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Ten years wouldn't seem like much of an anniversary for an automaker, or even a sub-brand. But we're not talking about a make here, we're talking about one model. That's right: the current
Range Rover has been on the market for a decade. Which is a rather long life-cycle for any automobile, but
Jaguar Land Rover isn't the least bit embarrassed. In fact it's celebrating the anniversary with a series of special edition models.
Picking up where the Vogue model leaves off, the Westminster Edition features a cabin decked out in leather trim, thick carpeting and piano lacquer veneers, with illuminated treadplates, polished pedals, a 19-speaker Harman/Kardon sound system with Dual View display and heated and cooled front seats. JLR's 4.4-liter turbodiesel V8 pulls all four 20-inch, 10-spoke wheels through an eight-speed automatic.
Meanwhile the Autobiography edition is available with the same engine, or with the supercharged 5.0-liter V8 with six-speed automatic. The Range Rover Design Pack distinguishes the exterior, while the Range Rover Seat Style Pack makes the cabin an even more opulent place to bee with the reclining rear seats and moveable front passenger seat you'd expect to find in a limousine.
Full details can be found in the press release
after the jump, including pricing in Land Rover's native market, but so far no word on US availability.
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February 10th, 2012
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Filed under: Spy Photos, SUV, Land Rover
Land Rover has been cranking out the luxurious yet still-capable
Range Rover since 1970, and over the last 41 years, the iconic vehicle has seen its design dramatically altered just three times. We're not expecting the next generation Range Rover to rock the boat stylistically, but we think you should be ready for a fresh look in the very near future.
Our spy photographers captured the 2013 Range Rover in a rather unlikely place. Seen roaming around the 'Ring, this camo-clad beast shows off little in the way of future design language. We wouldn't be surprised, however, if
touches of the all-new Evoque find their way up the family tree. Hopefully, the high-speed testing continues for a few weeks and those camouflage layers begin to peel off so we can see exactly what's going on underneath.
2013 Land Rover Range Rover caught on a 'Ring run originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 18th, 2011
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Filed under: Spy Photos, SUV, Land Rover
Land Rover has been cranking out the luxurious yet still-capable
Range Rover since 1970, and over the last 41 years, the iconic vehicle has seen its design dramatically altered just three times. We're not expecting the next generation Range Rover to rock the boat stylistically, but we think you should be ready for a fresh look in the very near future.
Our spy photographers captured the 2013 Range Rover in a rather unlikely place. Seen roaming around the 'Ring, this camo-clad beast shows off little in the way of future design language. We wouldn't be surprised, however, if
touches of the all-new Evoque find their way up the family tree. Hopefully, the high-speed testing continues for a few weeks and those camouflage layers begin to peel off so we can see exactly what's going on underneath.
2013 Land Rover Range Rover caught on a 'Ring run originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 18th, 2011
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Filed under: Hybrid, SUV, Land Rover, Electric
2011 Range Rover Range_e - Click above for high-res image gallery
Land Rover models are high-end luxury SUVs with an ardent fan base. But while these pricey utes are popular, they're also quite thirsty at the pump, and between rising gas prices and increased legislative pressures regarding C02 emissions, the British automaker has undertaken an alternative fuel strategy that should begin paying off soon.
Land Rover Brand Director John Edwards tells Inside Line that the
Tata Motors-owned automaker will start its production alt-fuel strategy with a gasoline hybrid under the hood of the Range Rover in 2013, followed by a range-extended hybrid in 2014. The
Chevrolet Volt-like range extender will likely involve a larger battery pack and motor that do most of the work and a small gasoline engine that will charge the battery. This top-down approach means that bigger, more expensive Rovers will receive the hybrid tech first. The move will reportedly result in a greater impact on overall emissions, and lower-end models like the forthcoming
Evoque may not receive battery assistance any time soon. Bigger models are typically more expensive, too, which means that the cost of the electric propulsion tech can be better hidden in the MSRP.
Also unlikely, according to IL, is a diesel-powered hybrid like the
Range_e concept from the
2011 Geneva Motor Show. While very efficient with a theoretical 85 miles per gallon and a 20 mile electric-only mode, the diesel engine coupled with all that battery tech would make the utility vehicles far too expensive.
Keep in mind that Tata Motors also owns
Jaguar, so you can bet that any gas-electric technology used by Land Rover will also be used by the Leaping Cat.
We're pretty excited about the prospect of highly efficient Range Rovers, but this sort of technology has a way of taking longer to get to market than automakers initially forecast. Land Rover has a bit of time before 2013 happens, though, so we'll just have to wait and see.
Live photos copyright (C)2011 Noah Joseph / AOL
[Source:
Inside Line]
Report: Land Rover confirms first production hybrid coming in 2013 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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April 7th, 2011
Filed under: SUV, China, Etc., Land Rover, Luxury
A man in Shenyang, China was reportedly so frustrated with his 2010
Land Rover Range Rover breaking down that he towed it back to the dealer and asked for a full refund. To add a little insult to his heady request, the spurned owner towed the stricken SUV with a pair of donkeys.
Apparently the guy paid ¥2 million (about $304,000) for the English SUV in 2010. Since the purchase, the car reportedly broke down six times and eventually needed a new engine. When it died a seventh time, the owner was apparently at wit's end. The stunt managed to hammer the point home in a much less destructive manner than a
certain Lamborghini owner recently chose. According to Asian auto news outlet TheTycho, the doubtlessly dumbfounded dealer refused to give the customer a refund.
[Source:
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Report: Angry Chinese driver tows Range Rover back to dealer with donkeys originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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March 29th, 2011
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Range Rover Autobiography Ultimate Edition - Click above for high-res image gallery
If you look at the very pinnacle of the automotive market, you'll mostly find exotic sportscars and luxury sedans. There are plenty of high-end SUVs out there too, but not quite at the same level. But demand for luxury sport-utes continues to rise in "developing" luxury markets like Russia and the Persian Gulf, prompting automakers to dial up their high-riding game time and time again. And the latest
ne plus ultra comes courtesy of
Land Rover.
Called the
Range Rover Autobiography Ultimate Edition, this top-of-the-line SUV is exactly that: the ultimate. It's billed as the most luxurious
Range Rover ever, and that's no mean feat. To get there, Land Rover has outfitted the SUV with a veritable first-class cabin that includes four individual buckets, separated front and back by middle console with aluminum tray tables and a drinks cooler in the back. The rear-seat passengers also get the use of a pair of Apple iPads docked into the front seatbacks, and the cargo area gets a yacht-inspired teak deck. Of course the leather is top notch, offset by Kalahari wood veneers.
Outside, prospective owners will find a dark grille, color-keyed door handles (which are available with a couple of new paint options), along with the requisite special badging and unique 20-inch alloys. Buyers can choose from either the 4.4-liter V8 turbodiesel or the 5.0-liter supercharged V8, both mated to ZF's eight-speed automatic transmission and capable of catapulting the truck to sixty in 7.5 or 5.1 seconds respectively.
Pricing has yet to be announced, but the Autobiography Ultimate Edition is set to be unveiled at the upcoming
Geneva Motor Show, now just weeks away, but you can read all about it now in the press release after the jump and soak up the opulence in the high-resolution image gallery below.
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Continue reading Land Rover to unveil Range Rover Autobiography Ultimate Edition in Geneva
Land Rover to unveil Range Rover Autobiography Ultimate Edition in Geneva originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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February 9th, 2011
