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Defender, one of the three brands recently spun off from Land Rover, will launch a high-performance flagship by the end of 2024. The off-roader will be based on the Land Rover Defender 110 but it will receive a powerful twin-turbocharged V8 and numerous chassis updates.
The 2025 Land Rover Defender is entering its new model year with some minor updates, the most notable being a new captain’s chairs offering on the three-row 130.
Land Rover introduced a series of model year updates for the 2025 Defender SUV family, focused on improving its luxury and comfort credentials together with the addition of a more powerful diesel engine. Highlights include a Signature Interior Pack with premium features that’s available across the range, a captain chair option for the 130, and a Sedona special edition for the 110.The new generation of the iconic Defender has been a sales hit for Land Rover since its debut in 2019.
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Defender recently made the leap from a nameplate in the Land Rover portfolio to a standalone brand within the JLR group. The first SUV the company will launch after gaining independence is a high-performance evolution of the Defender named Octa making its debut in July 2024.
Land Rover has put it (almost) all out there with the new Range Rover Electric prototype, camouflaging the vehicle in nothing more than a flat black paint job. The testers have begun their global torture testing, drifting the coming Range across Sweden's frozen lakes in what we'll guess is Arjeplog, one of the favored spots for testing vehicle drifts and snow drifts at -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Unlike most automakers that publish cryptic teasers or show photos of camouflaged prototypes, Land Rover showed us the upcoming Range Rover Electric without any sign of camo. The official photos and video were shot during cold weather testing in the Arctic Circle, and suggest that the EV will look virtually identical to the ICE-powered versions.The Range Rover Electric will be JLR’s second fully electric production model after the Jaguar I-Pace.
Car maintenance has got to be one of the least fun things you can do with your free time, right behind going to the dentist and filing your taxes. However, depending on the brand you buy, your time spent at the shop could be much more than you bargained for. Consumer Reports’ new study on the most- and least-expensive-to-maintain car brands found that European car companies are most likely to break your wallet with costs nearly five times that of the automakers at the other end of the spectrum.