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New Range Rover and the Defender from 007’s New Skyfall Flick Debut in Paris [w/Video]

While the F-Type was Jaguar's most anticipated new car launch at the 2012 Paris Auto Show, its sister company Land Rover had its own special premieres.

The first was the world debut of the all-new, fourth-generation Range Rover, which was displayed in its entire range at Land Rover's stand.

The all-aluminum Range Rover has been designed from scratch and will be available in Europe with three powertrains: the 3.0-liter TDV6 and the 4.4-liter SDV8 diesels, as well as the top-of the-Range (pun intended) supercharged 5.0-liter V8 that packs 503HP and accelerates the luxury model from 0-60 mph in just 5.1 seconds.

B&B Automobiltechnik is a German tuning brand that specializes on VW Group, BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz products, but now it wants to become known for its Land Rover projects as well, beginning with the Range Rover Evoque.

The company offers a number of performance enhancements for all three engines available for the Evoque.

There’s no denying that the Evoque, the most compact model ever to wear the Range Rover badge, has been a smash hit for the company, having sold more than 90,000 units since its launch last year.

In fact, JATO Dymanics reports that European sales of the Evoque, which is available as a three- and five-door, were 27,685 vehicles in the first half of 2012; that’s almost as much of the rest of Land Rover’s range combined (29,891). In order to meet demand, JLR’s Halewood plant is working around the clock for the first time ever in its 50-year history.

The last time we saw a Jaguar in a 007 flick it was 10 years ago in Die Another Day: the car was a previous-generation XKR convertible driven by the villain, while Bond drove an Aston Martin Vanquish.

It was the last Bond film starring Pierce Brosnan and at the time, both companies were part of Ford’s Premier Automotive Group. Nowadays, Daniel Craig has replaced Brosnan, the fictional secret agent’s storyline has been rebooted and Ford has since sold Jaguar and Aston Martin.

Loyal Land Rover customers were invited to witness the U.S. launch of the all-new Range Rover at an exclusive reception that took place last night at the 30,000 square-foot Stone Mansion in the Alpine suburb of New Jersey in NYC.

In between “first class catering and cocktails” and having undoubtedly marveled at the 4,000-bottle wine cellar, they got to see the fourth generation of the iconic luxury SUV, which is also the first with an all-aluminum structure, from up close.

For the first time in its history, Land Rover will offer a long-wheelbase (LWB) version of its luxury Range Rover model and we have proof for this in the form of these spy shots of a disguised prototype model undergoing speed tests at the Nürburgring track.

As you see for yourself in the pictures, the upcoming addition to the recently revealed 2013 Range Rover Mk4 lineup sports a longer wheelbase (reportedly around 150mm / 5.9 inches) and longer rear doors.

The fourth-generation of Land Rover's venerable Range Rover series made its debut today during a special event held at The Royal Ballet School in Richmond, London.

We've already seen it but the British carmaker divulged new details about its flagship SUV including UK pricing and the availability of a diesel-hybrid variant, along with more than 140 images that show the 2013 Range Rover in high resolution detail.

"The new Range Rover preserves the essential, unique character of the vehicle – that special blend of luxury, performance and unmatched all-terrain capability," said John Edwards, Land Rover Global Brand Director.

"However, its clean sheet design and revolutionary lightweight construction have enabled us to transform the experience for luxury vehicle customers, with a step change in comfort, refinement and handling"

The new Range Rover will be available in over 170 markets worldwide, with North American customer deliveries scheduled to start in December 2012.

The Land Rover Defender is entering the 2013 model year in Europe with three additional options and a two fresh exterior body colors named Barolo Black and Havana.

The first option is a choice of four new contrast roof colors set against the majority of the Defender paint palette. Along with the standard Fuji White, Defender customers can now opt for Santorini Black, Indus Silver, Orkney Grey or Firenze Red.

Aluminum is playing an increasingly important role in the construction of Jaguar-Land Rover’s (JLR) new models, in an effort to decrease weight and thus, reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

The most recent example is the brand-new Range Rover that will make its official debut at the upcoming Paris Motor Show.

The use of an all-aluminum monocoque body, which is 39 percent lighter than the outgoing model’s conventional, steel body, and the aluminum front and rear chassis members have resulted in the new SUV weighing a whopping 420 kg (920 pounds) less than the previous model, depending on specification.

These are teaser drawings of Kahn Design's upcoming 2012 Concept 17 Defender project that will be revealed within the next couple of months.

The exterior components of the package will comprise "a four piece arch kit", by which we assume Kahn Design means the front and rear fender attachments, along with an exhaust system, spare wheel cover, mud flaps, optional bullet proof, a unique paint job and new 18-inch wheels.

