When Tata’s purchase of Jaguar and Land Rover began to appear inevitable, the question “Would you buy a Jaguar made in India?” was oft repeated. Yet it looks like Land Rover will be the first of the two brands to try to benefit from this kind of Anglo-Indian synergy: a report in Autocar states that the 2015 Land Rover Defender will be built at Tata’s plant in Pune, India. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Land Rover Defender to soldier on until 2017
Autocar reports that the Land Rover Defender will be around a good bit longer than we thought. The vehicle may stay on dealer lots until at least 2017 thanks in part to a new 2.2-liter diesel engine that can meet more stringent EU6 emissions standards. Originally, a successor to the long-running Defender was expected to show up as soon as 2015. Land Rover also says that there may be a loophole in the emissions legislation that could keep the standard from applying to the globe-crushing SUV until a much later date. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Vilner luxes out the Land Rover Defender
Even among the most capable of off-roaders, some are luxurious and some are decidedly spartan. One look at the bare-bones interior of a Land Rover Defender and you’ll know exactly where it stands. But some will inevitably want their Defender decked out with all the comforts they’d expect of its big brother, the Range Rover, and for them, there’s Vilner. Funkmasterflex Find Flex On Google+
Axeon unveils an all-electric Land Rover Defender for safaris
What’s the point of going on safari if your truck’s rumble and exhaust sully the experience? That’s what Axeon and Land Rover have reasoned, teaming up with the solution you see here. @funkmasterflex
