of veneer, Abalone shell and stainless steel. The same is true of the Overfinch Range Rover...