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2019 Range Rover Evoque

November 25, 2018November 25, 2018 Peter Andersonevoque, Land Rover, Range Rover, SUV0 comment

Land Rover’s current purple patch started with the LRX concept penned by Rob Melville, head of McLaren design. Then, as now, Land Rover’s design team is run by Gerry McGovern, the kind of fellow who knows a good thing when he sees it. After what seems like a hundred years on sale, the car that kicked off the renaissance and introduced the world mud-plugging to Victoria Beckham, has been replaced. The Range Rover Evoque second generation is here and it’s…well it’s pretty similar. And that’s not a bad thing. The…

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NY 2018: Jaguar F-Pace SVR

March 28, 2018May 27, 2018 Peter Andersonf-pace, jaguar, NY2018, SUV, svr0 comment

If you want a fast SUV, there’s a new contender – the Jaguar F-Pace SVR. Oh, we knew it was coming, but wow, here it is and it looks tough. F-Pace SVR From the minds that brought you the wonderful F-Type SVR – a firm favourite here at The Redline – comes an SVO-fettled F-Pace. The company is having a massive year, and just about all of it is pivoting around SUVs and not just Jags. We knew this was coming, but courtesy of the New York Motor Show, we’ve…

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Audi SQ2 In The Q Queue

March 18, 2018March 19, 2018 Peter Andersonaudi, sq2, SUV0 comment

Ingolstadt’s MQB-based compact SUV has had the Audi Sport treatment – the result is the Audi SQ2 (not pictured. Sorry) 2018 means lots of Q-ing (I am not sorry for that pun, not one little bit) It’s a busy year for Audi’s Q-line of SUVs, with three ready to pop this year – the Q8, the long-overdue new Q3 and the SQ2. I know this will upset a lot of people – hello, lovely to have you along – but the Audi Q2 is quite a nice little car.…

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Lotus 2020: Two New Cars

January 29, 2018February 9, 2018 Peter AndersonElise, Evora, exige, lotus, news, SUV0 comment

The Lotus 2020 plan is out. Again. The message from Jean-Marc Gales, Lotus CEO: Two new cars by 2020. And guess what? There’ll be an SUV as well. Some months after Chinese car company and Volvo owner Geely bought Lotus from Proton, Lotus’ future plans are out in the open. Well, a bit. Lotus 2020: Two New Cars Lotus made its name with sports cars, so by 2020 we’ll have two new cars. The first will replace either the Evora or Exige. The Evora runs on the newest of Lotus’…

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Land Rover Defender Works V8 Is Bonkers

January 17, 2018February 9, 2018 Peter Andersondefender, Land Rover, performance cars, SUV, V80 comment

Land Rover Defender Works V8 Announced Land Rover has gone a bit overboard in its 70th Anniversary year, producing the Defender Works V8. As most of you probably already know, the Defender went out of production a couple of years back after many decades in service. Over the years it scored little in the way of creature comforts. Less attention was paid only to the styling, which barely changed. You can imagine the consternation in the Defender project corner every time a new…