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This is the Range Rover Evoque Convertible concept and it’s coming to Geneva. According to Land Rover they’ve built “the world’s first premium convertible SUV” to gauge public reaction. If all goes well it will get the green light within 6 months and be in showrooms by 2014-15. But we suspect the decision has already [...]
Tally ho old chap. What with the new Range Rover due this summer, the current model is shortly due to shuffle off to the knacker’s yard. So to celebrate the existing model’s 10th birthday, the good people at Land Rover have developed three special editions to enrich our lives. Well, either that or screw more [...]
The finalists for the prestigious World Car Of The Year awards have been announced. Two awards are up for grabs; the World Car Of The Year 2012 and the World Performance Car Of The Year 2012. The ten finalists in each category were selected by a jury of 66 international car journalists from Europe, Asia [...]
Concept cars are designed by manufacturers to show ideas they have for future production cars. They use the concepts to get feedback on design ideas, market fit and new technology. The problem is that many concept cars looks great, but then the production cars that follows later looks absolutely nothing like their concepts did! We [...]
Welcome to the first ever Motoring Spy Awards. It’s that time of year again dear reader, when the interweb is awash with awards and year-end reviews. So here is our humble contribution to the world of motoring medals. We’ve got 14 prestigious awards to dish out including 3 awards voted for by Motoring Spy readers, [...]
Autocar has revealed the winners of its annual long-term Test Car Awards. During the course of 2011 Autocar staff lived with 17 cars day in day out, covering more than 250,000 miles on UK and European roads. If that doesn’t allow them to work out the good and bad points of these cars, nothing will. [...]
Buoyed up by the success of the Range Rover Evoque, reports indicate that Land Rover is planning a larger model due in 2015. Dubbed the “Grand” Evoque it should provide more legroom than the standard Evoque, extra luggage space and possibly seven seats. The new model which will sit between the little brother and the [...]
After weeks of arguing and pointy finger style rows the judges at TopGear Magazine have named the Range Rover Evoque Car of the Year 2011. The judging panel headed by TopGear Magazine editor Charlie Turner included members of the editorial and road testing team along with the three TV presenters Jeremy Clarkson, James May and [...]
Land Rover is actively considering a new sporty sub-brand for their performance vehicles. During an interview with Inside Line, Land Rover’s Global Brand Director, John Edwards said “there’s definitely room for performance products” within the Land Rover range. He also admitted that they were “certainly considering” the development of a sporty sub-brand. At present, both [...]
For those of you who are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new 2013 Range Rover, here’s a spy video of a prototype thundering around the Nurburgring. Disguised as a huge zebra it’s still possible to recognise the traditional Range Rover shape despite the heavy camouflage. The new 2013 Range Rover is built on a [...]
