Matt Bell on 8th April 2020
What started as a stop-gap model for post-war Rover became a best-selling phenomenon in its own right. The road to success, though, wasn’t easy. Good job it had four-wheel-drive then. Here’s the story of Land Rover.
Matt Bell on 10th September 2019
Over 70 years after the Land Rover badge was placed on what was to become one of the most iconic vehicles around the world, the long line of Series and Defender models has finally had an all-new successor.
Matt Bell on 23rd July 2019
As it crawls ever closer to production, the new Land Rover Defender has been seen in production-ready form for the first time, albeit still heavily camouflaged.
Matt Bell on 11th June 2019
There are rallies and there are endurance rallies... and then there’s the Trans-Himalayan Adventure. Organised by international rallying specialists Rally Round, the 5540km journey took 15 cars and their crews on a 21-day odyssey from Chengdu in China through Tibet and into Nepal.
Matt Bell on 23rd January 2019
Group Editor Paul Wager takes a look at the rise of the SUV over the years...
Glenn Rowswell on 24th October 2018
Land Rover Classic has begun the assembly of a one-off Land Rover Defender with a dramatic entrance at Selfridges in London, entering the famous London department store through a first-floor window...
Glenn Rowswell on 29th January 2018
A limited run of 150 high performance V8-engined Defenders will continue the Green Oval’s 70th birthday celebrations.
Glenn Rowswell on 19th April 2017
Continued criminal interest in the Land Rover Defender and its earlier derivatives continues to cause problems for Green Oval enthusiasts. Regions across the UK have seen Defenders, which went out of production in January 2016, disappear at an alarming rate.…
Glenn Rowswell on 3rd March 2017
The Land Rover Defender remains the most stolen classic in the UK, with other classic off-roader nameplates including Mitsubishi Shogun and Toyota Hilux sought eagerly by organised gangs. Production of the Defender – a nameplate used by Land Rover since…
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