11 May: Land Rover Defender

… Land Rover Defender 110 P400e … I have already been castigated by bearded and booted purists that the new Land Rover Defender is a not a Defender. But that’s the point. Life has moved on. Gone are the days of fixing silent, dead metal with lump hammers and big […] Read more »

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17 Jul: LR Defender 90

… Land Rover Defender 90 SE … I’m puzzled. I have no idea who the new Land Rover Defender 90 is aimed at. It has four seats but works better as a two seater, or a 2+2 at a push. Of course it will go anywhere but an explorer won’t […] Read more »

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17 Jun: LR Defender FCEV?

… Defender FCEV? … Jaguar Land Rover is developing a prototype hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) based on the new Land Rover Defender, with testing scheduled to begin this year. The FCEV concept is part of Jaguar Land Rover’s aim to achieve zero tailpipe emissions by 2036, and net […] Read more »

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24 Sep: Land Rover Defender

Land Rover Defender … The arrival of a new Land Rover Defender seems to have upset more people than it has pleased. The traditionalists don’t like it because it is bigger, heavier and can’t be fixed with a bag of spanners and a hammer. As for the rest, they are […] Read more »

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23 Apr: Land Rover – Bigfoot

Land Rover Defender Bigfoot (Sept. 2009)… Just over ten years ago my Big Pal Jaggy got his mitts on the ultimate vehicle as befits a man of his stature and standing in life. The Land Rover Bigfoot. Very few people outwith the LR team have ever driven it, so to […] Read more »

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10 Sep: Land Rover Defender

… New Land Rover Defender … The wait is over. Anticipation and expectation can now be judged against reality. Land Rover is about to launch the new Defender on to a long awaited public. The 110 model will be available from launch followed very soon by a short wheelbase 90, […] Read more »

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05 May: Discovery off-road

… Off-road with the new Land Rover Discovery … What could be better, the sun glinting across the ripples on Butterstone Loch, the flag fluttering limply in the cooling breeze, the spectacular central Highland scenery purpling the horizon all around and the lush greenery as trees and grasses awake from […] Read more »

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25 Nov: The Last Defender

… Land Rover Defender 110, Heritage Edition … It’s noisy, cramped, uncomfortable and has the capacity to inflict pain. But I love it. Any vehicle which has the physical presence to make you smile every time you see it must be rather special. Walking out of the house on a […] Read more »

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30 Sep: Land Rover at 60!

Land Rover Defender … The 60 Year Old Who Doesn’t Need a Facelift … This vehicle is an anachronism in a modern era. A throwback to times when men carried clubs and dragged their women by their hair back to their caves. At the time, the more enterprising of these […] Read more »

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