Few vehicles can conquer more of our planet than the Land Rover Range Rover. But we're not just talking about this ultra-luxury SUV's off-road ability. Sure, it'll make pebbles out of boulders and puddles out of rivers, but the Range Rover is just as at home in the wilds of the Kalahari as it is...Read More»
We need more entertainment than rear-seat DVD players. Swathed in leather and wrapped in wood are fine for nouveau riche; old money knows that conquering nature separates the one percent from the one-tenth percent. Refinement, restraint, and rule over all you survey combine to make the Land Rover...Read More»
Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted a barrage of new recalls related to Takata's fatally flawed airbags. Over the weekend, the agency did so again, affecting cars and SUVs from luxury marques produced by Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Mercedes-Benz. As with many...Read More»
Jaguar Land Rover has issued two recalls affecting nearly 66,000 owners of late-model Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, and LR4 SUVs. According to bulletins posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport may suffer from a software glitch that could...Read More»
Jaguar Land Rover is recalling nearly 62,000 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles from the 2013, 2014, and 2015 model years. According to a bulletin from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, some of those vehicles may suffer from a software glitch that could prevent a key...Read More»
Jaguar Land Rover has issued two recalls for its popular Ranger Rover SUV -- recalls that affect more than 100,000 vehicles registered in the U.S. Though the recalls are unrelated, both involve problems with the model's braking system. ALSO SEE: Six Vehicles With The Most Eye-Catching Lighting...Read More»
Jaguar Land Rover has issued a recall for Range Rover SUVs from the 2013 and 2014 model years. According to a bulletin from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a number of those vehicles suffer from a problem with their safety systems, which could dramatically increase the risk of...Read More»
Every year at this time, J.D. Power releases its annual U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout Study, better known as the APEAL Study. Last year, the study proved that small, fuel-efficient vehicles could hold their own against bigger, badder luxury cars -- provided they were well...Read More»
Today at The Car Connection, Land Rover priced the 2013 LR4 and confirmed production of a Range Rover Plug-In Hybrid. Elon Musk talked about Tesla's cash flow and the IIHS announced its top safety picks for 2013. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. Here are our...Read More»
In the upper strata of the luxury SUV market, it's hard to argue that mundane--but important--considerations like gas mileage play much of an important role. For 2013, that's slightly less true of the Land Rover Range Rover. In fact, it's about 700 pounds less true. Though some models of the 2013...Read More»
The end may be near at Saab, where the company can't make payroll and is offering suppliers ten cents on the dollar. [TheCarConnection] Car theft may be down in the past year, but it's little consolation if you're living in California. [FamilyCarGuide] Is MyFord Touch to blame for Ford's big drop...Read More»
Aston Martin is gearing up the V12 Zagato for the 2011 Nurburgring 24 Hour endurance race. [MotorAuthority] The fonts on the instrument panel of future Fords will be 40 percent heavier to make it easier for people to read the options. [TheCarConnection] Ford is adding SYNC App Link to the 2012...Read More»
Automakers are resorting to some interesting videos to promote their wares these days. Mercedes-Benz produced a provocative interactive video entitled "Speed Date," starring model Ksenia Lauren, for their new SLK Roadster. Aston Martin produced a bizarre series of sequential videos involving time...Read More»
Last fall, Land Rover partnered with a wide range of celebs to flaunt its new Range Rover Evoque. Aiming squarely for the high-end hipster demographic, Land Rover tapped influencers around the globe for its campaign, from Posh Spice to Juliette Lewis. As part of the promotion, the automaker also...Read More»
Earlier today at Celebs And Cars, we talked about the launch of the 2010 Range Rover Evoque and a new marketing campaign called the "Pulse of the City Project". In case you missed it, the automaker is putting 30+ celebs and influencers behind the wheel of the Evoque and having them track their...Read More»
The recession is over, they tell us. It's time to start spending again. Yet somehow, we aren't. Frugal trends that set in when the bad news was bearing down on us like a speeding semi in our rear-view mirror are still with us -- and nowhere is this more visible than in the automotive market...Read More»
Interesting thing about car names – concept and otherwise - they are intended to evoke (pun intended) certain feelings as consumers look at the vehicles. Here we look at Evoque and Evoq, which are actually very different vehicles from two different automakers. They’re both luxury, but...Read More»
_How GM Should Have Saved HUMMER I am saddened and angered by the demise of HUMMER. A uniquely American creation, HUMMER could have been SO much more than what it became. I believe that the people who ran HUMMER got too caught up in striving to one-up Jeep. HUMMER wanted to be...Read More»
Jaguar and Land Rover are moving to a lighter-weight future as the new 2011 Jaguar XJ--which we're driving this week in Los Angeles, natch--will spawn a whole new generation of aluminum-bodied vehicles for the British brands. The last-generation XJ probably was the car that sealed Jaguar's fate...Read More»
