The Land Rover Discovery 3 has been established as ‘Britain’s Most Practical 4×4’ by Planet 4×4 Magazine.

The Discovery 3 was given the highest remarkable grade of 93 points out of the perfect score of 100. Second-placer was the Mercedes GL-Class, while the Audi Q7 tended to the third spot. Other runner-ups for the award included the Nissan Pathfinder and the Lexus RX.

The criteria for this five-and-seven seater vehicle award involved tests and analyses on the automobile’s overall versatility and performance, account interior space, and featured gadgets. As it went, because of the superior Land Rover Parts, all Magazine testers were said to have scored the Land Rover as first on their lists.

John Edwards, Land Rover Managing Director for U.K. Operations, is very pleased with the award: “This is a great achievement for the Discovery, which has proved time and time again it is three cars in one. It has now won nearly 100 awards since launch in 2004, making it one of the most decorated SUVs ever.”

Alan Kidd, Planet 4×4 Editor, readily gives an explanation as to how the Discovery emerged as top winner: “This is probably the most intense scrutiny a group of 4×4s has ever been put under. Our testers crawled all over each of the 38 vehicles, examining every last detail of what makes a car easy to live with.”

“This is also quite possibly the least sexy group test any magazine has ever undertaken. But it´s also one of the most relevant to what buyers want their vehicles for. Practicality matters in this market - arguably more than anything else.

“There are some incredibly clever packaging solutions out there - but nothing to beat the Land Rover Discovery Parts. From its handy double glove box to its brilliant seat-folding system, it sets the standard for load carrying and does a proper job of taking seven fully-grown adults. It’s a perfectly executed example of how a vehicle’s interior should be, and richly deserves the title of Britain’s Most Practical 4×4.”

The Discovery 3 GS is currently priced at £29,815.

To the delight of Land Rover owners and enthusiasts, the television show Land Rover Owner (LRO) Show will go back on air next year Peterborough’s England Showground, thanks to the partnership of Live Promotions and Land Rover International Magazine.

After a year of hiatus, LRO’s fanatics are on the edge of their seats once again in anticipation for the return of the show on their television screens slated on September 20 to 21. Without a doubt, viewers, whether in homes or in location, are going to enjoy the pure thrill and action that will be brought about by the Land Rover vehicles. Equipped with the top-caliber Land Rover Parts, these medium-built automobiles are going to showcase what they are really made of and what they are capable of — on and off road. Backing up these mean yet sophisticated luxury sport utility vehicles are precision-engineered Land Rover Engine Parts, among others.

“We are delighted to be back with our own show again and at one of the country’s best venues,” John Pearson, who is the editor-in-chief of the Land Rover International Magazine, stated in the magazine’s official site. “The East of England Showground is the perfect venue. It’s accessible from most parts of the country, it has a superb structure of tarmac roads, and is well drained so no worries, even if it were to rain.”

Interested participants and viewers can visit the show’s official site www.lroshow.com for further details and inquiries.

Amidst the ongoing bid for the luxury brands of the Ford Group, the private company Rybrook Holdings already bought the the Land Rover and Jaguar dealerships based in Conwy, North Wales yesterday.

This move is one of the best decisions made by the private company Rybrook Holdings. After buying the luxury automobile brands of the Ford Group, Rybrook  now has a bigger market as this acquisition marks its presence in this part of London. Moreover, the established names of these automobile brands make it easier for Rybrook to steer Land Rover and Jaguar to greatness.

“Despite the uncertainty surrounding the ownership of Jaguar and Land Rover, both are strong British marques which only serve to complement and enhance the Rybrook portfolio,” said Henry Whale, who is Rybrook Holding’s managing director.

Unlike Land Rover’s sister company Jaguar, the SUV brand is going to keep its plain name while Jaguar is now christened as Rybrook Jaguar. In spite of changes in ownerships of Conwy-based Land Rover and Jaguar, employees including manager Phil Jones, who has  oversee for more than a decade,  are absorbed by Rybrook Holdings and will continue to work for the two marques.

Among the brands, Land Rover is a top pick across the globe. Last month, the vehicles,  garnered a 34 percent increase in sales. This notable increase is because of the lauded medium-built automobiles’ high-end Land Rover Parts as well as the Land Rover Engine Parts.

Although ownership is still a bit unstable for Land Rover, Ford’s high-end sport utility vehicle brand still managed to amass as much as 26,000 automobiles last month, which is the highest total units sold ever recorded since its establishment almost 60 years ago.

Among the 25, 933 SUVs sold, the Freelander 2 and Range Rover, which is equipped with well-made Land Rover Parts, lead the products of the brand for September. These compact Land Rover vehicles are geared with precision-engineered Land Rover Engine Parts, which made them favorites even in the Eastern regions.

