The Land Rover Range Rover Sport is an automobile that leaves little room for improvement. However, as is the world of tuning, there are people out there that simply can’t be satisfied by a go anywhere do anything luxury sport utility vehicle and those people crave more. It is exactly for this type of audience that the automotive aftermarket re stylers at Onyx have come up with this concept.
The modified Range Rover features a wide body conversion, new front grill and side vents all made from carbon fiber and a 14 piece interior trim kit. The Onyx Range Rover Sport concept comes with a lowered suspension and Onyx the tuner’s own TPM wheels measuring 22 inches in diameter. The appearance package will be complimented by a power upgrade for both gas burning and diesel engines, but Onyx is keeping tight lipped about this for now.
Onyx is also preparing the Platinum V conversion for the Range Rover Vogue. This special edition Land Rover will feature a new front bumper with integrated LED strips of driving lights and a carbon fiber grill. Out back there will be a redesigned rear bumper with cutouts for the dual exhaust as opposed to the original quartet of tailpipes as well as a new rear diffuser to complete the sporty appearance. Rounding out the Platinum V will be a set of blacked out double spoke TPM custom wheels.
First launched in 1948, the iconic Land Rover Defender will be replaced in 2013. Initially known as the Land Rover Series I, the iconic SUV adopted the "Defender" name in 1990 as a measure to distinguish the utility Land Rover model from the Discovery and Range Rover.
Since 1983 since its launch on the US market, the Defender received no major updates. After all it didn’t really need as it was a very successful model, but sales dropped significantly lately, so the decision to discontinue the SUV is not a surprise.
More than that new global standards for emissions and pedestrian-friendly front ends will require either an all-new vehicle or a profound engineering of the existing Defender. According to Land Rover managing director Phil Popham, the new Defender will be adopt a more SUV look and will deliver more off-road power: "We’ll be really tuning up the versatility side and practicality side. That for me is the core of the Defender’s identity."
There’s no better way to promote a new car than to have it tested against the previous model and have the 2010 version thoroughly embarrass its predecessor.
Apparently, that’s exactly what Land Rover had in mind when it pitted the 2010 Range Rover Sport Supercharged against its 2009 counterpart in a test to determine which car can reach 100 mph first and then brake all the way down to a stop.
From the get-go the 2010 Range Rover Sport Supercharged immediately flexed its power over the 200 version by pulling away convincingly reaching its 100 mph speed and coming to halt even before the 2009 clocked 100 on its speedometer.
The difference is striking, to say the least. The 2010 version has 127 horsepower and around 51 lb-ft of torque more than the 2009 version, which accounts for all the difference.
Now, we’re all for promoting new cars, but for a brand to do it by completely trashing a previous model just may be a little too much for us.
Sometimes, we just can’t get enough of a good thing. And more often than not, we won’t waste any time taking advantage of it.
Land Rover recently unveiled their luxury armoured Range Rover, proving that you can enjoy the best in luxury, performance, and security all at the same time.
Coated in an impregnable B6 Level ballistic and blast protection, this particular Range Rover has the chops to withstand a barrage of bullets from an assault rifle, making it the perfect vehicle for people who need as much security in them as possible.
In addition to satisfying the safety and security requirements of the European standard EN1522 level FB6, the armoured Range Rover was also built while keeping up with Land Rover’s reputation for providing the most comfortable and luxurious SUV’s in the world.
Suffice to say, it’s the best of all words really. The name ‘Range Rover’ speaks for itself already, and if you add the fact that the car can withstand just about anything, then you can’t probably ask for more out of your own SUV.
Expanding from their traditional lineup of modified Mopar cars, the German tuners at Startech recently showed off a fast feline at the Frankfurt Motor Show and are continuing their upscale trend of tuner cars with an exclusive take on the Land RoverRange Rover and Freelander 2 luxury SUVs. By upgrading the interior of their modified Rovers with everything from Alcantara to color matched leather and elegant wood paneling, Startech is offering a level of exclusivity that the factory could only dream of offering. In fact they also offer a customer dictated customization program that leaves the choices up to the final consumer.
The exterior of the upscale off road Range Rover is left mostly untouched, the only upgrade to the body are a pair of LED driving lights molded into the front bumper that class up the SUV’s appearance without disturbing the conservative look. They did however find a set of their 22 inch Monostar IV light weight alloy wheels to fit at all four corners, these go a long way to adding a sense of sport to the luxury utility vehicle; something that is only accentuated by the trapezoidal stainless steel dual exhaust.
