Land Rover Monthly May 2022

WANT a free tip for life? Take care when picking your Land Rover mates. A week ago, I was in the south of England interviewing a rather interesting former British army general about a Land Rover trip he did in the 1960s: all will be revealed in a future issue of LRM. On the drive home I stopped off to visit my friend Rob Tasker (aka Capt Ratty on insta); steak was cooked and future adventures discussed. Towards the end of the meal I popped the last bit of steak into my mouth, swallowed, and it got stuck in my throat. No problem, I’ll wash it down with liquid. Said liquid had nowhere to go, so my breathing problem had now become a drowning one. The liquid did a hasty retreat…

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VETERANS in Action, a charity that helps veterans who suffer the after-effects of war, is embarking on a new project and LRM will be on the frontline reporting every step of the way. The project is called ‘Defender Transition – Project Steve’, and the aim is to take a broken, former military Defender 90, strip it down and transform it into a vehicle that can serve a fresh role in the civilian environment. After returning home from war, veterans may be coping with depression, PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), anxiety or other mental conditions, as well as debilitating physical injuries. These issues affect not only the service member, but also their family. The challenge in transitioning to civilian life after active duty is something all too familiar to Billy Macleod MBE. Billy has…

LAND Rovers and stargazing make great partners. Why? Because you can access the most remote places in your Land Rover (with the right permissions, of course) and remote areas make the ideal venue for stargazing. Land Rover has recently teamed up with astronomer and science expert, Dr Jenifer Milard, to reveal the nation’s ten best stargazing spots. The UK is home to some of the largest areas of dark sky (low light pollution zones) in Europe making it the perfect place to capture the canopy of the stars with the naked eye. Included amongst Land Rover’s recommendations are Compton Bay on the Isle of Wight to see the three great constellations; the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland where you might be lucky enough to witness the Aurora Borealis (aka the…

IT’S been a long time coming but Twisted has finally unveiled its first-ever fully electric offering – which it’s calling the city-ready EV Defender. Last year was a bumper year for electric car registrations, which accounted for 27.5 per cent of the total market, a trend reflected in Twisted’s own data – 20 per cent of enquiries now relate to electric vehicles. Deciding to strike while the iron’s hot, its electric Defender is the culmination of thousands of hours’ development and is now ready for customers to experience. Engineered from the ground up, the Twisted EV system has also been designed to be completely modular and is available to suit all 90, 110 and 130 models of Defender. Twisted’s founder, Charles Fawcett, reveals that the “fully electric Twisted has been a…

Jaguar Land Rover pauses car sales to Russia JOINING other car makers across the globe, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is suspending sales to Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. In a statement, JLR said its “first priority is the wellbeing of our entire workforce and their families, as well as those within our extended network. “The current global context also presents us with trading challenges so we are pausing the delivery of vehicles into the Russian market and continually monitoring the situation on behalf of our global customer base.” Used Land Rovers fetching tens of thousands of pounds more than a new model IN a list of used cars that are currently selling for more than new, according to exclusive data provided by Cap HPI, Defender models account for two of the top 10…