With Land Rover aficionados getting excited about the upcoming Evoque Convertible, now is the right time to consider if getting a vehicle with a soft-top is the right option for you. Getting a car with retractable roof is not just about looking fantastic with the top down. Just like any other car, a vehicle of this type has its own share of pros…
Read moreSpring is a lovely time for some outdoor adventure in Canberra or its surrounds (Yass, Jindabyne, Marulan, Goulburn to name a few) especially for off-road driving enthusiasts. It’s a great time to explore after taking your Land Rover for repair or check-up. The season brings in just the right amount of rain that produces the type of mud perfect for extreme off-road driving.…
Read moreSeeing a hairy spider crouching on the wall is enough to trigger deeps-seated fears in most people. Now imagine seeing a spider in your car, jumping from behind your dashboard or sun visor, and the fear increases threefold. Many drivers have encountered accidents due to spider popping out of nowhere inside their vehicles. The good news is that although there are poisonous spiders…
Read moreTechnology is improving at a breathtaking pace, and it makes you question how far along we are in the future of automotive design. In a nutshell, it’s safe to say we are pretty much living in consumer heaven, where digital innovation is released in a much faster pace than we expect. Just to give you a tease of what driving in…
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A common fault on these vehicles is that the electronically operated park brake actuation module starts to screech very loudly. These vehicles have a switch on the console that controls an electronic module under the rear of the vehicle, which then pulls cables to actuate the actual braking mechanisms on the back wheels. Each back wheel has a disc brake with…
Read moreTrust your reliable Land Rover to save the day in any way, even if it means rescuing a Range Rover! The event happened at a quagmire in Devon, UK when the Range Rover decided to launch a jet ski and eventually got stuck. The 50 years old Landy came to the rescue when the owner got a call regarding the…
Read moreLand Rover Ambassador and famous British Marine Biologist Monty Halls will lead the Shoals of Aguilhas expedition in South Africa joined by Canadian Brett Andersen, winner of Land Rover’s Spirit of Adventure competition. This expedition will explore a natural annual phenomenon which is the Sardine Run. This is the migration of millions of sardines to spawn in the cool waters of the…
Read moreA group of 16 year olds from The Kings School, Worcester, England came down as the Land Rover 4×4 in Schools World Champions. It was held in Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK. In Land Rover’s new global education challenge, each team spent months in designing, building, testing miniature remote-controlled 4×4 vehicles and these vehicles will complete challenging off-road tracks in regional and…
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Land Rover has launched ‘A Life Extraordinary’ – a global film project that looks at pioneering people from around the world and the attributes that make them extraordinary. The film series highlights the innovative spirit at the heart of the Land Rover brand and its determination to go Above and Beyond. Dr. Brian R. Little, author of the best-selling Me, Myself…
Read moreLand Rover gives out their all-out support to Royal Geographical Society expedition led by Dr. Alasdair Pinkerton, of Royal Holloway University of London and Dr. Noam Leshem of Durham University as they traverse 6,000 miles through 19 countries in the new Discovery Sport as they investigate the geographical and political effects of ‘No Man’s Lands’ on today’s modern day society. Their…
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