Showing posts with label Land Rover. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Land Rover. Show all posts

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Now that’s Posh: Evoque “Victoria Beckham Special Edition” Delayed by Daughter’s Birth


Apparently, Land Rover views the Range Rover Evoque not only as its smallest, more frugal and most affordable model that will bring new customers to the brand, but also as a lifestyle statement.
That’s why, according to company insiders, Land Rover is ready for the launch of a “Victoria Beckham Special Edition” named after the former pop star and the company’s new creative design director.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

UK Insurer Parts the Most Unreliable and Costly Car to Fix


In an article on a BMW-faced Honda Accord we found for sale on Craigslist back in 2008, we wrote that in a perfect world, our ultimate car would be “designed by Italians, engineered by Germans, built by Japanese and marketed by Americans”.
So, what’s the worst car one could imagine? Well, if we played around with the above statements, we’d say one designed by Japanese, engineered by Americans, built by Italians and marketed by Germans.
But UK insurance firm Warranty Direct had something a little bit different in mind. Instead of playing the origin card, the company decided to check out its database of 50,000 live policies on cars aged five years on average to part the UK’s most unreliable vehicle that would break down every other month and cost an average of £2,050 (equal to US$3,270 - €2,330) to fix each year.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Land Rover Updates Discovery 4 / LR4 for 2012MY, gets New 8-Speed Auto Transmission


The Land Rover Discovery 4, also known as the LR4 in North America, is entering the 2012 model year with some minor refinements, the most important of which is the introduction of a new ZF 8HP70, 8-speed automatic transmission on the 3.0-liter SDV6 diesel engine which also benefits from a power boost.
First fitted to the Range Rover TDV8 for 2011, the 8-speed auto helps improve fuel consumption to 8.8lt/100km (26.7mpg US or 32.1mpg UK) in the combined cycle and bring down CO2 emissions from 244g/km to 230g/km.

Project Kahn’s New Range Rover Sport Miyagi Edition


The tuners over at Project Kahn have unleashed a new customized version of the Range Rover Sport called the Miyagi edition. According to the design house, the new special edition was created with “a view to aiding the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan”. And by that, Project Kahn means to raise awareness and have customers donate to the people of Japan through the company’s website.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Land Rover Begins Series Production of Range Rover Evoque


Series production of the long-anticipated Range Rover Evoque began on Monday, July 4, at Land Rover’s Halewood plant. The “baby Range” has already raked in 18,000 advance orders from customers in more than 170 countries worldwide, and is expected to contribute to the UK economy with a £ 2 billion annual export value, along with another £ 2 billion spent on UK suppliers.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Land Rover Announces U.S. Prices and Fuel Economy Figures for the 2012 Evoque


Land Rover’s Evoque, the smallest model in the Range Rover lineup, will go on sale in the USA this fall, however, the company has already released pricing information, with the 3-door model starting at $44,995, and the 5-door at $43,995, including destination.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

2011 Land Rover revealed new Range Rover Evoque 5-door cars reviews

2011 Land Rover revealed new Range Rover Evoque 5-door cars reviews
The Range Rover Evoque 5-door is covered with two diesel engine system 2.2 L one produces 110 kW and another 140 kW. The car is also powered with 2.0 L direct-injection, turbocharged petrol engine system which produces 177 kW.
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2012 upcoming bmw cars photo gallery: http://wheelx.blogspot.com/2011/05/bmw-z1-e30-1988-1991-wallpapers-and.html