The aftermarket specialists at Startech have introduced their Land Rover Defender Sixty8. It’s based on the Defender 110 Station Wagon and comes with a Santorini Black roof and a Corris Grey Metallic body paint while up front it benefits from LED headlights. It has also gained a wide variety of other upgrades such as the tubular side steps, extended fender flares and an aluminum skid plate while the tinted rear windows are also part of the package. The off-roader is now riding on Monostar D 18-inch alloys wrapped around in BF Goodrich All-Terrain A/T tires.

Stepping inside the cabin, the Land Rover Defender Sixty8 by Startech comes with alloy pedals, a sport steering wheel and heated front sport seats as well as an aluminum gear knob and stainless steel scuff plates. The tuner has also applied a lovely Tan Light Brown / Ebony Black premium leather upholstery with diamond quilting and for entertainment there’s an Alpine infotainment system with support for GPS and a rearview camera.

Under the hood resides a turbodiesel 2.2-liter engine with 122 PS and 360 Nm mated to a six-speed manual gearbox and a permanent AWD. It runs the 0-100 km/h sprint in 15.8 seconds and tops out at 145 km/h.

Startech is making only 68 units and they are asking €67,990 for the 5-seat model whereas the 7-seater will set you back €69,900.

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The Range Rover Sentinel has been introduced as an armored variant of the standard wheelbase Autobiography model. It costs just shy of €400,000 and offers VR8 level certification, so it can withstand to attacks with 7.62 high velocity, armor-piercing incendiary bullets as well as to 15 kg TNT lateral blasts. It was developed by Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) and will resist to attacks with DM51 grenades from above the roof and beneath the floor. It comes with a 6-piece armored passenger cell made from super-high-strength steel and has been fitted with multi-laminated armor privacy glass that offers proper protection without affecting visibility.

The Range Rover Sentinel is powered by a 3.0-liter supercharged V6 engine with 340 PS working together with an 8-speed automatic transmission from ZF which had to be reworked for this armored version. The vehicle sits on large 20-inch rims that come wrapped around in run-flat, heavy-duty tires. Other changes include an upgraded suspension and tweaks to the Dynamic Stability Control and Ride Stability Control systems while an auxiliary back-up battery and a split charging system were added as well.

It has a maximum payload capacity of 650 kg and benefits from a self-sealing fuel tank together with an anti-tamper exhaust system and an emergency escape system positioned behind the rear seats.

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Land Rover has published new teaser footage with their upcoming Range Rover Evoque Cabrio. It’s being described as the “world’s first luxury  compact SUV convertible” and will be revealed in full sometime next month, with deliveries to kick off in the spring of 2016. In this latest teaser, we get to see “the convertible for all seasons” conducting final testing to make sure it will still be able to offer proper off-road capabilities as all Land Rovers should. However, there are slim chances any of those who will buy the vehicle will actually take it off-roading to find out if it’s a fully-fledged four-wheel drive crossover.

It will be based on the three-door Evoque but obviously it will lose the fixed metal roof in favor of an electrically retractable soft top. Aside from getting a different top, the cabrio version of Land Rover’s posh crossover will also have a redesigned rear end as the trunk’s shape had to be changed in order to have enough room to store the roof when not in position.

Land Rover has announced plans to bring the Range Rover Evoque Cabrio at the Los Angeles Auto Show programmed for the second half of November.

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The British aftermarket specialists from Kahn Design have prepared a Land Rover Defender Double Cab Pick Up which is now on sale for £32,875. This particular vehicle is a RHD unit manufactured in 2013 and since then it has been driven for a mere 32,000 miles and comes with a plethora of tweaks both inside and out. It gets an Aintree Green exterior paint scheme and new side vents that have a stainless steel mesh while the custom front bumper incorporates daytime running lights. There’s also the tuner’s X-Lander grille, a shadow chrome treatment for the headlights and a new hood made from stainless steel.

Kahn Design has also installed extended wheel arches, 20-inch alloys with 275/55/20 tires, larger mud flaps while the four-cylinder 2.2-liter TDCi engine has remained the same so it continues to produce the standard 122 PS and 360 Nm.

