Land Rover Monthly November 2022

@busheditor NEXT year we celebrate 25 years of LRM and 75 years of Land Rover, while this issue is our 300th. Can you believe it? Some of you reading this have been with us from issue number 1. I have to say a massive thank you for that. Without your continued and loyal support, we would not still be here. Over the past 300 issues you have seen three editors steering the LRM ship in their unique ways. First there was the founder and now US-based Richard Howell-Thomas, who is writing a guest column for us this month on page 19. Please do give it a read as it is thanks to Richard that you have something to read and I have a job. Then came the journeyman and dog-loving…

JUST how much would you pay for an ex-Camel Trophy 1991 Defender 110 200Tdi? How about just over £108,000? That’s exactly what one off-roading fan paid for on the Bring a Trailer auction site. A right-hand drive model, the Land Rover was originally used as a communications vehicle during the 1991 Tanzania-Burundi Camel Trophy tour. After it toured various other off-roading events around Europe, as well as becoming part of an off-road fleet, it was imported to the United States last year. The paintwork is said to be untouched, but the axles were recently overhauled, the braking and suspension systems refreshed and the timing belt replaced. As you’d expect, it also came with a whole bunch of aftermarket goodies including: a Garrett turbocharger, Jetlock handbrake system, roof basket, snorkel, brush-guard,…

ACCORDING to Carscoops.com, a notice issued with the American National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), revealed that certain Range Rover Velar (and Jaguar F-Pace) models were produced at the Solihull Vehicle Assembly Plant without an Audio Amplifier Module (AAM) installed. Vehicles built without the AAM are not able to provide audio output, or operational audible warnings, such as indicator sounds, seatbelt reminder, or have critical events flagged up by the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. Jaguar Land Rover says it made the decision to ship certain vehicles built at Solihull to the US without the AAM installed because of the ongoing semiconductor shortage and install them with the AAM in the ports of entry Stateside. However, JLR started to receive reports that some vehicles had reached dealerships without the AAM –…

WITH Defender (and Range Rover) offering three-row seating, is there room for the Discovery anymore? It’s a question many of you have been mulling over, and it’s one that Auto Express put to Jaguar Land Rover’s CEO, Thierry Bolloré, recently who reassured readers that the Disco is here to stay, but the formula will be changed to separate the SUV from its seven-and eight-seater cousins: “We are completely reinventing the Discovery. We believe there is space for it, but we have to be creative.” Thierry went on to admit that the Defender has destroyed sales of the Discovery, but argues that turning it into a “real family car for the most discerning families,” will justify its continued existence. Pitching the Discovery within the luxury segment would certainly go hand-in-hand with…

JAGUAR Land Rover has taken another step towards a new era of electrification and connectivity by opening a facility to test the next generation of vehicles for electrical and radio interference. The Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) laboratory at Gaydon will ensure next gen Green Oval products meet current and future legislation and quality standards for connectivity and electronics. JLR’s new lab features two anechoic chambers: an electrically quiet rolling road that enables engineers to test vehicles at speed, as well as assess the performance of individual components, such as batteries and electric motors. Bluetooth, GPS, WiFi, 4G, 5G, adaptive cruise control, wireless charging and blind-spot monitoring are all examples of vehicle services and features that are part of the testing programme. With electric powertrains, digital and cloud-based services (from over-the-air software…

Not Rescue 911… AS an avid Land Rover fan and a member of the Scottish Ambulance Service, I really enjoyed the article on the oldest Land Rover in Mountain Rescue Team service and will try to find the TV programme to watch as I missed that. However, in your ‘Did you know?’ section on page 38 you have informed readers they can contact MRT through the police on 911: that is not the case in the UK, I’m afraid. Maybe an adjustment to correct it to 999 would help. Keep up the good work. Derek Page PATRICK REPLIES: I am a child of the ’80s and used to watch the American TV programme Rescue 911 which was presented by William Shatner (Capt Kirk on Star Trek). He is to blame…