2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Five-Door Official Photos and Info - Auto Shows

After showing the three-door Range Rover Evoque at the Paris auto show in September, Land Rover, as expected, used the occasion of the Los Angeles show to unveil the five-door version.

With 20-inch wheels and styling that eschews typical SUV tough-guy cues such as faux skidplates, the three-door and five-door are aimed at upscale urban drivers who aspire to but can’t quite reach the $60,495 Range Rover Sport. Dimensionally, the Evoque twins are the same except that the five-door is about one inch taller and rear-seat passengers get about two more inches of shoulder room in the more-spacious back seat.

As in the three-door, the five’s powertrain will be a 2.0-liter turbocharged direct-injection four-cylinder making about 240 hp paired with full-time all-wheel drive. The engine is from Ford’s new family of EcoBoost four-cylinders. The powertrain will make the Evoque twins the two most expensive four-cylinder vehicles on the U.S. market.

The Evoque uses the largely steel, front-drive-based car platform under the Land Rover LR2, although only about 30 percent of the parts are carry-over. The Evoque’s sportier stance and proportions required major changes to the body stampings and suspension, says Land Rover managing director Phil Popham. The three-door Evoque should come in around 220 pounds lighter than the 4250-pound LR2, the five-door about 154 pounds lighter, says Popham.

One crucial difference between the three- and five-door: under U.S. law, sport-utility vehicles with two passenger doors are subjected to a withering 25-percent import duty. The so-called “chicken tax” owes its name to a 1963 trade dispute with France and Germany when the U.S. placed the duty on some agricultural goods and trucks in response to European duties on American-sourced chickens.

Trucks were different then, but the duty remains on the books and the urban-chic three-door (two passenger doors plus one tailgate) Evoque will have to pay it, while the five-door Evoque will be exempt. So beyond rear-seat comfort, the biggest difference between the two body styles will be their profit margins for Land Rover.

 Read More: http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car/10q4/2012_land_rover_range_rover_evoque_five-door_official_photos_and_info-auto_shows

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2011 Jaguar XJ Supersport – Short Take Road Test

With the new XJ, Jaguar has clarified the menu. Where once buyers had to choose between XJ8, XJ8 L, Vanden Plas, XJR, Super V-8, and Super V-8 Portfolio, now the car is offered as either a standard length XJ or the supersize-me long-wheelbase XJL. In the spirit of Jaguar’s Indian ownership, we envision the engine lineup as three levels of spiciness: the mild 385-hp base car, the medium 470-hp Supercharged, and the extra-spicy 510-hp Supersport. We already sampled the XJ Supercharged, and now we have a chance to taste the extra heat of the Supersport.

The XJ Supersport starts at a base price of $111,075, or $22,500 more than an XJ Supercharged. Nearly everything Jaguar offers is standard on both; the only major options are different wheels, rear-seat entertainment, a heated windshield, and adaptive cruise control, a $2300 upgrade on the Supercharged that is included on the Supersport. The flagship also adds little bits of garnish throughout the interior and, as if the XJ’s leather-and-wood trappings weren’t enough, the Supersport goes whole-cow and adds a leather headliner. Otherwise, it appears to be exactly like the lesser car. In other words, you don’t get a lot more for your money.

You do, however, get 40 more horsepower and an extra 37 lb-ft of torque. We weren’t exactly complaining about the performance of the XJ Supercharged, but if you’re one of those more-is-better types, then the Supersport will please you mightily. The 0-to-60-mph sprint takes 4.1 seconds, a 0.3-second improvement, while the quarter-mile time drops 0.4 second, to 12.4 at 115 mph. The brakes are excellent as well, stopping the XJ from 70 mph in 156 feet and showing no performance degradation after repeated panic stops. Skidpad grip, at 0.87 g, is perhaps the only performance figure that suggests the XJ Supersport is a 4316-pound luxury sedan and not an all-out sports car.

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Driving the Supersport is, well, nearly exactly like driving the XJ Supercharged—this is, after all, the same dish with a little more seasoning. In our previous XJ review, we said the car feels like the “most rigid, untwistable, and confidence-inspiring platform in Jaguar’s history.” This is still true. The Supersport simply makes the scenery blur a little more quickly on the way to its governed 161-mph top speed.

