Jaguar Land Rover employees at Halewood Operations in Merseyside have celebrated an important milestone achievement following the production of the 300,000th Land Rover Freelander 2.
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Land Rover’s Defender Concept 100 and Defender Concept 100 Sport have made their Indian debut at the New Delhi Auto Expo 2012. These concepts investigate the potential design direction for a replacement for the iconic Defender.
- Two concepts from Land Rover investigate potential future design direction for the Defender
- DC100 demonstrates the future of Land Rover versatility and capability
- DC100 Sport is an active expression of freedom and leisure
- Automatic, intelligent, next-generation Land Rover Terrain Response
- Terrain-i device warns the driver of approaching off-road obstacles
- Wade Aid uses sonar technology to assess water depth
- Permanent four-wheel drive with an eight-speed transmission, Intelligent Stop/Start and a transfer case
- Driveline Disconnect physically decouples the rear axle to save fuel
Land Rover’s DC100 and DC100 Sport concepts investigate the potential design direction for a replacement for the iconic Defender. They will make their North American debut at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show on 16th November 2011. Land Rover is taking these concepts to North America to gauge reaction and explore the possibility of bringing the Defender back to the US market. Continue Reading
Land Rover ambassador Zara Phillips is the first person to take delivery of a new Range Rover Evoque. Ms Phillips drove away the 5-door Stornaway Grey Evoque from the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, where she was competing this weekend.
Land Rover UK Marketing Director, Laura Schwab showed Zara around her new car and said “Zara has been excited about the new Evoque ever since we revealed the first pictures over a year ago and indeed she was one of the very first people to order one.” Continue Reading
The Land Rover DC100, a modern interpretation of the iconic Land Rover Defender will make its debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Land Rover also confirms today, that production of a new Defender is intended for 2015.
Commenting on the Land Rover DC100 concept car, Gerry McGovern, Director of Design, Land Rover said: “Replacing the iconic Defender is one of the biggest challenges in the automotive design world; it is a car that inspires people worldwide. This isn’t a production-ready concept but the beginning of a four-year journey to design a relevant Defender for the 21st century.” Continue Reading