• Full Jaguar Land Rover 2012 model year line‑up available for
drive experience
• Jaguar C‑X16 on display during event
Mahwah, NJ. (Thursday, March 8, 2012) ‑ For the first time at the
Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, Jaguar Land Rover is proud to
offer a complimentary drive experience to all attendees on a first
come, first serve basis. Guests will be able to test the
capabilities of the full 2012 line‑up, including the all‑new Jaguar
XKR‑S and Range Rover Evoque.
To schedule a drive, please visit the Jaguar Land Rover display by
the main entrance of the Ritz‑Carlton between 2pm and 5pm on
Thursday, March 8, as well as between 9am and 5pm on Friday, March
9th and Saturday, March 10th.
Also in attendance is Julian Thomson, Head of the Advanced Design
Studio at Jaguar, to showcase the stunning C‑X16 concept vehicle ‑
Jaguar's compelling vision for the 21st century.
The Jaguar C‑X16 concept is a bold statement of Jaguar's future
design and technological intent. The C‑X16 takes the traditional
front‑engined, rear‑wheel drive formula that Jaguar defined over
decades and reinvents it for the 21st century in a
performance‑oriented hybrid drivetrain with 50:50 weight
distribution. If anything can be said to define Jaguar design it is
one word: drama. The C‑X16 is no exception, taking the traditional
two‑seater sports car template and redefining it in the Jaguar
idiom.
The 2012 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance will officially take
place on Sunday, March 11 with supporting events beginning on
Thursday, March 8. For more information on the event, please visit
www.ameliaconcours.org.
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About Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Jaguar Land Rover is a business built around two great British car
brands that are designed, engineered and manufactured in the United
Kingdom. Jaguar Cars Limited, founded in 1922, is one of the
world's premier manufacturers of luxury sedans and sports cars.
Since 1948, Land Rover has been manufacturing authentic 4x4s that
define "breadth of capability" in their segments.
Jaguar manufactures all their cars exclusively in the United
Kingdom, at the Castle Bromwich manufacturing plant in the British
Midlands. Land Rover and Range Rover models are built in the United
Kingdom at the Solihull and Halewood plants. Land Rover exports to
169 countries and Jaguar exports to 63 countries, with global sales
for both brands exceeding 240,000 vehicles annually. The Jaguar
Land Rover business employs 16,000 people in United Kingdom,
including 3,500 engineers at two product development
centers.
Headquartered in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States, Jaguar
Land Rover North America, LLC has offices across the USA and Canada
and is represented by more than 330 retail outlets.
About the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Now in its second decade, The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is
among the top automotive events in the world. Always held the
second full weekend in March, "The Amelia" draws nearly 250 rare
vehicles from collections around the world to The Golf Club of
Amelia Island at Summer Beach and The Ritz‑Carlton, Amelia Island
for a celebration of the automobile like no other. Since 1996, the
show's Foundation has donated nearly $1.8 million to Community
Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc. and other deserving charities on
Florida's First Coast. The 17th annual Amelia Island Concours
d'Elegance is scheduled on Sunday, March 11 with supporting events
beginning on Thursday, March 8.