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Land Rover LRX Spied, FWD and Hybrid Models Confirmed

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Yesterday, the production Land Rover LRX was caught testing. Since last September, production of the LRX has been confirmed by Phil Popham, Land Rover’s managing director. The concept was introduced at the 2008 North American International Auto Show. Mind you, the LRX moniker hasn’t been confirmed – Land Rover has yet to officially confirm that [...]

That Was Quick: Jaguar Land Rover Turns a Profit

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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That Was Quick: Jaguar Land Rover Turns a Profit

Jaguar and Land Rover have been doing quite well for themselves lately in terms of a new introductions. The new Jaguar XF mid-size sedan has been a hit product, the range-topping (and high profit margin) XJ is coming, and at Land Rover sales of the Range Rover have held up better than expected. It appears that [...]

Land Rover LRX confirmed

Thursday, September 24, 2009

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The Land Rover LRX Concept that debuted at the North American International Auto Show in 2008 has a lot of fans (I’m one of them). But as sometimes can be the case, the vehicles remain concept-only regardless. Thankfully that isn’t the case this time, as Land Rover has made a production announcement about the LRX [...]

Land Rover LRX Coming

Thursday, September 3, 2009

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British nameplates are enjoying somewhat of a renaissance these past few years – Bentley, MINI and Rolls-Royce have all been successful under BMW and VW’s ownership. Now Jaguar and Land Rover are coming out with impressive new. The XF mid-size sedan has led the charge at Jaguar, followed up by the XJ flagship sedan. Land [...]

Future JLR Vehicles to Be Aluminum

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

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Jaguar has used aluminum structures extensively in it’s flagship models the XJ and XK. Using aluminum enables there to be a significant reduction in weight, and a host of other improvements that comes along with that. For instance higher fuel economy that results in lower consumption and emissions, etc. The weight savings are quite pronounced [...]

New Ranger Rover Pricing is Released

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

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The British luxury automotive brands are on a roll lately, aren’t they? Jaguar, Land Rover, Bentley, Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce – all luxury brands hailing from England. For that matter, MINI has done very well too, even though it’s not a luxury brand like any of the ones mentioned. Now it’s too bad none of these [...]

New York 2009: 2010 Land Rover Range Rover

Thursday, April 9, 2009

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New York 2009: 2010 Land Rover Range Rover

Land Rover has been rolling out a lot of significant debuts at the New York International Auto Show, including significantly revised versions of the Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and the LR4 (renamed replacement for the LR3). The most significant is the line-topping Range Rover. The Land Rover Range Rover is oh-so-important to the company right [...]

ARK ReDesigns Offers a LRX-like Conversion

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

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ARK ReDesigns Offers a LRX-like Conversion

Well, per usual aftermarket companies are performing conversions and doing things to vehicles that the cautious original manufacturers may be reluctant to undertake. Now, an company is offering a new conversion based on the Land Rover Sport. Notice any similarities? I thought so. The company clearly is trying to be as close to the LRX Concept as possible, with the similar [...]