Read More: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car/10q4/2011_jaguar_xj_supersport-short_take_road_test

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Range Rover Decides Hybrids Make Most Sense For Gas Guzzlers

The 2012 Range Rover Evoque--the stylish new baby "soft-roader" that's Land Rover's smallest-ever luxury vehicle--will not be offered with a hybrid-electric version to improve its gas mileage.

That's the word from John Edwards, Land Rover's global brand director, who noted that in Europe, the Evoque will come with a 2.2-liter diesel engine that delivers 42 miles per gallon on the European test cycle.

And that was the goal set for the original Land Rover LRX concept when it debuted at Kensington Palace in June, complete with an appearance by Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham.

Weight penalty

Instead, Edwards said, the company's first hybrid-electric vehicles will be versions of the larger Land-Rover LR4 (sold in the U.K. as the Discovery) and the larger Range Rovers, most likely including the Range Rover Sport that shares the LR4's platform.

Indeed, there's considerable logic to applying hybrid drive to your largest and least efficient vehicles. Edwards noted that the weight penalty of a hybrid system was greater in a smaller vehicle like the Evoque than in larger sport utilities.

Read More: http://www.greencarreports.com/blog/1052509_range-rover-decides-hybrids-make-most-sense-for-gas-guzzlers

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2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Five-Door Official Photos and Info - Auto Shows

An Evoque with more doors breaks cover in Los Angeles.

After showing the three-door Range Rover Evoque at the Paris auto show in September, Land Rover, as expected, used the occasion of the Los Angeles show to unveil the five-door version.

With 20-inch wheels and styling that eschews typical SUV tough-guy cues such as faux skidplates, the three-door and five-door are aimed at upscale urban drivers who aspire to but can’t quite reach the $60,495 Range Rover Sport. Dimensionally, the Evoque twins are the same except that the five-door is about one inch taller and rear-seat passengers get about two more inches of shoulder room in the more-spacious back seat.

As in the three-door, the five’s powertrain will be a 2.0-liter turbocharged direct-injection four-cylinder making about 240 hp paired with full-time all-wheel drive. The engine is from Ford’s new family of EcoBoost four-cylinders. The powertrain will make the Evoque twins the two most expensive four-cylinder vehicles on the U.S. market.

The Evoque uses the largely steel, front-drive-based car platform under the Land Rover LR2, although only about 30 percent of the parts are carry-over. The Evoque’s sportier stance and proportions required major changes to the body stampings and suspension, says Land Rover managing director Phil Popham. The three-door Evoque should come in around 220 pounds lighter than the 4250-pound LR2, the five-door about 154 pounds lighter, says Popham.

Read More: http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car/10q4/2012_land_rover_range_rover_evoque_five-door_official_photos_and_info-auto_shows

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Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 5-Door

The exciting 5-Door version of the all-new Range Rover Evoque makes its global public debut at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show on November 17, 2010.

With its stylish and sporting appearance, enhanced by extra practicality and greater family appeal, the 5-Door Range Rover Evoque joins the stunning coupé model to create a highly desirable line-up that will transform the premium compact SUV segment.

Like the coupé, the 5-Door Range Rover Evoque remains faithful to the spirit of the groundbreaking Land Rover LRX concept car, offering an innovative new interpretation of the original cross-coupé design.

The 5-Door Evoque also stays true to the core values of the Range Rover brand, providing premium levels of craftsmanship, luxury, performance and renowned Land Rover all-terrain capability, but in a more compact package.

"The addition of the 5-Door to the Range Rover Evoque line-up extends the appeal of our brand still further," said Land Rover's Managing Director Phil Popham.

"While retaining everything that's great about the Range Rover Evoque coupé, this new 5-Door bodystyle will offer customers even more choice, greater practicality, versatility and flexibility. The launch of the Evoque in 2011 will expand and revitalise the global appeal of the Range Rover marque."

With the same compact footprint and advanced technologies as the coupé model, the 5-Door Range Rover Evoque reinforces Land Rover's commitment to environmental sustainability. The Evoque is positioned as the smallest, lightest, most fuel-efficient Range Rover ever.

