Land Rover unveils a vision of its future at the NAIAS (Detroit Show) in January 2008, with the world debut of the LRX concept – a bold evolution of Land Rover design that signals the brand’s shift into new areas of the market, while remaining true to its core values. As the company prepares to celebrate its 60th anniversary during 2008, the three-door LRX, with its more compact size, lighter weight and sustainability-focused technologies, clearly addresses the needs of a changing world.
According to an article that buzzes with media fueled sensation that their staff has a potential scoop. That the Teutonic giant will revive Triumph to produce roadsters that will do battle with the likes of Nanjing's MG.
The 2008 Freelander 2 gets two new engines, a diesel and a petrol. The 2008 Freelander 2 3.2 liter i6 petrol develops 233 PS / 171 kW and is 30% more powerful than the outgoing V6 with
Following the huge success of the Range Rover Sport in the U.S. market, Land Rover North America is delighted to announce that a special version known as the LE will go on sale immediately.
The HAMANN Range Rover Sport Conqueror is the result of the meeting between classic English design and German styling. The German tuning company HAMANN also improved on the Range Rover's performance and upgraded the power output to 475 hp and 610 Nm of torque.
This is the Bavarian car tuner's Loder1899 styling kit for the Land Rover Freelander 2. Loder1899 also produced styling kits for the Range Rover Sport, Volvo C30, Ford Focus Coupe Cabriolet and the Jaguar XK Cabrio.
If you are a one of our regular readers you probably already have all the information mentioned above. The only new information you need to have about the matter are the new 2008 Range Rover photos that you can view after the jump.
British Pegasus: Arden Range Rover Sport with wing doors
- Spectacular wing door conversion
- New door hinge unit to make doors open upwards
- Price includes installation
- Extensive modification program for Range Rover Sport interior and exterior
Since the beginning of the 90´s, modern diesel car engines have been fitted with an electric motor management system. This motor management contains a computer part ("chip"), which controls the fuel injected into the motor cylinders as well as the timing for the firing of the air-fuel mixture.
This car is equipped with the following ARDEN extras:
- 22" Monoblock Dakar Rim
- Engine-Tuning : + 45 PS with modified ECU and
- High Performance Stainless Steel Exhaust incl. sportcatalyst
- de-activating the factory fitted speed limiter
- electronic air suspension system
The king of the luxury 4WDs will go on a diet for it’s next generation, but it’s a diet plan that will take 15 years. A new lighter Range Rover is being proposed by Land Rover engineers for the 2012 model year, using stablemate Jaguar’s rivet-bonded aluminium monocoque chassis technology.
2012 Range Rover
The Range Rover SUV is not only of the most important models for rappers all over the world, but it’s also crucial for Land Rover as most of its other vehicles are based on the same basic design of the Range Rover. Models like the Range Rover Sport, Discovery, Freelander and Defender all share their technology and design with the Range Rover, so as you can expect engineers have a lot of pressure resting on the shoulders when it comes to designing the latest model.
Although 50 per cent more expensive, the TDV8 will deliver only 40 per cent more power and torque than the smaller Range Rover Sport, so I guess there is no linear correlation between gaining in price and gaining in power.
Germany's BMW, the world's largest premium carmaker, has reached a deal to sell the rights to the Rover brand, the company said on Tuesday, but it did not name the buyer. "A binding agreement was made," a spokesman for BMW said, confirming a report in German financial daily Handelsblatt.
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