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Ford Motor and most Premier Automotive Group brands will have nearly interchangeable powertrains by the start of the next decade.

“It will take 5 or 6 more years before integration becomes visible,” Albie van Buel, Volvo’s senior vice president for purchasing, said in an interview with Automotive News Europe.

The integration already is evident. An example of the powertrain sharing between Ford and its PAG brands — Volvo, Jaguar and Land Rover — is the new, Volvo-designed 3.2-liter SI6 engine.

Let’s share

Van Buel said Volvo wants to share its engine internally with Ford and other PAG brands.

Land Rover today revealed the all-new LR2 that enters the compact premium SUV market with outstanding breadth of capability and Land Rover’s signature technologies.

The fourth new model from Land Rover in just four years, LR2 joins the impressive line-up of Range Rover (2002), Land Rover LR3 (2004) and Range Rover Sport (2005) that together have seen record-breaking sales performance around the world.

As the latest addition to the world’s leading sport-utility vehicle manufacturer’s line-up, LR2 sets new standards in its segment. New from the ground up, LR2 delivers outstanding on-road performance as well as the class-leading off-road ability of a Land Rover. A dynamic design, purposeful stance, smart and spacious interior, and an abundance of advanced technologies complete the LR2 package.

PRNewswire/ — Land Rover today revealed the all- new LR2 that enters the compact premium SUV market with outstanding breadth of capability and Land Rover’s signature technologies.

The fourth new model from Land Rover in just four years, LR2 joins the impressive line-up of Range Rover (2002), Land Rover LR3 (2004) and Range Rover Sport (2005) that together have seen record-breaking sales performance around the world.

New from the ground up, LR2 delivers outstanding on-road performance as well as the class-leading off-road ability of a Land Rover. A dynamic design, purposeful stance, smart and spacious interior, and an abundance of advanced technologies complete the LR2 package.

In many ways the new Land Rover Discovery is a more appealing choice than its £51,000 plus big brother, the Range Rover.

For a start it is a lot cheaper with the range starting at £26,995. And for an extra £2,000 you gain two extra fold-flat rear seats which sets the Disco apart from the strictly five-seat Range Rover.

And the Discovery can seat those seven people in comfort - and that just doesn’t mean five adults and two children in the usual tiny fold-flat rear seats. In the Land Rover, the back row seats are built for adult bottoms - and with a proper footwell for your feet, there is also plenty of space for legs attached to bodies over the height of five feet.

Marc Ward, an avid Land Rover enthusiast is launching an auction this month destined to make eBay history, since it features one of the most unusual high-value items ever offered on the popular auction site - the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own your own Dakar racing team.

Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) June 14, 2006 — Marc Ward, an avid Land Rover enthusiast from the idyllic island of Barbados will be launching an auction this month destined to make eBay history, since it features one of the most unusual high-value items ever offered on the world’s most popular auction site. Unlike the attention-grabbing “oddball” auctions that often make their way into eBay lore, this auction is for a real once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – the chance to own your own Dakar racing team, featuring a customized classic TomCat race and two rebuilt, customized Defender110 support vehicles.

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Brochure leak reveals Land Rover’s all-new Freelander small 4WD months before the official launch, reports GLENN BUTLER.

Images of Land Rover’s new 2007 Freelander small four-wheel drive have leaked in a dealer brochure months before the official unveiling at the British Motor Show in July. The new Freelander replaces a model fraught with build quality and reliability issues and is expected in Australia early 2007.

It’s the second time in two years a major new model has leaked in brochure form. The first was the BMW 3 Series sedan in August 2004. Unlike the Slovenian BMW brochure, the Land Rover sales material is in English though the type is too small to read.