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Land Rover’s LRX concept at Pebble Beach

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:23:06 +0000

The Land Rover LRX concept was first shown to the world back in January. It has since been making the car show tours, and now with its premier at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance, Gerry McGovern, design director for Land Rover describes how the car fits into the company’s heritage.

The LRX is expected to be the replacement for the Freelander. The concept was shown as a hybrid diesel package to keep up with modern fuel economy demands. While this car is supposed to be a revolution in Land Rover design, remember this is the company that never had to go retro with the design of Range Rover, because it’s had only three generations in 38 years.

In fact, the LRX concept looks like it shares some of the same cues from the 2004 Range Stormer concept, which was the forerunner for the Range Rover Sport.

Bell Aurens Longnose: the 1,500 hp Land Rover

admin — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:12:04 +0000

Did you ever think at a car could be powered by an airplane engine? Although it is still a concept, Bell Aurens unveiled today their customized Land Rover, powered by a 27-litre V12 Merlin engine and capable to develop 1,500 hp. Called the Longnose, the car you see in the photos represents an exclusive interpretation of the old design of the British car. The vehicle is in fact an off-road convertible, featuring a yacht-like tail like the cars back in 1930’s which will be powered also by the Rover V8 4.6-litre engine or the 5.0 or the V16(two V8 engines).

Being a custom built vehicle, it is hard to give an exactly price due to the fact that it will be built after the exactly indications of the customers. For example, the basic price for a standard tail vehicle powered by the 235 hp 4,6-litre V8 engine will be around € 125,000 plus VAT. A Longnose featuring yacht tail vehicle powered by a 5,0-litre capable to develop 280 hp will be offered at a price of approximately € 150,000.

Land Rover will launch new seven-seat model in 2012 : Land Rover

admin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:27:52 +0000

Land Rover will add a new model to its line-up starting 2012: a new seven-seat model based on the Freelander platform. Internally known as the “Project L486″, it will have unique bodywork, styling and interior to mark it out as being more than a Freelander variant.

The engines will be shared with the Freelander, meaning a 2.0-litre and 2.2-litre diesels with a choice of manual, automatic and twin-clutch transmissions.

The design will be a mix between the Freelander and forthcoming LRX

Land Rover LRX five-door coming in 2011

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:56:13 +0000

Land Rover will unveil a five-door version of its future LRX in 2011. First revealed as a concept car, the LRX will be Land Rover’s most significant product launch since Tata Motors took the company over.

The production version will follow the concept car’s shape and design as closely as possible.

The five-door version will be unveiled six months after the three-door, allowing Land Rover to take the fight to fashionable urban cars like the Mini Clubman.

The LRX will be built at the Halewood plant in the UK.