Next-generation Land Rovers could weigh in far lighter than today’s models by borrowing the technology used by sibling Jaguar. Land Rover has been faced with challenges in building luxurious vehicles while reducing weight and improving fuel economy. Jaguar cut hundreds of pounds off its new XJ and XK models by using a rivet-bonded aluminum monocoque […]

The chairman of JCB, Sir Anthony Bamford, has ended his pursuit of Ford’s Jaguar division, according to the U.K.’s Financial Times. The privately owned company is a builder of construction machinery and creator of the JCB DieselMax, which recently set the land speed record for a diesel-powered vehicle. Bamford also told the newspaper he had […]

Although Ford recent announcement that it has placed its Aston Martin brand up for sale led to plenty of speculation that other parts of Ford would soon be on the block, Motor Trend is reporting that Ford is saying that the rest of its premium brands — Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo — are not […]

Ford Motor is in talks to sell Jaguar, Land Rover, and Aston Martin to an investment group led by former CEO Jacques Nasser, according to Bloomberg News. When Nasser was with Ford, he created the Premier Automotive Group, which includes those three luxury brands and Volvo. As late as 2004, Ford was counting on the […]

Land Rover’s all-new Freelander 2, which will be called the LR2 in North America, will be the first-ever vehicle to feature Dolby® Pro Logic II® 7.1 surround sound. While many vehicles offer some sort of surround sound, this system features 14 speakers including a center channel, rear surrounds and a subwoofer, and is designed to […]

Land Rover has announced that its Design Director Geoff Upex will retire at the end of the year. Starting immediately, Gerry McGovern, director of advanced design for Land Rover, will take over for Upex.
Upex has worked for Land Rover for 23 years and has been design director since 2000, when Ford bought Land Rover from […]

According to UK’s The Sunday Times, Ford is considering the sale of both Land Rover and Jaguar. Ford’s senior management, led by chairman and chief executive Bill Ford Jr, is considering selling both Land Rover and Jaguar in a package deal. Ford would keep a minority holding, and continue its technical and supply ties.
The Land […]

German tuner Hamann Motorsport has developed body kits for Range Rover Sport and tuning kits both the gas and diesel variants. The engine modifications boost the supercharged 4.4L V8 gas engine to 475-hp and 450 lb.-ft. of torque. Even the 2.7L V6 turbodiesel receives a healthy boost to 225-hp and 376 lb.-ft.
The full body kit […]

At a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) party in London, Maria Sharapova, tennis star and Land Rover spokesperson, gave guests a preview of the all-new Land Rover Freelander 2 (named the LR2 in the U.S.). The new LR2 was designed with U.S. markets in mind after the original Freelander didn’t sell as well in the States […]

Land Rover has admited that trying to sell the first-generation Freelander in the United States was probably a mistake. But it was a mistake that it wasn’t going to make again, with the launch of the second-generation LR2.
“It’s kind of like Freelander grown up,” says Land Rover design chief Geoff Upex.
The Land Rover LR2 will be […]