There are some tweaks inside the cabin as this Land Rover Defender Double Cab Pick Up has gained heavy-duty floor mats, Sports GTB seats covered in quilted & perforated black leather, machined aluminum drilled pedals and lots of leather applied onto the center glove box, grab handles, steering wheel and on top of the dashboard.

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After last month’s teaser, Land Rover has introduced the Range Rover Evoque Cabrio production version and they will show it at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show. It’s based on the three-door Evoque, but now instead of the fixed metal roof it has an electrically retractable soft top t which needs 18 seconds to fold down and 21 seconds to get back into position. It can be operated through a button mounted on the center console at speeds of up to 48 km/h (30 mph) and Land Rover says the extra layer of acoustic insulation ensures the same level of comfort as in the regular Evoque.

It manages to offer a maximum cargo capacity of 251 liters, regardless if the roof is up or down and it can be fitted with a rear wind deflector which increases comfort when positioned between the rear three quarter trim panels. There’s also an RPD – Roll-over Protection Device which will automatically deploy two aluminum-made bars in as little as 90 milliseconds to enable a protection space for those inside the cabin in case of a roll-over situation.

The US-spec model gets a 4-cylinder 2.0-liter turbo engine which allows the Range Rover Evoque Cabrio hit 60 mph (96 km/h) from a standstill in 7.8 seconds before achieving a maximum speed of 112 mph (180 km/h).

It will go on sale mid-2016, with pricing kicking off in U.S. from $50,475.

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British tuner Overfinch has taken the wraps off the Land Rover Defender 40th Anniversary Edition. It serves as a last hurrah for the iconic off-roader which will be discontinued next month. Only five of these will ever be made and all of them are going to be based on the two-door Defender 90 fitted with the reputable 2.2-liter turbodiesel engines. The vehicle has gained diamond-turned Apollo 18-inch wheels, integrated LED daytime running lights, special front grille, electrically-operated tow bar and machined aluminum billet door handles and fuel filler cap. You’ll also notice the body-colored door sill protectors and step plates, along with black chrome Overfinch lettering on the hood.

As far as the interior cabin is concerned, the Land Rover Defender 40th Anniversary Edition by Overfinch has a Bridge of Wier leather upholstery applied on the Recaro seats, dashboard and headliner. The tuner has also fitted the off-roader with an Alpine satellite navigation system, rearview camera, deep pile carpets, subwoofer housed in a storage box, along with special matting in the load bay.

Overfinch is asking £70,000 for each of the five units available and all of them will feature an individually numbered plaque.

Those who would rather wait for an all-new Defender should know that it won’t be out until 2018.

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Land Rover has managed to auction off the Defender 2,000,000 for no less than £400,000. The sale took place this week at a Bonhams charity auction and the winning bidder has wished to remain anonymous, but we do know he is from Qatar.  Chances are we are dealing with the most expensive production Land Rover ever sold and the good news is the money will go to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Born Free Foundation. The funds will be utilized to help out the communities in the South-East Nepal region and also to support the Project Lion Rover wildlife conservation initiative that takes place in Kenya at the Meru National Park.

The car in question is the 2,000,000th Defender built by Land Rover at the famous factory in Solihull. The vehicle was assembled back in May with help from Land Rover ambassadors such as Bear Grylls as well as by the sons of the company’s founder Maurice Wilks. Compared to the regular Defender, this one comes with special badging, an engraved map of Red Wharf Bay, different seats and an aluminum plaque signed by those involved in the building process.

The Defender will be discontinued early next year and it won’t be until 2017 or 2018 when a new generation will be launched.

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Land Rover Defender has finally bidded adieu after 68 years of extravagant journey as the last unit was rolled out of Solihull production facility a couple of days back. To mark this wonderful occasion, the company invited more than 700 current and former Solihull employees. These employees were involved in the production of Series Land Rover and Defender vehicles. Also, the British luxury marquee also announced a new Heritage Restoration Programme, which will be based on the site of the existing Solihull production line.

