Tests and Features

Sometimes the divine and the absurd converge in an absolutely perfect combination that defies conventional description. Such is the case with the 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged, an enormous sport-utility vehicle that manages to deliver both outstanding luxury along with the kind of unstoppable off-road attitude that is rarely …

The war between Jeep and Land Rover dates way back. It’s an off-road battle that pits superhuman power against pristine virtuosity. We thought we’d settle the matter for once and for all, so we organized a showdown between the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon and the Land Rover LR4. Between mud and …

Decades ago, Land Rover built its reputation by making robust 4x4s. Traditionally, these vehicles were unequalled in off-road conditions and looked as though they belonged on an African safari (as is the case in many movies). While modern Land Rovers still have the same capacities, they’re more geared for tackling …

When the original Land Rover Range Rover Sport first appeared on the scene in 2005, the vehicle was a reaction from a company looking to snag a piece of the performance SUV action that had unexpectedly swept across the luxury segment. As with any response formulated under duress and in …

Not many owners will ever expose their compact SUVs to any type of driving more rugged than crossing an open field or creeping down a rutted road on the way to the cottage in the spring. That doesn't mean, however, that Land Rover is about to start watering down its …

When you test drive an SUV in summer, the chances of being able to put the all-wheel drive to the test are relatively slim. We tried in vain to find a back road in poor condition or an abandoned field. Indeed, most people who buy this type of vehicle do …

In the gloomy dampness of a war-ravaged England, two brothers by the name of Spencer and Maurice Wilks cobbled together a properly English four by four using bits of everything from disused US Army Willys Jeeps to Rover cars to British fighter planes. The result was an incorrigibly slow but …

Land Rover’s sales figures have never been very high, which is not surprising when you consider the starting price of their Range Rover models. Let’s face it, these are some pretty pricey vehicles. But their latest entry-level model, the Range Rover Evoque, was introduced last year to help the brand …

For years, the Land Rover name was associated with a rural way of life. Their ads showed stylish people dressed in Barbour coats and Wellington boots stopped in a field next to a Land Rover or a Range Rover. Usually, a dog, generally Labrador, sat quietly next to his master.