Our Favorites of 2024
We should celebrate the positives. That includes those vehicles which made our work an enjoyable one.
Tag: Jaguar Land Rover
Historiography: The Rise, The Fall, And The Reboot of A Cat
One brand emerged from war-torn Britain that would be the talk of the new class. A lineup of automobiles so beautiful that were coveted by the well-to-do.
Defender Of The New Realm
In the process, they split the Land Rover lineup into three brands: Discovery, Range Rover, and Defender. Henceforth, this model is simply called Defender.
Commentary: The SUV As A "Butch" Commodity
There’s been a lot of stuff that has come across my screen. I needed some time to suss it all out that does not require its own bandwidth.
Fit For Your Desires
Such vehicles are no longer seen as modes of transport. Rather, to exemplify your station in life and that your dreams and desires are fulfilled.
Historiography: Remembering The E-Type
The legacy apexed with the E-Type – the extension of the XK sports car. What an apex that was.
The Speculator: EV All Things!
So far, several manufacturers have stepped up by delivering these vehicles onto the marketplace.
The Defender
First, the name Land Rover evokes images of the British Commonwealth. Of Series IIA 110-inch wheelbase models traversing the Tanzanian countryside or stationed at a Royal Air Force base as a troop carrier. These machines wore the badge proudly as the ambassador of the UK to its far flung lands discovering new territories.
Historiography: What Became of British Leyland?
The story of the British automotive industry was one of imperial arrogance and a sense of superiority that would eventually lead to its lowest point several years ago. Many analysts are actually predicting an even lower position when the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union will result in potential tariffs, job losses, factory closings, and a deeper economic crisis. A pox on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government, possibly.
Historiography: The Once Mighty World Conqueror
Interestingly enough, it was not Willys Overland’s civilian Jeep lineup that would be the world conqueror in the post-World War II universe. That would come from one of the vehicles influenced by the Jeep – the one the British automotive industry would produce as one of their own.