From the first quarter until the third quarter, 167, 400 Land Rover vehicles were bought mostly in China and Russia. Such number pushed for a decent 15.7 percent increase compared to the September 2006 record.

“This is a great achievement and it’s always satisfying to break past records,” said Phil Popham, who is the managing director of Land Rover. “We can now approach our 60th anniversary next year with confidence. I want to see the business move forwards responsibly, profitably and in a sustainable manner.”

The luxury brand, which is  exported to more than 140 countries, integrates high-end technologies in its vehicles without sacrificing Land Rover’s social responsibility for the users and the environment.

“We’re on track with plans to fit technology to improve the environmental performance of our cars and we’ve given a hint of new, exciting design,” said Popham. “A great future is shaping up.”

Land Rover, which is the luxury sport utility vehicle brand of Ford, is the official vehicle provider in the upcoming Metro Ski and Snowboard Show slated on the 24th to the 28th October in snow-covered Grand Hall, Olympia.

It will be the first time for the medium-built vehicles to grace the three-day exhibition according to Andy Griffiths, who is the marketing director of Land Rover. Geared with precision-engineered Land Rover Parts, the luxurious yet muscled SUVs are really capable of driving even on snow-covered roads.

“This will be the first time Land Rover has taken part in the show and we’re really excited about it,” said Griffith. “Land Rover vehicles are perfectly suited to wintry conditions and therefore where better to showcase their abilities.”

The Range Rover Autobiography is among the highlights of the London-based show. In this segment of the Metro Ski and Snowboard Show, participants can use their creativity in personalizing their Range Rovers. These vehicles are equipped with the well-made Land Rover Engine Parts, which can either be a supercharged or a TD V8 diesel engine.

Spectators are sure in for a lot of entertainment as both seasoned and amateur snowboarders of Europe are set to display what they can do on various ski slope obstacles. One of the segments includes jumping over a Range Rover Sport. Moreover, from October 24 to 28, lucky participants and viewers of the show have equal chances of bagging the Icelandic Adventure and a rare chance to tour the United Kingdom-based Land Rover Experience Center.

Before the week ends, several private firms and companies showed interest in becoming the future owners of Ford Group’s luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover, said Chairman Bill Ford Thursday.

Potential owners were only given a week to put in their bids for LR, which is geared top-caliber Land Rover Parts, and Jaguar. Ford, which is based in Detroit, Michigan, decided to put on the market its luxury makes after suffering some setbacks in sales in the United States. At the moment, the board of Ford Group is still weighing the bidders for Land Rover and Jaguar.

“We have got a lot of active interest,” Ford told the Birmingham Post. “We are speaking to the bidders and we’re really encouraged by how much interest there has been by very serious bidders.”

Among the bidders, the established Indian company Tata is after Ford’s on sale brands. The parent company, which boasts of Land Rover Engine Parts above all, however, is not that keen to hand over its luxury makes to any giant manufacturers because of the fear that these will do an overhaul on Land Rover and Jaguar. Thus, Ford Group is more enthusiastic in selling its expensive makes to just a private company.

TPG, Terra Firma, One Equity, Cerberus Capital Management, and Ripplewood are among the private companies that showed great interests for Land Rover and Jaguar.

Another plan considered by Ford Group is to arrange a new and effective four-year contract with its employees under the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. Notable salary and benefits would be among the things included in the itinerary of Ford and UAW if the plan pushed through.

For now, Ford Group is just looking into those private companies bidding for the Jags and Rovers.

Aside from the automakers, pro-environment policy makers are also keen in preserving what’s left of Mother Nature. These men behind suits implements green laws, like that of the emission standard. To answer to such enacted laws, Land Rover, along with other automobile companies, has taken measures to keep the emission level along the safe zone.

Five years from now, the Ford Motor-produced Land Rover will have slashed off as much as 20 percent in the average noxious emissions of its vehicles. Such emission cut can actually exceed the standards given by the European Union (EU). By 2012, about 130 grams per kilometer of carbon dioxide emission of vehicles is targeted to achieve by EU. Such strict emission standard has pushed Land Rover to take some action this early.

To finance such technology, the luxury SUV brand’s managing director Phil Popham told the Financial Times that Land Rover, along with its sister company Jaguar, will allot £700 million (or $ 1.43 billion) for this carbon dioxide improvement project.

“The £700m is a bit north of a 20 per cent improvement,” Popham told the Financial Times. “We can meet the intent of the legislation in terms of percentage improvement, but there’s no way we’re going to get the fleet average down to 130 g/km.”

Among the fleet of Land Rover, the 2009 Lander Rover Freelander is set to pioneer a system tagged as the “stop-start” that could help push down the noxious emissions to the safer level. This future technology is set to be another staple, along with the other standard Land Rover Parts, for this model. The Land Rover Engine Parts will also be some of the components the company will focus on to improve. Moreover, the luxury SUV brand is set to come out with a full hybrid car of its own in the future. These are just some of the initial steps the company is going to take to offset the air pollution.