Dr Ralf Speth, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, said: “Today we celebrate what generations of men and women have done since the outline for the Land Rover was originally drawn in the sand. The Series Land Rover, now Defender, is the origin of our legendary capability, a vehicle that makes the world a better place, often in some of the most extreme circumstances. There will always be a special place in our hearts for Defender, among all our employees, but this is not the end. We have a glorious past to champion, and a wonderful future to look forward to.”

Coming to the Heritage Restoration Programme, it would be based on the site of the existing Solihull production line. A team of experts, including some long serving Defender employees, will oversee the restoration of a number of Series Land Rovers sourced from across the globe. The first vehicles will go on sale in July 2016. The Defender Celebration in Solihull saw more than 25 unique vehicles from Land Rover’s history come together in a procession around the Solihull plant, featuring the final current Defender vehicle off the line. Land Rover associates were joined by a number of previous employees from the past 68 years to help celebrate this historic day.

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Land Rover is the leader in the luxury SUV market, with a line of four-wheel drive vehicles that manage to be both fun to drive and luxurious. But the big knock against the cars is that they aren’t especially versatile, and that’s a problem Land Rover tackles head-on with its new 2017 Land Rover Discovery.

The seven-passenger vehicle has all of the extras you would to see, ranging from luxury seats to a new feature that allows drivers to configure the seats and do other adjustments with a smartphone app. Land Rovers have always seemed to be a living room on wheels and the new Discovery adds all the tech and gadgets you’d ever want.

But the vehicle now also includes a series of improvements designed to make it more useful to drivers more interested in its usability. The biggest improvement is the addition of an all-new advanced tow assist package, which helps the driver back up when towing a trailer. The package comes with multiple cameras and a collision alert system.

The 2017 Land Rover Discovery isn’t cheap and it isn’t for everyone. But if you’re in the market for a luxury SUV, this vehicle is definately the best in its class.

For 2020, Land Rovers premium SUV line, Range Rover, renames all its 12 trims and brings its first U.S. gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain. With design updates and additional features, there has been a lot of activity in Jaguar Land Rovers design centers. Here’s a few details for you to consider.

Petrol Engines

The two supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 engines in the base (340 hp) and HSE (380 hp) trims have retired. In their place is a 3.0-liter in-line 6 with a turbocharger, an electric supercharger, a belt-driven motor-generator (replacing the alternator,) and a 48-volt subsystem. Power, torque, and fuel economy should all improve with this hybrid setup. The base P360 makes 355 horsepower and 365 lb-ft of torque. In the HSE P400, this engine churns out 395 horsepower and 406 lb-ft.

Hybrid Engines

The biggest news is a plug-in hybrid designated the HSE P400e. The HSE P400e marries a turbo 2.0-liter inline-four with a 114-hp electric motor and a 13.1-kWh battery. At 398 hp and 472 lb-ft of torque, this tiny engine promises up to 31 miles of zero-emission driving. Although the price is $97,245, the PHEV is an attractive alternative to other hybrids even without figuring in the expected federal tax credit of $6295. The best news, the P400e can be ordered in top Autobiography trim. Formerly reserved for the V-8 models, this trim is loaded with tech and the most lavish two-tone interiors available. At $131,595, this is the nicest plug-in SUV on sale today.

Diesel Engines

But despite its green underpinnings, the plug-in hybrid will be hard pressed to top the diesel’s 29-mpg highway rating. Land Rover of North Dade (FL) reiterates that VW is still committing to thrifty, torquey diesels while certain companies are retreating. Renamed from Td6 to D260, the turbo-diesel 3.0-liter V-6 returns with 254 horsepower and 443 lb-ft. The more lushly equipped HSE offers the same engine. Both the D260 and HSE models require a small refill of DEF at each oil change, but no nightly recharging is needed!

Trims
We won’t get into the dozens upon dozens of configurations available to each Rover—or the potential to pay the equivalent of a new Honda Civic for a two-tone paint finish. For 2020, Land Rover has replaced Loire Blue with Portofino Blue and Corris Grey with Eiger Grey. A new 22-inch black wheel is also available. Every Range Rover comes with an eight-speed automatic transmission and off-road goodies including full-time four-wheel drive, a two-speed transfer case, and a height-adjustable air suspension.