Some six years after the market introduction of the Freelander 2, which is called the LR2 in North America, and two years since its previous facelift, Land Rover has once again refined its compact SUV with a discreet nip and tuck and the presentation of a new turbocharged petrol engine for select markets.

The exterior makeover for the Freelander 2 / LR2 brings more contemporary-looking lights with LED technology on both ends, a new finish for the front grille and fog lights, plus new alloy wheel designs and an available body styling package.

Land Rover has also added three new colors to the range of the 2013 model named 'Aintree Green', 'Havana' and 'Mauritius Blue'.

There's a lot more going inside where Land Rover redesigned the center console that now hosts a new 7-inch color touch-screen that controls a series of functions including an available navigation system and a premium Meridian audio system offered with a choice of 380W or 825W.

After the unexpected viewing of the first photos of the 2013 Range Rover earlier today, Land Rover has come out with an official announcement detailing its bigger, lighter and more modern looking luxury SUV.

While many have and will continue to focus their attention on the sleek evolution of the Range Rover's traditional looks and the modernized interior that is influenced by the Evoque, it's what you don't see that truly makes the fourth generation of the British SUV stand out from its predecessors.

You see, the 2013 Range Rover features a new all-aluminium monocoque body structure that is 39 per cent lighter than the steel body in the outgoing model. In addition, there's an all-new aluminium front and rear chassis architecture.

Earlier today, we shared a pair of photos of the 2013 Range Rover. At the time and due to the low quality of the images, we weren't 100 percent sure whether they were real or the result of some crafty photoshop work.

Well, now, thanks to a Russian website that dropped high-resolution versions of those photos and then some more including the first image of the SUVs interior, we can say that this is indeed Land Rover's brand new 2013 Range Rover.

Beginning with the interior, it quickly becomes clear that the smaller Evoque heavily influenced the modern and de-cluttered design of the 2013 Range Rover's dashboard that sports a large multimedia screen on the center console and a sizeable electronic display for the instrument gauges.

The flagship Land Rover model also gets a Jaguar-style rotary gear selector, as first seen on the XF, for controlling the eight-speed automatic transmission. Right behind are the controls for the Land Rover Terrain Response system.

The cabin in this model features three different colors of leather along with wood and aluminum trims.

Land Rover hasn't exactly managed to keep the new 2013 Range Rover under wraps with spies even getting a few shots of the luxury SUV at its UK plant, but today, a pair of allegedly official photos have been making the internet rounds.

The two pictures made their way on various forums and sites including Ovalnews and Jalopnik, with one of the images appearing to be sourced from Auto Express, which has since removed the photo from the web post (though you can still see it here).

While we cannot vouch for the authenticity of the images just yet, what we see here seems to match the 2013 Range Rover prototype models spied over the past year or so.

To help meet growing demand for the Range Rover Evoque, which has sold close to 88,000 units since its launch in July of 2011, the Jaguar-Land Rover Group's (JLR) Halewood assembly plant in the UK has entered a 24-hour production schedule for the first time in its 50-year-old history. Read more »

Kahn Gives the Classic Land Rover Defender a Thorough Makeover

British design house Kahn has presented a new take on the original Land Rover Defender under the guise of the Chelsea Truck Company, which is one of Kahn's sub-brands for off-road vehicles.

Aptly named the XS 90, the revamped three-door Defender is finished in an Orkney Grey color with contrasting satin black details that include the mesh headlamp and front grille protectors, side steps, bumpers, mirror caps and the Kahn design 18-inch alloy wheels wrapped in BF Goodrich tires.

It always pleasant to report about the creation of new jobs, but much more so in the midst of an economic crisis that has engulfed the whole of Europe.

The news comes from the Jaguar Land Rover group (JLR), which announced today that it will expand its workforce at its manufacturing facility in Castle Bromwich, UK, to support the launch of new Jaguar models including the XF Sportbrake that goes on sale at the end of 2012.

This Burberry-furnished Range Rover Sport comes from the same minds responsible for the Mini Countryman Steampunk and many other projects with unusual designs.

Poland's Carlex Design says the Range Rover Sport model was made "especially for ladies" with inspiration coming from Burberry's line of premium handbags.

Custom shops from India rarely make headlines, but when they do, they definitely do it in style (or so to speak…).

After last year's Toyota Corolla-based Ferrari F430 supercar clone from ExecutiveModcarTrends, we are now blessed with a Tata Safari that has been converted into a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque.

Coincidentally (or not), Tata Motors is the owner of Land Rover having acquired the British automaker along with Jaguar from the Ford Group in 2008.

While more widely known for its work on BMW models, Hamann Motorsport also applies its tuning expertise on other brands including Land Rover.

For the new Range Rover Evoque, the German tuning firm has prepared an assortment of upgrades starting with the SUV's exterior appearance.

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