The U.S. auto industry’s dirty little secret: plummeting quality

Manufacturing a car involves choreographing hundreds of parts, most of which are created somewhere else, to be at the same spot at the same time for final assembly. Given the widespread adoption of “just in time” manufacturing methodology, it’s underst… Continue reading The U.S. auto industry’s dirty little secret: plummeting quality

Electric Land Rover yacht buggy is the most ridiculous thing of the day

Electric vehicle retromodder Everrati has chosen to take a perfectly good, ready-for-anything Land Rover and retrofit it into a glorified golf cart for shuttling fraction-percenters around the marina and beyond. The “Shore Tender” is a fully electrifie… Continue reading Electric Land Rover yacht buggy is the most ridiculous thing of the day

Land Rover’s 8-seat Defender 130 shuttles the crew all over the map

Land Rover gave the Defender 90 and 110 sizes when it first introduced the new coming of its iconic 4×4 a few years ago. A longer 130 model has long been in the works, and it made its global debut this week, adding some extra size and passenger capacit… Continue reading Land Rover’s 8-seat Defender 130 shuttles the crew all over the map

Extraordinary RV fuses Land Rover 4×4 toughness with Airstream style

Ambitious British startup Duckworth Overland has set out to meld two of the most recognizable products in land travel: the Land Rover Defender and the Airstream/Bowlus-style aircraft-inspired aluminum camper. The resulting “Aerover” mini-RV, then, is s… Continue reading Extraordinary RV fuses Land Rover 4×4 toughness with Airstream style

Hydrogen fuel cell Land Rover Defender in the works

The Land Rover Defender is one of the world’s greatest frontier breakers, exploring wild spaces that see little human traffic. As such, it’s a natural candidate for a greener, zero-emissions powertrain that leaves those spaces as close as possible to h… Continue reading Hydrogen fuel cell Land Rover Defender in the works

Land Rover drops a V8 into fastest, most powerful Defender ever

The Land Rover Defender V8 is back. We suppose if you count the myriad garages willing to stuff a GM small-block into a 25-plus-year-old Defender, it wasn’t really missing in the first place. But the latest Defender V8 comes straight from the factory i… Continue reading Land Rover drops a V8 into fastest, most powerful Defender ever

Modular roof rack turns Land Rover Defender into flexible gear mule

When it launched earlier this year, the new Land Rover Defender immediately became one of the most attractive vehicles available for Americans looking to venture outdoors with a boutique gear shop worth of adventure sports equipment in tow. South Afric… Continue reading Modular roof rack turns Land Rover Defender into flexible gear mule

Land Rover Defender 400e plug-in brings 85 mpg and electric low range

Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in 4×4? Land Rover has an answer for that. A few days after Jeep veered its plug-in hybrid tech deeper off-road, Land Rover has joined it at base camp with a plug-in off-roader all its own, the new Defender 400e. Available on the… Continue reading Land Rover Defender 400e plug-in brings 85 mpg and electric low range

Autohome x Land Rover roof-top tent makes the Defender a light camper

The Land Rover Defender is one of the most popular, revered overland expedition vehicles in the world. So when Land Rover finally got around to unleashing the all-new Defender, it was only a matter of time before off-road and overland accessories start… Continue reading Autohome x Land Rover roof-top tent makes the Defender a light camper