Similarly, the name Land Rover --and to only a slightly lesser extent, its larger, more expensive cousin, Range Rover --aptly conveys that vehicle's ability to go wherever it likes and handle virtually any terrain.
Earlier this year, NASA pulled out of an ambitious, joint U.S.-European effort to land a next-generation rover on Mars and eventually return some samples to Earth.
More than 20 companies - including Jaguar Land Rover and Great Western Hospitals - attended the fair in Swindon.
As a board director for several years, Mr. Mistry has had a front-row seat for Tata's expensive, complex integrations of Corus and Jaguar-Land Rover.
After years of offering only high-power, high-consumption six-, eight-, and 12-cylinder engines, BMW, Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz will start rolling out efficient four-cylinder engines in the United States this year.
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The BBC's Caroline Wyatt said the troops had been on patrol alongside Afghan police officers when their vehicle - believed to be a Snatch Land Rover or weapon-mounted WMIK version - was blown up.
Sales of Jaguar sedans rose 40% during the month to 5, 759 vehicles, while those of Land Rover sport-utility vehicles increased 31% to 29, 118 vehicles.
Flip on the ignition of a highly charged, tip-top, ready-to-roll Land Rover in Vienna and cruise in a convoy all the way to Hong Kong in an amazing driving adventure.
Each morning, at dawn, Diethelm loads the visitors into a zebra-striped Land Rover and takes off to show them the amazing array of wildlife on the ranch: kudu, springbok, cheetah, oryx, hartebeest, warthog, giraffe, leopard and score more.
Its dealerships are distinctively designed, looking and feeling more like woodsy lodges than showrooms, with plenty of amenities and a full inventory of value-added Land Rover gear and clothing on hand to ensure nobody walks out the door without making a purchase.
The Chinese market - where sales of Jaguar Land Rover's vehicles have risen 80% in the past year - has been rising in importance to the company.
Land Rover's Range Rover Sport uses anti-sway bars that are engaged only when sensors detect that the vehicle is going through a fast turn.
Robust demand for U.K.-based Jaguar Land Rover's vehicles worldwide has been offsetting its parent's weak sales in India.
The companies announced at the conference are Audi, BMW, Chrysler, General Motors, Honda, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and Toyota.
It sibling Infiniti, as well as Porsche, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Rolls-Royce, Land Rover and Ferrari also decided not to have a booth in Detroit.
In the Experian study, Lexus, Acura, Audi, Infiniti, Jaguar, Porsche, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz and Lincoln were also among the Top 10 brands.
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Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover is also reportedly building a factory there, to meet auto demand and probably to avoid higher taxes on imported cars recently enacted by the country.
Depressed Clinton took the break up badly and on 14 November last year he "torched" Mrs Clinton's "pride and joy" - a purple Land Rover she called Fred, the court heard.
The Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra and Volkswagen Passat are the three finalists for North American Car of the Year, and the BMW X3, Honda CR-V and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque are finalists for North American Truck of the Year.
"This car will be our best-selling model, " he says in an interview with BBC News, predicting that it will outsell Land Rover's Freelander, Discovery and Defender models, as well as the full-size Range Rover and Range Rover Sport.
The same may well be true for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the UK-based Tata Motors subsidiary that hopes to boost the profits it makes from both Range Rover and Land Rover vehicles.
To further muddy the waters, the Land Rover Range Rover Sport looks like a racier rendition of the non-Sport Range Rover.
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Initially, the Indian firm was interested in purchasing only Land Rover, for its four-wheel-drive technology.
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Jaguar Land Rover is hoping a high-end SUV can draw customers away from the Mercedes-Benz S-class, VW's Bentley and other high-price brands.
Some might have an advantage in driving dynamics on the road BMW X6 M and others might have better off-road capabilities Land Rover Defender but, arguably, none thrives in both environments to the degree that the Range Rover Sport does.
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The battery system produced by Axeon, Europe's leading independent developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery systems, has been fitted to a Land Rover Defender 110 High Capacity Pick Up in place of the standard 2.4-litre diesel engine.
Across the facility's muddy tracks and bloody bog what the Jaguar Land Rover guys call the "Developing World" section the light-weighted Range Rover feels likewise transformed, easily surging up steep hills and effortlessly carrying its own momentum across fields of wheel-sucking muck.
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The company provides consultancy services and manufactures parts for the likes of Jaguar Land Rover, BAE, and Mercedes-Benz.
Vincent was leaning against a white Land Rover, clad in an olive-green safari jacket and flanked by the camp's two smiling caretakers.
The real competition is with gasoline-powered SUVs, like the Land Rover LR4, the Infiniti QX56, Lexus LX, Acura MDX and Cadillac Escalade.
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