EV Converted Land Rover Defender defies convention
 If you haven’t noticed lately we’re on a bit of an EV kick right now and for good reason. They’re powerful. Simple. Efficient. And deliver insane amounts of torque…
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The sub-$100 lift for the new Land Rover Defender
In a rather ingenious (if obvious) idea from Lucky8, you can now lift your brand-spanking Land Rover Defender for under 100 dollarydoos More than a few modifications to our four-wheel…
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New Land Rover Defender Driven Down Under
It’s been a long wait but the New Land Rover Defender has finally landed in Australia… and we’ve driven it. The New Land Rover Defender has finally landed in Australia…
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New Land Rover Defender review – from Namibia
See Top Gear’s Land Rover Defender in Namibia video review. While Matthew Scott’s first-drive review of the Land Rover Defender from Namibia is the best story we’ve seen on the…
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2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport Review
Read Paul Horrell’s 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport Review (International Drive) with price, specs, performance, ride and handling, practicality, safety, and verdict. 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport Specifications Price From $67,500+ORCs Safety Five-Star…
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2020 Land Rover Defender 110 Pricing Revealed
Pricing and features for the 2020 Land Rover Defender 110 has been revealed ahead of the all-new Defender arriving in Australia next year. Land Rover Australia has announced pricing for…
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2020 Land Rover Defender Revealed
The all-new Land Rover Defender was revealed earlier this month at the Frankfurt Motor Show with the Defender 110 due in Australia in June 2020 with prices expected to run…
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Buy the Dalai Lama’s old Land Rover Series IIA
A 1966 Land Rover Series IIA once owned by His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama and used to ferry him around the mountainous roads of the Dharamsala region of India…
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2020 Land Rover Defender Teased
The 2020 Land Rover Defender has been teased in a video ahead of its global reveal at the Frankfurt Motor Show on 10 September.
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The question of capacity
Since the dawn of time, humans have sought bigger and better. Since humans worked out that breathing clean air is kind of a good thing, followed by the introduction of…
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Fast Fourbies
You might think your typical ‘Cruiser, Patrol or dual-cab ute owner would be having a lend of themselves if they thought their 4X4 was a worthy race car. We all…
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Invictus Games Driving Challenge
In case you have been living under a rock, the Invictus Games are currently being held in Sydney. The Invictus Games are a paralympic competition started by HRH Prince Harry…
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New 2020 Defender Replacement Spied in Public
The Defender replacement may have been spotted in public in the UK! The photos here, courtesy of Auto Express UK, are said to show a heavily camouflaged pilot (or pre-production…
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Ares Design V8 Land Rover Defender
Fear not, die-hard Defender fans, you may well get a second bite at the cherry! The folks over at Ares Design have just come up with a V8 Land Rover…
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Hands Off My Land Rover! Autonomous Off Road Driving in Development
Land Rover are making our wildest 4X4 dreams nightmares come true. Imagine this: you nose your fourby up to a steep, eroded, rock-strewn climb. It looks gnarly; usually you’d…
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This Land Rover Discovery has cracked a million kilometres
A million kilometres. It’s the holy grail of diesel longevity, the ultimate in pub bragging rights. Many talk about it, but few engines properly get there without major work in…
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Range Rover Sport PHEV first to climb to Heaven’s Gate
If you’ve not seen the Range Rover Challenges over the years, then you have really been missing out. Not to be outdone by the Evoque, the Range Rover Sport PHEV…
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Land Rover’s 400 HP Defender: Yep, it’s a thing.
So, we’ve got some good news, and some bad news. First, the good; Land Rover’s 400 HP Defender is a thing. Really. Land Rover has 150 5.0-Litre V8’s ready to…
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Land Rover kicks off 70th with 1948 prototype restoration
With 2018 being the 70th anniversary of Land Rover, the folks at Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works have managed to get their mitts on an original 1948 prototype. The prototype…
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Is this the new Land Rover Defender?