Not even the rumors about Ford scrapping the luxury brand Land Rover can stop this pool of high-end SUVs as this year’s revenue in the United Kingdom is expected to exceed the recorded sales of 2006 to as much as 85 percent, according to the UK marketing manager of Land Rover.

Basing on the relatively good performance of the company, Land Rover units are expected to climb up to about 50, 000 units compared from last year’s measly 42, 800 units.

“It is looking at the moment like a record September for Land Rover,” said Andy Griffiths, who is the marketing manager of Land Rover in UK, to Motor Trader.

To help boost sales of Land Rover in UK, the luxury company is set to take center stage again in the upcoming 2007 MPH Show slated on the November 1 to 4 and 8 to 11. Now on its third year in the motor show, Land Rover models, which include the Land Rover Discovery 3 and Range Rover Sport, to showcase what they are capable of. Geared with top-caliber Land Rover Parts, these models are sure to give much delight to the brand’s patrons as well as automobile enthusiasts. Among the models, the Land Rover Discovery 3 is said to be the most anticipated vehicle of the brand. Equipped with the Land Rover Discovery Parts, this range is going to be part of an awe-filled display set in Birmingham.

Land Rover makes sure to participate in events like the MPH because these provide avenues for the company to showcase it has to offer. Moreover, such shows help promote the Land Rover models and boost sales.

“It is one of the strongest shows we do,” said Griffith. “The people there are really into their cars.”

Another Land Rover product, which is the Land Rover Freelander 2, proved that the luxury sport utility vehicle brand is more than just its muscled and sleek look after it bagged the title as the ‘Best Towcar over £32,000’ in the Caravan Club Towcar of the Year that took place in the Royal Automobile Club.

The Land Rover Freelander 2 received the nod of all the judges because of its remarkable capabilities, which have been partnered with its good looks. According to the critics of the London-based award ceremony, the Freelander 2 has continuously evolved into a fine SUV, which has been equipped with the standard Land Rover Parts, that radiates not just the luxurious feel, but is also capable of giving out a high performance. The Land Rover Freelander 2’s six-speed transmission power allows the 4×4 to go up and down hills with much ease. Moreover, on the flat surface, the Freelander 2, which has a tag price of £20,960, has better road and tire traction that keeps the luxury SUV anchored amidst strong and stubborn winds.

Last month, the Freelander 2 proved its towing prowess in various track tests, which measured its acceleration, dynamics, and braking, held at the Millbrook Proving Ground. From the exterior to the interior parts, all these things have been blended well by Land Rover and provided the the Freenlander 2’s ticket to its off and on road greatness.

“We are really delighted to win this award for Freelander 2 and for it to be recognised for its towing capacity,” said Andy Griffiths, who is the marketing director of Land Rover in the United

Kingdom. “Generally, 4×4s are popular towing vehicles because of their excellent stability, improved traction, and all-terrain capability. This award for Freelander 2 cements its position as the most capable 4×4 in its class.”

At present, there are already 11,000 Land Rover Freelander 2 units sold in England. As much as 95 percent of the total number of units bought were those that have been geared with the Land Rover Engine Parts relying on diesel, which either has an automatic or manual transmission system.

The Ford-produced Land Rover proved that it is not just like any other luxury vehicle as 49 of these sport utility vehicles have been utilized for surveying national roads and motorways by the Highways Agency based in England.

Barely two and a half years in the automobile industry, the Land Rover Discovery models are the ones that the Highway Agency are specifically using to monitor roads. These muscled automobiles, which have been geared with the standard Land Rover Parts, have been chosen by the agency to help it carry out the various road tasks such as carrying and towing. Moreover, the Land Rover Discovery Parts equipped in this fleet make this model capable to easily adapt to different weather conditions such as heavy rain or snow and even drive off on an icy road. In fact, the Land Rover Discovery vehicles of the agency has already proven its strength when these automobiles were used to monitor flooded roads in the previous months.

Aside from the top-caliber Land Rover parts of the Discovery fleet, the agency’s officers were also equipped with the right knowledge to prepare them for their crucial task, which is aimed for safety of motorists, even in most unfavorable weather condition. The Highways Agency’s members were given with lectures tagged as the ‘Adverse Weather Conditions Driving Courses’ held at the Land Rover Experience centers.

“The training program has been specially developed with the needs of the Traffic Officers in mind and has been designed to ensure that Officers are ready to cope with the worst that the British weather can throw at them,” a representative of the Land Rover Experience said.

The Land Rover vehicles have been partnered with police and ambulance teams all over England to ensure safety on and off road. Not only that, the American automaker has already been providing a big chunk of the worldwide aid agencies, which are focused on conservation programs. Without these powerful sport utility vehicles, some of these worldwide missions would have been hard to achieve.