The ends of the Jaguar F-type and Volkswagen Golf have parallels in the 1970s
With Jaguar having announced that the F-type has had its last model year update, and Volkswagen saying the Golf will not advance beyond its present model, Jack Yan is reminded of the demise of the E-type and Käfer almost half a century ago […]
Fifth-generation Range Rover launched at Royal Opera House
Jaguar Land Rover has launched the fifth-generation Range Rover at the Royal Opera House in London, with Thierry Bolloré, CEO of JLR, and Gerry McGovern, OBE, its chief creative officer, representing the company at the event. The new generation advances Range Rover’s luxury principles and off-road capability even further, with seating for seven available […]
Jaguar turns continuation efforts to its 1953 Le Mans-winning C-type
‘Continuation’ editions are a great money-spinner for car companies with a history: offer a classic based on the original plans, and wait for the well heeled collectors to snap them up. Aston Martin has done it with both the DB4 GT and the James Bond Goldfinger DB5, and Jaguar with the E-type Lightweight. Now […]
New Land Rover Defender unveiled: an icon reinvented
Land Rover has finally unveiled its new Defender, replacing the first generation that could trace its origins back to 1948. One of the company’s most anticipated models, the new Defender has a familiar silhouette, with short overhangs and a tough, capable appearance, though the details themselves are modern. The models are still called […]
Adwoa Aboah, David Gandy, Richard Madden, Niomi Smart at Range Rover Evoque launch
David M. Benett Land Rover has launched its second-generation Range Rover Evoque, combining design cues from the original and the highly acclaimed Range Rover Velar. Activist and model Adwoa Aboah was the celebrity hosting the launch, wearing a specially commissioned Ashley Williams dress made from responsibly sourced materials—namely 40 recycled plastic bottles turned into a […]
HRH Prince Harry kicked off the Invictus Games in Toronto on Saturday, welcoming the competitors and their families at the Air Canada Centre. He also met with the US First Lady, Melania Trump, who led her country’s delegation to the Games. The Prince founded the games for wounded active-duty and veteran service members. […]
As I-Pace draws near, Jaguar shows off a unique, electric-powered E-type
Maybe the electric Jaguar E-type in Andrew Niccol’s film In Time wasn’t so far-fetched after all. What happens when you take one of the most iconic shapes produced in motoring history and blend it with the latest technology? You might get something like the Jaguar E-type Zero, created by the team at Jaguar Land […]
Ellie Goulding launches Range Rover Velar into US market with exclusive NYC performance
Ellie Goulding launched the mid-sized Range Rover Velar SUV into the US with an exclusive live performance from New York shown on her Facebook page. Arriving in Manhattan, Goulding was the first person to drive the Velar Stateside, performing ‘Love Me Like You Do’ as part of its reveal to the US public. […]
Range Rover Velar launched at the Design Museum: Jaguar Land Rover bets on a future design classic
Jaguar Land Rover is betting on its Range Rover Velar becoming a design classic, launching it today with the Design Museum playing host to the new SUV in its first car exhibit. Velar is a name from Range Rover’s archives: the name was originally a fictional one that adorned prototypes of the original 1970 […]
Jaguar launches XF in style in New Zealand with Murray Crane and Crane Brothers event
Arguably, Jaguar launches with more style in New Zealand than in other countries, thanks to its collaboration with its ambassador Murray Crane, and his menswear label Crane Brothers. The second-generation XF launch last Thursday saw not just drinks and canapés, but the release of Crane Brothers’ autumn–winter 2016 collection. Held at Crane Brothers’ […]
