Up and at it – stuntman Terry does it on two Land Rover 70th party sets mark for madness 30sec sliced of Goodwood hill-climb record LONDON, England – Land Rover and driver Terry Grant have smashed the Guinness World Record for the fastest mile (1.6km) in a car on two wheels at the weekend’s Goodwood… Continue reading Two-wheel record-breaker… but hey, it’s a Landy??
Cycling Pack to carry every trail-rider’s gear Buy pack, save as much as R6000 on single items Available for new or current Discovery owners PRETORIA, Gauteng – Land Rover SA has added the first of what it says will be many ‘Gear Packages’. It’s a Cycling Pack for the new Discovery. Land Rover says it… Continue reading ‘Cycling Pack’ for bush-biking Landy Discovery owners
Plug-in hybrid climbs Dragon Road to Heaven-s Gate One of world’s most challenging driving roads Standard Rangey takes 999 steps to make history PRETORIA, Gauteng – 99 turns and 999 stone steps couldn’t stop a 2018 Range Rover Sport PHEV (petrol hybrid electric) SUV from scaling one of China’s most famous landmarks. The climb? The… Continue reading Like real life: Landy heads for Heaven, a step at a time
Land Rover announces Range Rover SV Coupé Worldwide, 999 limit on units for purchase Each hand-assembled by Special Vehicle Ops in UK LONDON, England – Land Rover has announced what it claims to be the world’s first full-size luxury SUV coupé, the Range Rover, of which 999 units will be assembled for worldwide distribution. The automaker… Continue reading Larney Landy really special – the Range Rover SV Coupé
Collector’s edition – 150 Defenders badged 70th Edition 306kW Defender Works V8 celebrates seven decades Five-litre Defender most powerful and fastest yet RYTON-ON-DUNSMORE, England – Land Rover has announces a limited-edition, high-performance, old-fashioned, version of the iconic Defender that can blow off sports cars. Those who’d love to own one of the rarest modern Land… Continue reading Defending the faith: Landy hits Defender power button
Historic Land Rover being brought back to life Original launch vehicle found in a back garden Whole year dedicated to saving prototype Landy COVENTRY, England – Land Rover will celebrate its 70th anniversary year throughout 2018 and the party will start with a very special and unique restoration project – a rebuild of one of… Continue reading Prototype Landy for historic restoration after 70 years
South African crowned Global Technician of the Year 2600 dealers worldwide – but Jan comes out top 45 competitors from 27 countries competed PRETORIA, Gauteng – A technician from Jaguar Land Rover from Upington in the Northern Cape, Jan Olivier, has been named the brand’s Global Technician of the 2017 after a skills-challenge final at its… Continue reading SA’s Jannie is Landy’s global top techie
Discovery tows 100m, 110-metric tonne, road train in Aussie 16km of Lasseter Highway closed for towing demo Big load on all-wheel drive and four-cylinder engine NORTHERN TERRITORY Australia – A Land Rover Discovery has taken a 110-metric tonne – that’s 110 000kg – road train, including the tractor unit, and hauled it for 16km along… Continue reading Single Landy tows Aussie road train for 16km
Discovery Sport takes on dog sled team underground Unique race challenge in Finnish snow tunnel Landy puts huskies through summer cold-weather training HELSINKI, Finland – About half of all Land Rover buyers globally regularly travel with a dog but this one carried six sled dogs up a mountain. For a race. Through a tunnel. On… Continue reading Landy Discovery v. dog sled: Ice race challenge in Finland
Modern design meets all-terrain ability Class-leading off-road geometry and wading Enhanced on-road dynamics and refinement PRETORIA, Gauteng – The latest Land Rover Discovery, expected to be in showrooms across South Africa in July 2017, is claiming a position as “the most striking and modern design yet seen on a Discovery”. Land Rover SA adds that this the… Continue reading Going way away? Fifth generation Landy Discovery in SA in July
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