Read More: http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4641/Land-Rover-Range-Rover-Evoque-5-Door.html


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Auction: Range Rover Up for Help for Heroes Charity

Land Rover decided to celebrate its one millionth Ranger Rover by donating the millionth SUV to the Help for Heroes charity.

"Land Rover is very proud to support the Help for Heroes charity by donating the one millionth Range Rover," said Phil Popham, managing director of Jaguar Land Rover. "The vehicle will be auctioned later this year and should raise valuable funds for the practical and direct provision of aid for wounded service people and their families."

Although it isn't an actual Autobiography Black edition, the millionth Range Rover built is, ironically, a fully-loaded Autobiography model painted black. Retail pricing for such a vehicle is roughly £85,000 ($138,000), but it's estimated the car could fetch more than £100,000 ($162,000) when it crosses the auction block -- aided perhaps by the fact that the SUV was delivered to and driven briefly by Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson.

"We're delighted that Land Rover has chosen to give Help for Heroes their millionth Range Rover," said Bryn Parry, CEO and co-founder of Help for Heroes, in a prepared statement. "This is a real milestone in their history and a very special donation, made even more special by knowing the money raised from the car will be able to provide much needed funds to help our wounded [veterans] on their road to recovery."

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2010 LA Auto Show: Land Rover evokes More Ranger Rover Evoque Images

Automakers love to tease. Case in point: newly released shots of Land Rover's Range Rover Evoque compact SUV. 

The cute 'ute, formerly known as the LRX, was unveiled in coupe form at Paris, but the five-door Range Rover Evoque is a natural step for the purveyor of large, luxurious SUVs. To clear extra interior space for its people-carry intentions, the five-door version is 1.2 inches taller inside the cabin (thanks to a higher roofline) and over 2 inches wider to gain more shoulder room. Like the crossover-coupe design, this Land Rover is intended for four total occupants.

Other than the additional interior space, the Evoque five-door shares the same powertrain configurations. Motivation comes from a 2.2-liter diesel four-cylinder with either 148 or 187 horsepower; the gasoline option is a Ford-sourced 2.0-liter EcoBoost inline-four developing 237 horsepower. Front- and all-wheel drive will move the wheels.

Because it bears the Land Rover badge, the Evoque must carry some semblance of off-road utility. The company's Terrain Response system assists on loose surfaces while an optional Adaptive Dynamics with MagneRide dampers help on tarmac. Interior appointments do not disappoint as the usual luxury features will be found, including leather, metallic surfaces, full-size panoramic glass roof, surround cameras, and advanced entertainment systems.

Read more: http://blogs.automotive.com/6728904/auto-shows/2010-la-auto-show-land-rover

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First look video: 2011 Jaguar XJ

We drive over 100 new cars each year here at the track. Most of them are perfectly pleasant. Some are downright nice, while a handful get banished to the outer edges of the parking lot once the test miles are done. But not that many cars are exactly what I’d call special.

Jaguar’s luxury flagship sedan, the XJ, qualifies as special. You might argue that any car with a sticker price of $81,575 should be special, but that isn’t always the case.

What makes the big cat stand out? Previous XJs had traditional styling; you couldn’t tell if the car was brand new or 15 years old. This time Jaguar broke from the past with an eye-catching sleek new design. It inspires some controversy, especially in back, but it also gets attention.

The bespoke cabin has more universal appeal. It’s simply a cut above what you find in mass-produced cars, even luxury liners like the Lexus LS and Mercedes S-class. The suede headliner is lovely, leather covers the dash, and there are even fold-down tray tables on the front seatbacks.

Finally, the big Jaguar is a joy to drive. Several of us think it drives the way the BMW 7-Series used to drive (but does no more): nimble, light on its feet, and very responsive. Somehow we’re managing to make do with our car’s sweet-sounding base 385-hp V8; a supercharged version is available.

Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS-yIWT8H

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Jaguar Land Rover drops plans to close a UK plant

Ford Motor Co. sold to India's Tata Motors in 2008, said it would be significantly increasing the number of models in its range and creating thousands of jobs over the next decade.

Last year, Tata said it would merge two JLR plants in England as part of a business plan to tackle the impact of the economic downturn on demand for vehicles, which had seen its manufacturing running at less than 60 percent of capacity.

Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth said on Friday the company is now seeing a "great turnaround" in its business.

The carmaker will keep a Jaguar plant at Castle Bromwich and a Land Rover factory in nearby Solihull, both in central England, as well as its Halewood facility near Liverpool in northwest England.

Speth said the company had already begun hiring 1,500 new employees at its Halewood factory to help with production of the Range Rover Evoque, a new small SUV that launches next summer.

Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101015/COPY01/310159961/1193#ixzz13gKGT4Op

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First look video: 2011 Jaguar XJ

We drive over 100 new cars each year here at the track. Most of them are perfectly pleasant. Some are downright nice, while a handful get banished to the outer edges of the parking lot once the test miles are done. But not that many cars are exactly what I’d call special.

Jaguar’s luxury flagship sedan, the XJ, qualifies as special. You might argue that any car with a sticker price of $81,575 should be special, but that isn’t always the case.

What makes the big cat stand out? Previous XJs had traditional styling; you couldn’t tell if the car was brand new or 15 years old. This time Jaguar broke from the past with an eye-catching sleek new design. It inspires some controversy, especially in back, but it also gets attention.

The bespoke cabin has more universal appeal. It’s simply a cut above what you find in mass-produced cars, even luxury liners like the Lexus LS and Mercedes S-class. The suede headliner is lovely, leather covers the dash, and there are even fold-down tray tables on the front seatbacks.

Read More: http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2010/10/first-look-video-2011-jaguar-xj.html

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Tata Brings In a German A-Team to Make Sense of Jaguar/Land Rover

A flurry of snickers went through the crowd of assembled journalists at the Paris auto show when the new CEO of Jaguar/Land Rover took the stage. Instead of the dulcet lilt of an English brogue, the new boss of some of Blighty’s oldest and most revered brands, Dr. Ralf Speth, chiseled through his speech with the oompah-oompah beat of a thick Bavarian accent.

Since January 2010, an executive shuffle at the top of the newly combined Jaguar and Land Rover operations has put German executives firmly in charge. Welcome to the globalized auto industry, which doesn’t let a little bit of historical irony get in its way.

Take, for example, the 2008 purchase of both Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford by an industrial conglomerate headquartered in one of England’s former colonies. Everybody who has met Ratan Tata, chairman of the Mumbai, India–based Tata Group, says he’s very polite, intelligent, and down-to-earth considering he’s a billionaire many times over.

Read More: http://blog.caranddriver.com/tata-brings-in-a-german-a-team-to-make-sense-of-jaguarland-rover/

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Jaguar considers production for the C-X75

Jaguar is planning production feasibility studies of up to 2,000 cars a year for its new 780-hp supercar, sources say.

Jag is remaining coy about firm production plans for the elegant mid-engine C-X75, but AutoWeek sources say that two levels of production are under consideration.

AutoWeek is an affiliate of Automotive News.

The higher one is up to 2,000 cars a year, the lower one up to 1,000 cars a year. Each needs to be explored independently because each demands different production methods -- the lower number with more hand assembly and lower tooling costs; the higher one with more automation but higher tooling costs.

A production version faithful to the gas-turbine powered C-X75 will also have to wait between five years and seven years while Jaguar proves the Bladon Jets micro gas turbines at the heart of the hybrid-electric powertrain.

Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101008/OEM04/101009876/1283#ixzz12Lux0PzJ

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2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque - Auto Shows

The production version of the LRX concept heads for a Paris debut.

Land Rover is using the Paris auto show to fully reveal the production version of the Range Rover Evoque—say “evoke”—the brand’s latest effort to reach urbane city slickers who are no more likely to drive off pavement than they are to stock their fridges with non-organic seaweed croquettes. Based on the 2008 LRX concept car and built off the current Land Rover LR2 platform—itself based on Ford’s European mid-size front-drive C architecture—the Evoque will hit showrooms in the fall of 2011 with prices starting around $45,000.

