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Most powerful Land Rover Defender Octa to debut this year

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By: Sameer Fayaz Contractor | Updated on: 27 Mar 2024, 09:02 AM The Defender Octa will be the most powerful version of the off-roader and also the first offering to wear the new JLR badge. The new Defender Octa is the first step in the same direction. More details on the Defender Octa should be available in the following weeks.

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BYD wants to bring a Land Rover-style SUV that can ‘float on water’ to Europe

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Chinese EV behemoth BYD may bring two off-road electric SUVs sold in China to Europe that could rival the Land Rover Defender, the Mercedes G-Class, and Ford Bronco. BYD may consider exporting two SUVs – the Yangwang U8 and the Fang Cheng Bao 5­ – to Europe, company executives told Automobilwoche.

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2024 McLaren 750S, 2024 Land Rover Defender: Today’s Car News

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Land Rover’s Defender enters the 2024 model year with some new features, including the addition of a V-8 option to the stretched Defender 130. The V-8 delivers close to 500 hp and will hustle the eight-seat SUV from 0-60 mph in a little over five seconds. liter V-8 engine.

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Volkswagen, Land Rover, among those paying millions in fines for missing CO2 targets

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European automakers including Volkswagen and Jaguar Land Rover had to pay $552 million in fines for missing CO2 emission targets in 2020, the first year new regulations were put in place, according to a new report. In October 2021, Jaguar Land Rover said that it had paid a fine of about £35 million, or about $43.5

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Nikola Badger pre-orders, Land Rover fuel-cell SUV, Nissan Ariya EV debut date: Today’s Car News

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Jaguar Land Rover is working on a fuel-cell SUV. Nikola Motor Company is taking $5,000 pre-orders for the Badger, its electric truck powered partly by hydrogen. The long-anticipated Nissan electric crossover nears its debut. And would you send $5,000 to a company that hasn’t yet delivered a product?

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Genesis to build first full-size luxury electric SUV next year to rival Cadillac, Range Rover

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A new Genesis electric SUV is set for production late next year, and it’s poised to take on the Cadillac Escalade and Range Rover. Genesis expects its first full-size electric SUV to have a big impact on the brand as it looks to outpace luxury rivals. Can a full-size electric SUV help it top its luxury rivals?

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Fuel-cell Defender; Lordstown upheaval; taxi battery swapping; Ford, Rivian, and VW: Today’s Car News

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Land Rover is working on a hydrogen fuel-cell version of its Defender SUV. And Lordstown Motors’ CEO is out, as it grapples with tight funds and a report about misleading order numbers. Battery swapping might come to U.S. electric taxis soon. Ford still sees Rivian and VW an important part of its EV strategy.

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