The more compact Freelander 2 wears a set of slightly smaller 20 inch Monostar IV rims and just like the larger Range Rover, the Land Rover got the LED driving light treatment, integrating it as part of the car’s factory front bumper. Out back Startech shows off their innovative sides by coming up with a lower hatch attachment that beefs up the Freelander 2’s behind and continues the factory lines across the tailgate and just below them are a familiar set of the trapezoidal tailpipes. So whether you are looking for an upscale SUV with a little sense of style no matter if it is big or small, Startech has something to brighten up your day.
Whoever thought that gun manufacturers can have their own special edition luxury SUV named after them. But apparently, you can. Just ask British sportgun and rifle maker Holland & Holland.
Thanks to the customization team of Overfinch, Land Rover and Holland & Holland have teamed up to create a special edition Range Rover, the fruit of what we can only imagine as a match-up made in testosterone paradise.
The Range Rover, which will predictably be called the Holland & Holland Range Rover will be made available on either the 5-liter 503 horsepower Supercharged or the TDV8 diesel variants with a limited stock of only 100 units per annum.
The special edition Range will carry with it a number of unique features including a veneered wood dash, matching numbered plaques and a steering wheel that will be custom-designed to match the driver’s gun.
Interested Range Rover and/or gun nuts can place their orders for the car now before they run out of stock. Would-be buyers will also need to shell out £139,650 in the UK for one Holland & Holland Range Rover.
But before we reveal who the seller is, we have to warn you that if you ever double-cross this dude, then prepared to get your face smashed in.
That’s right; WWE wrestler Dave Batista – or as he is more popularly called, Batista (didn’t strain any muscles thinking of a wrestling name, did he?) – is putting up his Bentley and Land Rover on eBay.
The Continental Speed GT has had a few minor tunings done on it, including custom wheels, and a grille kit while the Land Rover also has its custom rims, plus some detailed trim work and a blaster of a sound system out on the trunk.
You can buy the Bentley for $172,999 or you can go through the tedious job of having to bid for it. Meanwhile, the Land Rover sells for ‘just’ $75,000.
Like we said, we urge you to have a little more caution because you never know, Batista just might throw in a little Batista Bomb just for kicks.
Something interesting was running laps around the Nurburgring this past week, despite looking like a Land Rover Freelander going through an identity crisis; this is actually a test mule for the upcoming 2011 Range Rover LRX. The new compact go anywhere 4x4 made its debut as the Land Rover LRX concept car at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, however, the automaker feels that an upscale compact SUV fits better in line with the needs of the up market Range Rover brand. So it looks like the little LRX will be sold as the baby Range, and being a premium compact SUV means that the now Indian automaker will be able to charge whatever they want for the LRX, and most likely get away with it too.
Despite jumping ship for a more luxurious market, the LRX will still be built alongside the equally compact Land Rover Freelander. Expect for the upcoming LRX to feature the same transversely mounted 2.0 Liter gas burning engine as the Freelander, with a hybrid power train to come out at an undetermined future and will most likely feature electric motors connected to the truck’s rear axle like in the Land Rover Land_e Concept.
You can expect to see more about the upcoming LRX in the near future as more information becomes available about the premium compact crossover. Although we must say that it would not be a coincidence if the production Range Rover LRX is out in time to coincide with the automaker’s 40th anniversary next summer, bringing the 4x4 brand into a greener future.
The now Indian owned Land Rover brand will unveil the limited edition Range Rover Sport Autobiography at the Frankfurt Motor Show. With a scheduled production of only 500 units, the new limited edition Land Rover will feature interior upgrades like a two tone premium leather as well as a few unique exterior design cues like the mesh grill and matching fender vents and a set of 20 inch diamond finished alloy wheels to complete the exterior.
The Autobiography edition Land Rover is based on the 3.6 liter TDV8 and Supercharged versions of the go anywhere all terrain vehicles and will be available with the world class Logic 7 1200W Harman Kardon High Dynamics audio system that features up to 15 independent channels of clean crisp sound being delivered through 19 premium quality speakers.
It wasn’t that long ago when Tata Motors raised a lot of eyebrows when it purchasedJaguar and Land Rover, two struggling brands that were in bad need of resuscitation. For a while, it seemed like the purchase was going to backfire on the folks from India. It certainly didn’t help when the two British brands reported losses in excess of $1 billion last year while Tata also dealing with losses of over half a billion by themselves.
But now, thanks in part to the strong showing of the Jaguar XF and XJ series and recent news that Land Rover is set to increase production due to forecasts of strong demand for its Discover and Range Rover Sport SUVs, it’s looking like Tata is beginning to show everyone precisely why they bought these two brands in the first place.
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