- March 23, 2009
- Land Rover
Land Rover's Resilient, But Absent Defender
For several years during the 1990s, the Land Rover Defender graced the line up of Land Rover vehicles sold in the U.S. Safety issues resulted in the cancellation of the Defender in 1998, but for 2007 many updates to the versatile and lauded SUV have been made. Will the Defender soon make its way back into the American market or do the changes stop short?
Behold! The Mighty Land Rover
The truth is, if you want a vehicle that performs well on the tarmac and handles splendidly off-road then there is only one realistic option. Need I say it again? Land Rover is the Best 4 x 4 x Far.
2008 Land Rover LR2: Off Road
See how the new Land Rover LR2 performs on the simulated off road ruts, mud, water, down hill, snow and sand dunes all in Santa Barbara, CA.
2008 Land Rover LR2: Rory O'Murchu
Rory O'Murchu, body and exterior engineering, details some of the features of the new Land Rover LR2 with journalists attending the launch in Santa Barbara, CA.
2008 Land Rover LR2: Richard Beattie, Price
Richard Beattie, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, discuss marketing plan and pricing for the new Land Rover LR2 with journalists attending the launch in Santa Barbara, CA.
2008 Land Rover LR2: Quick Drive
Cars.com's Joe Wiesenfelder walks you through the 2008 Land Rover LR2. Shot, produced and edited by: Sarah Gersh
2008 Land Rover LR2: Walk Around
Take a first look at the new Land Rover LR2 with Bob Burns, Driving Events Manager, in Santa Barbara, CA.
Land Rover is an all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) manufacturer, based in Solihull, West Midlands, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business owned by Tata Motors of India.
Originally the term Land Rover referred to one specific vehicle (see Land Rover Series), a pioneering civilian all-terrain utility vehicle launched on 30 April 1948, at the Amsterdam Motor Show, but was later used as a brand for several distinct models, all capable of four-wheel drive.
Starting out as a model in the Rover Company's product range, the Land Rover brand developed, first as a marque, then as a separate company, developing a range of four-wheel drive capable vehicles under a succession of owners, including British Leyland, British Aerospace and BMW. In 2000, the company was sold by BMW to the Ford Motor Company, becoming part of their Premier Automotive Group. In June 2008, Ford sold its Jaguar and Land Rover operations to Tata Motors.
Land Rover is one of the longest surviving Four-wheel drive (4WD) brands, coming in close second to Jeep.