Drawn by Land Rover design director Gerry McGovern, the production Evoque varies little from the LRX concept, looking like a Range Rover Sport that has been stepped on. It pushes various hot-roddish buttons, including pinched headlights and taillights, a hiked-up beltline, a rearward-sloping roof, and humongous 19- or 20-inch wheels. One Range Rover tradition remains: the “floating roof,” which, thanks to blacked-out pillars, seems to be separated from the body only by glass.

A 2.0-liter four-cylinder stretches fuel mileage, and it puts out 240 hp with the help of a turbocharger and direct injection. The company says that the Evoque will be the most fuel-efficient Range Rover ever but, considering that thriftiest model sold in the U.S. currently is the Range Rover HSE with an EPA rating of 12 mpg city/18 highway, that’s not saying much.

Read More:  http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car/10q3/2012_land_rover_range_rover_evoque-auto_shows

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Promise Fulfilled: 2011 Jaguar XJ

When it comes to cars, the Brits have had a habit of coming up with great ideas. The only problem has been the execution. The original Mini is a case in point. It was a truly innovative packaging exercise -- never had so many been able to ride so comfortably in a car so small -- but hapless BMC managers never realized they were losing money on each and every one they built.

The original Range Rover is another. Smooth and fast on road, unbelievably comfortable and utterly unstoppable off it, the 1970 Rangie set a benchmark for all-terrain, all-weather capability that few SUVs come close to matching even today. But with electrics by Lucas, The Prince of Darkness, and build quality that made even the worst efforts of the UAW look like something made by German craftsmen, exploiting that capability was something best left to Rover test drivers, journalists, and customers wealthy enough to have something else in the garage as a backup.

Jaguar's original XJ sedan was another great idea hamstrung by poor execution. The low-slung XJ established the template for the modern luxury sedan; it was fast and stylish, yet it was smooth and comfortable -- key characteristics you'll find to varying degrees in every Mercedes S-Class, BMW 7 Series, Audi A8, and Lexus LS of the past 20 years. The XJ rode like a magic carpet, cosseting its passengers in its wood and leather trimmed cabin, yet its performance and handling rivaled that of raw-boned sports cars. It instantly made Mercedes-Benzes look staid and stolid; like the boring but well-built sedans for bankers from Dortmund they really were. Only problem was, by the 1970s, as Jaguar was sucked into the industrial anarchy that was the state-owned British auto industry,  the XJ wasn't so much a car as a loose assembly of car parts that all too frequently parted company.

Read more: http://blogs.motortrend.com/6701115/auto-review/promise-fulfilled-2011-jaguar-xj/index.html#ixzz10qKOxC7M

2011 Jaguar XK Coupe – Short Take Road Test

More power was all the XK needed.

Jaguar is confident that it got the XK right. Proof is right there on the order sheet, where there are almost no options. The factory is 13 color choices away from churning out an endless parade of identical cars. The only options are added-cost paint, a pair of wheel upgrades, a black headliner, a heated windshield, HD radio, and the Advanced Technology package, which bundles adaptive headlights (which you might want) with adaptive cruise control (which you absolutely do not).

Then again, if a carmaker just includes everything as standard, there’s nothing left to ask for. Included on the cheapest XK you can buy are navigation, satellite radio, 16-way power seats—heated and cooled—a heated steering wheel, keyless entry and go, and a 525-watt Bowers & Wilkins stereo with an in-dash six-disc changer and a USB input. The interior on our test car, which was absolutely beyond reproach and filled with wood and leather so sumptuous you want to lick them, didn’t cost an extra nickel. We were positively floored when we looked at this car’s window sticker and saw not a single option listed. Of course, a price of $83,000 also will floor a lot of people

Read More: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car/10q3/2011_jaguar_xk_coupe-short_take_road_test

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Land Rover Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Range Rover Autobiography Black Limited Edition

The first Range Rover launched way back in 1970 in Europe, though it didn’t make its official stateside debut until 1987, and so Land Rover is celebrating the brand’s 40th anniversary with a limited-edition vehicle based on the 2011 Range Rover Supercharged. The Autobiography Black model is an evolution of the current Autobiography package that is, according to its makers, “the most luxurious, most exclusive Range Rover model ever built.”

The Range is finished in Barolo Black paint and features a new chrome grille with black surround, mesh fender vents with chrome bars, body-color door handles, and a subtle Autobiography Black liftgate badge. The car rides on 10-spoke diamond-turned wheels measuring 20 inches in diameter.

