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Year of my three-door Friel 1999. In Russia in 2005 were imported from Germany. Read the rest of this entry »

The British company Land Rover has begun to develop hybrid versions SUV Range Rover Sport, which will appear in dealerships only in 2012. According to the magazine Autocar, a pure electric car can travel about 32 kilometers, and its CO2 emissions will not exceed 100 grams per kilometer (it is only six grams more than the hybrid Toyota Prius). Tests of five prototypes of clean Range Rover Sport will start next year. Read the rest of this entry »

XUNANTUNICH, BELIZE — In Belize, swamp water and crocodiles hampered the caravan of Land Rover Discovery sport-utility wagons, while in steamy jungles of adjacent Guatemala one night, guerrilla gunmen surrounded the encamped teams of drivers from 24 nations.

Then came dust in ruts over mountains in El Salvador, river challenges like the Jupilingo leading into Honduras, plus more jungles to cross before Read the rest of this entry »

The new Range Rover is pure opulence on wheels.

But to desire the Range Rover based on looks and luxury alone would be foolish. Everyone knows that beauty is only skin deep and the true measure of a vehicle is determined by how it performs on the road, or in this case, the offroad as well. For this reason the 2004 Range Rover should also be described as rugged.

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Range Rover by Land Rover in new format conquers all terrain

By Bob Plunkett

SOLVANG, Calif. — The twin-rut trail runs along a spiny ridge high above the California Coast, misty blue waters of the Santa Barbara Channel to the left and brown ramparts of the Santa Ynez Range rippling off toward Solvang on the right. Read the rest of this entry »

2002 Land Rover Freelander

The little SUV that could

There is a saying that goes, ?Good things come in small packages?. In the case of the Freelander, it holds true.

In North America, Land Rover is a company best known for building highly capable, large, off-road vehicles, with a trademark eccentric British personality. In this fine tradition, they introduce us to the all-new Freelander, a Rover for the elitist in all of us. Read the rest of this entry »

By Chantal Perreault

The Land Rover Discovery Series II might technically be considered part of the sport utility market, but in my eyes, Land Rover dominates in a market of its own. Since its Canadian launch in 1994, the Discovery has succeeded in generating lasting impressions. Read the rest of this entry »

Description: Land Rover has launched a road-testing the first prototypes crossover Freelander, equipped with new hybrid power plant ERAD (Electric Rear Axle Drive), which in the near future will be offered for a number of new models of the British brand. This was during a presentation system Freelander Land Rover ERAD representatives said at the motor show in London.

ERAD Hybrid propulsion system was established with the support of the British Government and is part of “e_Terrain Technologies”, developed by Land Rover and aimed at uniting the various technology brands, which reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. ERAD Powerplant is a two-liter diesel engine, Read the rest of this entry »

The Land Rover came to conquer our land in March 1987. It took about a decade and a half to sell the first 100,000 vehicles in the United States, but it took only five more to move the next 150,000. And now, with a wider range and the Range Rover which always spreads like the king of luxury SUV with pride, Land Rover of North America took just two and a half years to sell the other 100,000 units. Read the rest of this entry »

Engine 3.0-liter V6 diesel Jaguar that we learned last week, is also found under the hood of the Land Rover. The Land Rover Discovery (sold in the United States as the LR3) and Range Rover Sport will get both the V6 with 237 hp and 272 hp respectively. In its report, Coach is not clear if the old V6 2.7 liter will be deleted, but it seems likely, since the new engine is both more powerful and more fuel efficient. Read the rest of this entry »