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Except for the Rocky Mountains comprised of broken down granite and jagged rocks that will try to slice sidewalls. Then put that passenger tire on a 19" or 20" wheel that results in low profile. The OP's did say "more advanced trails in the Rocky Mountains". The other area where factory spec...

Why is the suspension end-of-life? Pull the maintenance records and bring it up to factory schedule. The only item I can think of is the LCA bushings 'might' need near term attention but likely not. As other noted, drive it, don't mod it. The only upgrade you should consider is load range E...

Land Rover went with defeaturing for the 2015/16 LR4. The Heavy Duty Package, which included two-speed transfer case, locking rear differential and full size spare became an option. I would think the new Defender product line would go the same route. Personally I would not consider a LR4 or...

General rule of thumb is don't be the manufacturers beta tester. While the manufacturer tries to replicate real world conditions and put as many miles as is financially feasible on a new platform, the reality is that they simply can't. Laws of physics and time. That said, much of the design is...

I'm sure it is a nice SUV and have said so in the past. It is no longer targeted at the Discovery segment, whatever that is. More a Touareg than a Discovery. You know that from the wing radiators in front of each wheel. The issue is they just aren't selling many of them. Last months US sales...

I like it. The 'Discovery' 5 is intended to be a 3rd product line, more Touareg than Discovery. When the Defender is officially unveiled it should be added to the first drawing.

As the automotive industry continues to contract as sales slow for a variety of reasons ....... Nissan Slashing Over 10,000 Jobs Globally, 7% Of Its Entire Workforce Appears JLR will be sourcing engines from BMW BMW And Jaguar Land Rover's Partnership Just Got Way More Interesting Jul 22...

And we have the real reason for lift kits. If the driver knew how to "pick-a-line" most lift kits would only serve the "make-me-look-better". Same as 20" wheels on vehicles marketed as "off-road/4wd".

Amusing - lifting trucks to the sun. Ran many of the most difficult trails in Colorado with a Scout II, no lift and 31/10.50-15 tires. Hummers were too wide for the trails. Best off road performance we saw were a mildly lifted Jeep and Toyota with knobby/paddle tires climbing Widowmaker on the...

I'm sure it is a good vehicle, it is just not selling in volumes needed to keep it alive. Wouldn't be surprised to see resale values suffer accordingly. Keep in mind that this is LR's first attempt at creating a VW Touareg product.

China is still a disaster. US sales, the bright spot but already poor , declined for the 2nd straight month after significant marketing efforts. Land Rover was down 6% while Jaguar was down 20%. Across all brands sales are now at 1999 levels. I'm shocked! .............. Not. I expect the...

Definitely looking better as the cladding is removed. That said, I'm not in the market until the I-6 td at near 400hp/lb-ft is available. From what I have seen that is 2021? Oh, and that's continuous power, not "music power" (see the audiophile wars of rms vs music power of old) JLR needs this...

On further thought low initial quality rankings will be an issue for JLR as they attempt to reposition the LR5/Discovery as a SUV/VW Tourag/Porsche Cayanne/fill-in-the-blank

Pressure to reduce cost and eliminate models increases as cost to finance the future increase: Jaguar Land Rover Ratings Cut By Moody's, Citing China, Electrification "........In a statement Thursday, Moody’s said it cut JLR’s corporate family rating to B1 from Ba3, with a negative outlook...

Reality Check ........... Off-Road Segment Buyer Values The off-road / outdoor segment buyers consider both safety and initial quality less important than your urban SUV buyer. If everyone ranked safety and initial quality #1 then everyone would be driving jellybeans, similar to the latest...

Agreed on the locomotive system design. That said, locomotives and associated traction motors are large and have a completely different design point. While over the road truck EV's are emerging that is also a different design point. I wonder if passenger vehicle electric motors (small) have a...

As long as those power numbers are without electric motor drive assist I would consider them. Recall the previous method of spec'ing the latest powertrain: The P400 PHEV is advertised as "The efficient new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport P400e PHEV models provide sustainable performance by...

Next up? Ford and VW partnership on EV's and technology.

China's Father of Electric Cars Says Hydrogen Is the Future Bloomberg News June 12, 2019, 3:00 PM MDT Updated on June 13, 2019, 4:09 AM MDT "His vision to make China an electric-vehicle powerhouse revolutionized the global auto industry, cementing a move away from the combustion engine. Now...

Agreed on current hydrogen production. Still cleaner than burning gas/diesel but too expensive. The move is to leverage non-dispatchable solar and wind that currently is unused. It's called Green Hydrogen. Hydrogen cost point then drops. H2V and GE Commit to Massive Production of Hydrogen by...