The interior is finished in black with either red or ivory accents. Regardless of the choice, black dominates everything: reflective black lacquer coats the doors, instrument panel, and center console, joined by black leather on the shift knob and steering wheel. An Autobiography Black logo is embossed on the rear-seat armrest, door panels, key fob, illuminated door sill plates, and the cover of the owner’s manual.

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Land Rover to be built in India says Tata CEO

Tata might be most famous for building the world's least-expensive car, the $2500 Nano, but the Indian company bought Jaguar Land Rover from Ford in 2008 and has been running the two brands since.  Tata already sells Land Rovers in India, and according to Tata CEO Carl-Peter Forster, Tata CEO, the company will put an unspecified number of Land Rovers into production in India as early as next year.

Forster didn't reveal which models would be produced there.

In addition to beginning production in India, Forster hinted that production of  Jaguar and Land Rover models could begin in China. He said that JLR is currently in talks with a Chinese company about a joint venture. This marks the second former Premier Automotive Group (Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo, and Aston Martin) brand to put vehicles into production in the Far East.

Read More: http://blogs.automotive.com/6674467/miscellaneous/land-rover-to-be-built-in-india-says-tata-ceo/index.html

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2010 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance: Jaguar XKR 175

Jaguar is making waves (again) among luxury sports car aficiandos. At the upcoming Concours d'Elegance at Pebble Beach, California, the automaker plans to debut its XKR 175 Limite Edition coupe.

The XKR 75 unveiled earlier this year sports a revised suspension, aerodynamics, and engine, and was engineered to be more of an ultimate expression of the brand. Modifications to the XKR175 are much less extensive, as the engine and suspension are left unchanged, but the car does get a revised aerodynamic package.

The XKR175 receives a new front air dam, side skirts, rear diffuser, and a larger spoiler -- the same changes available for the optional XKR Speed Pack. All of these changes help make the car more stable at speed by creating more downforce, and top speed rises accordingly from 155 to 174 mph. Powering the XKR175 is the same XKR's supercharged 5.0-liter V-8, which produces 510 horsepower and 461 pound-feet of torque, and is capable of moving the XKR175 to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds.

Read More: http://blogs.automotive.com/6674896/auto-shows/2010-pebble-beach-concours-delegance-jaguar-xkr-175/index.html


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Jaguar XJ75 Platinum Concept heralds 75th Anniversary at Pebble Beach

JAGUAR XJ75 PLATINUM CONCEPT COMMEMORATES BRAND'S 75th ANNIVERSARY AT PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS D'ELEGAN

Pebble Beach, Calif., August 14, 2010 – As part of the year long celebration of Jaguar's 75 Years of Looking Forward, Jaguar Cars design team has created the XJ75 Platinum Concept, a one-of-a-kind design project on display at the Pebble Beach Concept Car Lawn this weekend.

The XJ75 Platinum Concept is the company's first demonstration of the design customization potential of the striking new XJ luxury sedan, emphasizing the Jaguar's dramatic interior and exterior styling themes.

“The new Jaguar XJ Platinum Concept celebrates Jaguar's 75th Anniversary, and highlights the uniqueness of the XJ, and more broadly, the increasingly personal nature of luxury cars in today's market,” said Mike O’Driscoll, Managing Director of Jaguar Cars. “The XJ is thoroughly modern, and captures the innovative and daring character that our founder Sir William Lyons built into every Jaguar. And the design team clearly had some fun making their first one-of-a-kind XJ design concept in that spirit.”

Read More: http://blogs.automotive.com/6676210/exotic-cars/jaguar-xj75-platinum-concept-heralds-75th-anniversary-at-pebble-beach/index.html

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Promise Fulfilled: 2011 Jaguar XJ

When it comes to cars, the Brits have had a habit of coming up with great ideas. The only problem has been the execution. The original Mini is a case in point. It was a truly innovative packaging exercise -- never had so many been able to ride so comfortably in a car so small -- but hapless BMC managers never realized they were losing money on each and every one they built.

