Land Rover

Automotive, Cars

Discovery Sport: Spiritually Free

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Looking at Land Rover’s current product lineup may seem daunting to the untrained eye. As their flagship offering, Range Rover combines the off-roading capabilities synonymous with Land Rover with luxurious materials and features. The Defender lineup, on the other hand, includes commercial vehicles with a rich heritage dating back to the original series I Land Rover and Discovery, and focuses on the core practicality of a premium SUV. Discovery, a moniker that has graced Land Rovers since 1989, was a car that utilised the same off-road-focused underpinnings as the Range Rover, but with a much more modest family focus and smaller engine offerings. The same formula of using a shared…

Automotive, Cars

Land Rover Defender V8: A Dying Breed

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The Land Rover Defender is a British icon. Its significance goes far beyond its purpose of getting from A to B—its quintessential Britishness is on a par with Queen Elizabeth II, afternoon tea and aggressive politeness. It was used by armed forces on the frontline, driven by royalty, and is now owned by families across the UK.

Automotive, Cars

A Question of Range Rover Sport: PHEV or MHEV?

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As someone born and raised in Essex, I’m no stranger to the Range Rover moniker. In my childhood years, before Instagram and reality TV, I was glued to car magazines in which you could browse the latest modified Range Rovers from the likes of Kahn and Overfinch in the classifieds. 

Discovery 3
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Discovery 3

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Let’s be reasonable; JLR have sold 1.2 million of the things since the launch in 1989. They’re vastly popular, account for a huge slice of the 4×4 pie globally, and will drive over almost anything and anyone.

Land Rover Discovery
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Discovery 2

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As spring arrives in the UK, it marks six months since we started to plan the fettling of our Discovery 3 into a daily workhorse. The winter months were beginning to thaw and other than the cold, stark realisation that some of the six glow plugs might need replacing, all was well.

Automotive, FILM

Twisted 21

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I scanned the horizon of the Finnish race circuit but Charlie was possibly doing a few laps in the 500hp V8 110. “Let me see if I can find him Tony”. “Cool man”. This was the first of a handful of semi awkward exchanges I would have with Tony Hawk that week as we crossed from Finland into Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Austria and Monaco.

Nene Overland discovery
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Discovery

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It might seem obtuse of me to begin this new column on car restoration with a well-targeted shot across the bow – but nonetheless, I’m taking aim and firing.