Archives: Land Rover
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July 2008
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Scandal could doom senator
| July 30, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesThe indictment of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) on corruption charges Tuesday throws into question his grip on a Senate seat he has held for... more
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She Said, She Said: 2008 Land Rover LR2
From KickingTires | July 25, 2008Beth: The latest car to get the She Said/She Said treatment is Land Rover’s LR2, a compact luxury SUV that, frankly, I could sum up in one... more
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4x4 Torture Test: 2008 Land Rover LR2 - Can it survive without a...
From Motor Trend Blog | July 24, 2008At first glance, you might think the Land Rover LR2 is not equipped to keep up with traditional hard-core 4x4s because it doesn't have a heavy... more
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4x4 Torture Test: 2008 Nissan Xterra - Rugged and tough, with a...
From Motor Trend Blog | July 23, 2008At first glance, the Xterra might be the one vehicle in our Death Valley Torture Test that seems out of place. Clearly, the name Nissan doesn... more
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London 2008: Land Rover intros new green technology
From AutoblogGreen | July 22, 2008Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Land Rover, UKLand Rover is showing off its future green technology in the form of its Electric Rear Axle... more
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Land Rover Shows Diesel Hybrids
From The Truth About Cars | July 22, 2008My local Land Rover dealer is the first car dealer in the country to buy carbon offsets for the first 50k miles of every new and used Landie... more
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Ford-Free Jaguar and Land Rover Move Upmarket
From The Truth About Cars | July 20, 2008The Financial Times reports that new Jaguar owners Tata Motors are taking the leaping cat up market. What's more, "there are no plans... more
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Daily Podcast: Stupid Useless Vanity
From The Truth About Cars | July 19, 2008For the past six years or so, I steered clear of SUVs. A car guy bought cars. End of story. And now, suddenly, I want one. Not a cute ute... more
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Land Rover Donates 60 Vehicles to Red Cross
From The Truth About Cars | July 9, 2008The expression "doing well by doing good" is totally hot in business/academia. This Third Way thinking attempts to reconcile the... more
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The Automatic Choice is a Manual
From Automobile Blog | July 8, 2008I was on vacation in England last week. During my stay, I drove the newest Land Rover Defender. This off-road focused beast is only available... more
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2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Review
From Motherproof | July 8, 2008I didn’t take the 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE off-road, and I don’t feel bad about that because you wouldn’t take it off-road either... more
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Jaguar Land Rover behind flywheel hybrid tech in UK
From AutoblogGreen | July 6, 2008Filed under: Emerging Technologies, HybridWhen the Technology Strategy Board received funding in May for various eco-projects, one of the... more
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Land Cruising: Exploring East Africa in an Indigenous Toyota
From Motor Trend Blog | July 5, 2008I'll never look at Hummers, Gelaendawagens, Land Rovers, Jeeps and those right nancy Land Cruisers Toyota pedals in the U.S. the same again... more
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Ford June Sales Plummet 28%
From The Truth About Cars | July 1, 2008There's no way to sugarcoat it: Ford's June sales sucked. Ford dealers moved 28 percent less metal-- 167K vehicles-- than last June... more
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Is a Volvo sale next?
From Straightline | July 1, 2008Now that the Land Rover/Jaguar sale to Tata is complete, might Ford be considering selling Volvo? Ford has long denied that Volvo would be... more