The original Range Rover is another. Smooth and fast on road, unbelievably comfortable and utterly unstoppable off it, the 1970 Rangie set a benchmark for all-terrain, all-weather capability that few SUVs come close to matching even today. But with electrics by Lucas, The Prince of Darkness, and build quality that made even the worst efforts of the UAW look like something made by German craftsmen, exploiting that capability was something best left to Rover test drivers, journalists, and customers wealthy enough to have something else in the garage as a backup.

Jaguar's original XJ sedan was another great idea hamstrung by poor execution. The low-slung XJ established the template for the modern luxury sedan; it was fast and stylish, yet it was smooth and comfortable -- key characteristics you'll find to varying degrees in every Mercedes S-Class, BMW 7 Series, Audi A8, and Lexus LS of the past 20 years. The XJ rode like a magic carpet, cosseting its passengers in its wood and leather trimmed cabin, yet its performance and handling rivaled that of raw-boned sports cars. It instantly made Mercedes-Benzes look staid and stolid; like the boring but well-built sedans for bankers from Dortmund they really were. Only problem was, by the 1970s, as Jaguar was sucked into the industrial anarchy that was the state-owned British auto industry, the XJ wasn't so much a car as a loose assembly of car parts that all too frequently parted company.

Read more: http://blogs.motortrend.com/6701115/auto-review/promise-fulfilled-2011-jaguar-xj/index.html#ixzz0wKpgEuSt

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Test complete: 2010 Land Rover LR4

With family in England, I read more than my fair share of British car magazines. If there is one thing these diverse publications all share, it’s a rabid love of the Land Rover Discovery. Reading the reviews, you’d think it can part the Red Sea while cruising on rainbows. I wonder how much of this is cheering for a home team that’s experienced a whole lot of defeats in the last 30 years.
Still, quite a few of us at CR were surprised by how much we liked the Land Rover LR4, the American version of the Discovery 4. That’s because we really weren’t so impressed when we tested its predecessor, the LR3, back in 2005. Clumsy handling, gluttonous fuel economy, and sluggish acceleration topped our complaints.
But a 2010 update proved to be just what the LR3 needed. Rechristened LR4, a new 5.0-liter V8 dramatically improved performance, as well as fuel economy. Towing performance is effortless. While it’s still obvious that the LR4 is a big and tall box handling-wise, tweaks have made it feel more responsive and controlled.
Compared to the $57,435 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ or $56,555 Lincoln MKT we recently tested, the $54,010 LR4 with the HSE Plus package oddly seems a bit like a bargain.
Other LR3 pros and cons carried over to the LR4. There’s lots of room inside the well-trimmed interior, including a third-row seat with room for grownups. Visibility is refreshingly generous to the front and sides. The LR4 is extremely capable off-road, yet it doesn’t have a lousy ride. On the negative side, some of the controls remain poorly placed or unintuitive, including a slow-reacting and cryptic touch-screen.
There’s a dark side to Land Rover ownership. In years past, reliability has not been a strong suit. Our experience–-independent from our annual reliability survey--hasn’t been problem-free: the driver’s seat jammed solid in its tracks and the power windows needed reprogramming. Still, that’s a whole lot better than our trouble-prone 2005 LR3.
—Tom Mutchler

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2011 Land Rover LR2 Gets Visual Updates, Debuts Revised Land Rover Logo

Now that the rest of the Land Rover lineup has received visual and mechanical updates for 2010, the LR2 sees a few visual enhancements for 2011 that will at least bring its styling more in line with the rest of the family. A fresh front bumper with revised fog-light surrounds and the new two-bar grille strengthen the stylistic connection between the LR2 and the larger LR4. Other exterior modifications include new taillights, new wheels, and additional body-colored parts like the mirror caps, door handles, and rear bumper.
It’s also worth our noting—because it would otherwise probably go unnoticed—that the LR2 is debuting the new Land Rover logo. Wishing to be a bit more contemporary, the company has done away with the classic gold-over-green logo, favoring bright silver over green for its new badge. Not a hugely dramatic change, but a small evolution nonetheless.
Inside, the changes are limited to new trim and seat appointments, and a revised instrument cluster.

