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Land Rover to Introduce twin-turbo V8 Defender

The Truth About Cars

Land Rover announced this morning they are stuffing a twin-turbo V8 up the nose of its blocky Defender. Part of that effort apparently includes this new OCTA trim, promised to be the most powerful Defender ever to roll off an assembly line. & [Image: Land Rover] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

The Truth About Cars

The data comes by way of CR’s 2023 Annual Auto Survey, where members were asked as part of a much broader survey how much they had spent in total maintenance over the previous 12 months. But that was nothing when we took time to examine Porsche and Land Rover.

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Go North: GMC Teases 2025 Yukon

The Truth About Cars

The venerable Yukon is one of them, along with its Tahoe twin and certain offerings from Land Rover like the Defender. There’s a skiff more color keyed bodywork bifurcating the upper and lower parts of the daytime running lamps, while the headlights themselves all remain in the basement.

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Is Jaguar Inches Away from Death's Door?

The Truth About Cars

The Facebook post that started the discussion landed on The Car Guys group. User Chris Henry pasted text they claim is from a dealer that said, in part, “New reports suggest that JLR (Jaguar-Land Rover) is working towards spinning Jaguar off to sell it as a separate business unit.

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Hendy announces electrifying new partnership with myenergi

My Energi

As part of the agreement, Hendy will promote the myenergi zappi as its charger of choice, with the two companies working closely together to accelerate the transition to electrification. Hendy, the UK’s premier family motor group, has announced myenergi as its exclusive partner for EV home chargers.

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2024 Hyundai Santa Fe – Heading in a New Direction

The Truth About Cars

If you think the new Santa Fe looks like a Land Rover Defender, take heart, I did too. He did, however, say Land Rover as a brand was part of his inspiration. That’s just speculation on my part, to be clear, but it seems a safe bet. Hyundai’s press materials only confirm the 2.5 turbo and the 1.6

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Electric Car Maintenance with the Jaguar I-PACE

Plug In India

In this blog we will talk about benefits of driving an electric car like the Jaguar I-PACE and also the maintenance aspect of the car. ​ SPONSORED PluginIndia collected a service fee from Jaguar Land Rover India to make this guide possible. This is not an endorsement. We always strive to be objective.