Recently on Autoguide’s website (link here), images surfaced of what is supposedly the new Land Rover Defender. With front and rear lights that are somewhere between the Range Rover Sport…
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The Land Rover Discovery makes insane amounts of boost
“There’s no replacement for displacement”, some say. “Except for psi!” others interject. And they’re right. While big capacity engines that produce lashings of torque almost instantly from idle, forced induction…
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Learn the Land Rover Discovery history in just two short minutes
If you don’t know your SLS from your HDC, or your tdi from your td5? It might be worth taking this short crash course on Land Rover Discovery history. It’s…
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We drove the 2017 Land Rover Discovery, here’s what you need to know.
The all-new Land Rover Discovery has landed in Australia, overtaking from the very successful, ageing 4th-generation Discovery. While everyone might be more excited about the Defender, the Discovery is an…
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Drool over the epic Land Rover Classic Works shed
For some, this is the stuff of dreams. For others, it’s still pretty cool to look at. It’s the Land Rover Classic Works project, a massive workshop that is working…
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2017 Land Rover Discovery gets 5-star safety rating
The all-new 2017 Land Rover Discovery has been given a five-star safety record by ANCAP, before launching in Australia next week. The big seven-seater 4X4 rated 90% for Adult Occupant…
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Watch a Discovery 4 get (almost) taken by the ocean
It’s the 4WDer’s worst nightmare. Mine, at least. Driving on the beach is one of life’s great pleasures behind the wheel of a 4X4. But, along with the rust, fear…
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For the tracks we leave behind
We stumbled across this video from AGR Productions the other day, and although it’s not Australian based felt we had to share it, to us, it sums up the spirit…
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Want to know if your 4WD has been affected by the latest round of recalls?
GoAuto.com’s Robbie Wallis recently reported the below: “Land Rover’s Range Rover Evoque has clocked up its fourth recall this year and the fifth since August 2016, this time to rectify…
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Land Rover showcase ‘Project Hero’ at Geneva Motor Show
Land Rover have just launched ‘Project Hero’ which has been created by Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations in partnership with the Austrian Red Cross and features innovative drone technology. It…
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2017 Land Rover Discovery pricing revealed
Land Rover have revealed a pricing structure for the 2017 Land Rover Discovery, an all-new design that will replace the outgoing Discovery 4 in July 2017 in Australia. The specification…
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2017 Land Rover Discovery video revealed
The 2017 Land Rover Discovery has been further revealed, with Bear Grylls putting folding seats to the test. This is following the undisguised front-end reveal only yesterday. It’s a bit…
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Land Rover Defender, by ARB
It’s a ubiquitous choice of 4WD in Australia: the Land Rover Defender. With a history that extends back before 1950, the Defender is an iconic vehicle, no matter which way…
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Land Rover Discovery 5 Images Revealed
Land Rover have released breaking images of the next Discovery, which pundits are referring to as the Land Rover Discovery 5. Update: Discovery Video Revealed (with Bear Grylls) Information is…
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Land Rover Defender No. 2,000,000 sells for over AUD$800,000.
Land Rover has sold it’s most expensive model to date, which is also their most basic and spartan: the Defender. The 2,000,000th box-shaped Rover to roll off the Solihull production…
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Classic 4X4 Video: Crossing The Jardine River
Here we have a group of travellers who attempt to drive across the Jardine River in Cape York, in a Series Land Rover and a SWB FJ40 towing a trailer.…
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LAND ROVER OWNERS EXPO 2015
Get ready for the biggest (and best) Land Rover convention in Australia on Saturday the 26th and Sunday the 27th of September. Based at Camden Bicentennial Equestrian Park on Exeter…
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4X4 Review – Project 130
If you read issue 006 of Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures, you might have come across my usual 4X4, a 1971 Land Rover Series IIA SWB. Despite fantasies of keeping the old girl as my only mode of transport until I draw my last breath, the last six months of daily driving have slowly brought that lofty dream into more of a fizzling idea.
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