While the LR2 is actually quite capable off-road, our biggest complaint has always been with the thirsty yet still underpowered 230-hp, 3.2-liter inline-6. Sadly, Land Rover has left the engine unchanged during the freshening, but hopefully the new Evoque will bring a better powerplant to share with the LR2. The 2011 LR2 goes on sale this fall.
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Jaguar XF Wagon Rendered: Another Reason to Love the Wagon

Just look at it. How can you not be drawn to this lovely Jaguar XF wagon? Although no such vehicle has been officially announced yet, we expect Jaguar to get into the wagon mix soon.
It’s too bad Americans have yet to re-embrace the wagon. Jaguar’s last attempt to sell a five-door here, the X-type Sportwagon, was an absolute catastrophe—a mere 449 units were sold in 2006—so don’t expect to see this one prowling our streets. What a shame. Even the XF’s base 385-hp, 5.0-liter V-8 would be a sweet setup, and just imagine the glorious, 470-hp, supercharged version. For now, imagining is all we can do.
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Jaguar Land Rover parent Tata seeks successor for Ratan Tata

MUMBAI (Bloomberg) -- Tata Sons Ltd. is searching for a successor to Chairman Ratan Tata, whose acquisitions of Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Group Plc charted India's emergence as a global economic power.

The 72-year-old Ratan, who built the group into India's biggest with revenue of more than $70 billion, will retire at the end of 2012 after two decades running the Mumbai-based company. A five-member committee will vet candidates for the role, Tata Sons said in an e-mailed statement this week.

The successful candidate will control a group whose 96 companies make cars from the $72,500 Jaguar XJ to the $2,500 Nano, produce steel and grow tea served at the Tata-owned Boston Ritz-Carlton. Tata accounts for almost 7 percent of India's gross domestic product.

Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100807/COPY01/308079997/1283#ixzz0wKmHKbSa

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Jaguar owner Tata's shares hit 19-year high after quarterly profit report

MUMBAI (Bloomberg) -- Shares in Tata Motors Ltd., the Indian owner of Jaguar and Land Rover, today rose to their highest level in more than 19 years after the company posted a first-quarter profit on demand for luxury SUVs and sedans.

The automaker posted net income of 19.9 billion rupees ($430 million) in the three months ended June, compared with a loss of 3.3 billion rupees a year earlier. Sales rose 64 percent to 268.8 billion rupees.

Shares in Tata Motors, valued at $11 billion, closed up 4.2 percent at 957.30 rupees, outperforming the benchmark BSE index which fell 0.4 percent. It earlier hit 967.30 rupees -- their highest level in more than two decades, according to Thomson Reuters data.

Tata shares have soared some 660 percent since their lows of 126 rupees in February 2009 and have risen about 21 percent so far this year, outpacing a 4 percent rise in the main index and a rise of about 16 percent in the sector index.

Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100810/COPY01/308109943/1131#ixzz0wKlQGmyX

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2010 Jaguar XK

2010 Jaguar XK

VIN: SAJWA4GB6ALB35834
Stock Number: ALB35834
Selling Price: $96,500
Miles: 3
Doors: 2
Transmission: Automatic
Engine Displacement: 5.0L
Engine Cylinders: 8
Highway MPG: 22
City MPG: 16

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2011 Jaguar XF Supercharged

2011 Jaguar XF Supercharged

VIN: SAJWA0HE4BMR84192
Stock Number: BMR84192
Selling Price: $68,000
Miles: 13
Doors: 4
Exterior Color: Caviar
Transmission: Automatic
Engine Displacement: 5.0L
Engine Cylinders: 8

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE LUX

2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE LUX

VIN: SALSK2D46AA244820
Stock Number: AA244820
Selling Price: $65,345
Miles: 3
Doors: 4
Transmission: Automatic
Engine Displacement: 5.0L
Engine Cylinders: 8
Highway MPG: 17
City MPG: 12

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2010 Land Rover LR2 HSE

2010 Land Rover LR2 HSE

VIN: SALFT2BNXAH185028
Stock Number: AH185028
Selling Price: $42,475
Miles: 1,672
Doors: 4
Exterior Color: Santorini Black
Transmission: Automatic
Engine Displacement: 3.2
Engine Cylinders: 6
Highway MPG: 22
City MPG: 15

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