- All‑new Range Rover has won 10 awards in just three months of production
- Top for technology:Latest honor comes from AUTOBEST in Europe, naming Range Rover 'TECHNOBEST 2012'
(WHITLEY, UK) February 21, 2013 ‑The all‑new Range Rover has received 10 international awards in just three months since production began.
The world's first SUV with a lightweight all‑aluminum body, the new Range Rover takes luxury and capability to a new level, with greater refinement and enhanced performance and handling on all terrains.
The most recent honor came from the AUTOBEST group of motoring writers, naming the all‑new Range Rover 'TECHNOBEST 2012'. Recent awards also include 'Dream Machine' from the US TV show MOTORWEEK, 'Luxury Car of the Year' from both What Car?and Top Gear magazines in Great Britain, and 'Best Cars ‑ Import Category' from Auto Motor und Sport of Germany. The model was also crowned '4x4 Category Winner' in the British newspaper The Sunday Times "Top 100 Cars 2012", among others.
Land Rover Global Brand Director, John Edwards, said, "We are proud of the recognition the Range Rover is receiving from international motoring organizations and publications. It is a fantastic achievement and a great endorsement for the model, which has only been in production for three months. Its revolutionary lightweight construction is the result of unprecedented investment in technology and engineering which makes it the most refined, most capable Range Rover ever. It is enormously satisfying to see that international judges, as well as customers, are recognizing this too."
The all‑new Range Rover was launched last October to acclaim and is the world's first aluminum unibody SUV, which is around 700lbs lighter than the outgoing model. The Range Rover is built at Land Rover's new low‑energy Solihull facility and has been received with strong demand across global markets.
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About Land Rover
Land Rover, the British maker of Land Rover and Range Rover sport
utility vehicles, is renowned for providing its' clientele with
some of the most luxurious and capable vehicles in the world. Every
Land Rover product is equally at home both on and off road, and in
any setting; be it in the heart of the city, or traversing the
countryside. Today's Land Rover lineup includes the legendary
Defender, LR2 (Freelander 2), LR4 (Discovery 4), Range Rover Sport,
Range Rover and Range Rover Evoque. Land Rover designs,
engineers, and manufactures their vehicles in the United Kingdom.
Land Rover is fully engaged with sustainability initiatives and
social concerns with continuous involvement in environmental and
community programs.For more information visit the official Land
Rover website at http://www.landroverusa.com.
About Jaguar Land Rover
• Jaguar Land Rover is the UK's largest automotive manufacturing business built around two iconic British car brands with a rich heritage and powerful consumer appeal and loyalty. Additionally, Jaguar Land Rover is at the centre of the UK automotive industry's drive to deliver technical innovation in all areas of vehicle development.
• As the UK's largest automotive employer, JLR has a world class team of nearly 25,000 people.
• In the 2011/12 fiscal year, JLR achieved record profits of £1.5 billion, an increase of £392m when compared to the previous year.
• Jaguar Land Rover is the largest investor in automotive R&D and engineering in the UK.
• Jaguar Land Rover has two state of the art engineering and design facilities and three advanced manufacturing plants in the UK.
• 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.