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The new “baby” Land Rover is a worthy successor to the Freelander. In fact, it’s everything you’d expect from a Land Rover and more…. Land Rover is rightly confident about the Sport, billing it as “the world’s most versatile and capable premium compact SUV” – and I wouldn’t argue with …

Three in five parents pay for their children’s motoring, according to a new survey. Parents spend an average of £381 on their child’s motoring, totalling more than £2bn, figures from Kwik Fit reveal. Almost three in five (59%) British parents with children aged 17-25 contribute financially to their child’s motoring …

Kia has exported its 15 millionth car from South Korea – 40 years after the first shipment of Brisa pick-up trucks. Or put another way, 15m Kia Optima cars, each measuring 4,845 mm in overall length, would circumvent the earth (40,000 km) 1.8 times when lined up bumper to bumper. During …

It’s 45 years to the day since the iconic Range Rover was launched to the world’s media. Range Rover is the original luxury all-terrain vehicle and Land Rover has brought together four generations of the “Rangie” to show its evolution over the years. It’s been a busy year already for …

Two thirds of UK motorists would consider a plug-in vehicle as their next car, according to new research. The study by joint industry/government funded Go Ultra Low found that the majority of car buyers aspire to own hi-tech, low-emission electric vehicles. Three quarters of motorists said that running costs were …

Land Rover has created a car that can be controlled by a driver outside using a smartphone. It may sound like something out of a James Bond movie, but that’s exactly what the boffins at Land Rover have done. It’s just one of the prototype technologies that its UK-based research …

There’s no mistaking the new Ford Focus estate (especially when it’s in Race Red), but is it as good as it looks? Well, it may be a bit bright for some, but perhaps it sums up Ford’s confidence when it comes to the Focus. Consistently one of Britain’s bestselling cars, …

World land speed record holder Andy Green has driven a Jaguar F-TYPE R Coupe at its top speed of 186mph to test Bloodhound SSC’s parachute deployment system. The test continues Jaguar’s technical partnership in the world land speed record project, following a high-speed communications test run in South Africa in …

We thought we’d share a few pictures from this week’s UK launch of the new Audi RS3 Sportback… Earlier this week I headed up to the Cotswolds for a unique introduction to Audi’s new RS3 5-door hatchback – now capable of 0-62mph in a blistering 4.3 seconds. I’ll post me …

Jeep owners and fans get in gear for the second annual Camp Jeep in France. Organised by the Jeep Owners Group (JOG) – the only official club run by the Jeep, and already established in 17 countries in the EMEA (Europe and Middle East) region – it’s “a celebration of …