Land Rover dealerships across the UK will open their doors this weekend (28-29 April) to showcase the latest addition to the Freelander 2 range – the 2.2-litre diesel automatic.

Customers interested in purchasing a Freelander 2 will have the opportunity to test the latest model, which features the same six-speed automatic transmission as the 3.2-litre i6 petrol Freelander 2, complete with Land Rover’s CommandShift for manual sequential gearchanging and a sports mode for more spirited driving. It is powered by the all-new 160 PS 2.2-litre four-cylinder engine and has a combined average fuel consumption of 33.2 mpg.

The Range Rover’s had a heart transplant. A twin-turbo V8 diesel now murmurs quietly away under the bonnet. Nick Fone takes it for a spin

The Range Rover is a vehicle of contractions. It’s big, bulky and angular but somehow poised and elegant at the same time.At 2.7t, the diesel’s heavy but, in its latest guise, incredibly quick.

And that’s thanks to its new twin-turbo V8 power-plant.

Developed at Ford’s Dagenham plant specifically for the Range Rover and its ‘Sporty’ cousin, the new 3.6-litre engine pumps out 272bhp – making it 54% more powerful than the BMW-built 3-litre straight-six used previously.

The Tracking Corporation (PINKSHEETS: MIOK) announces their affiliation with Premier Automotive Group Manufacturer, Land Rover Cars North America regarding the Land Rover University LR2 driving school located in Ojai, California. It is designed for their sales guides to become familiar with new product launches to help the dealers stay up-to-date on the newest and latest technology that Land Rover has to offer.

Land Rover University will feature Land Rover Watch, a newly branded Theft Recovery System developed by MicroTRAK GPS, designed exclusively for Premier Automotive Group Manufacturer, Land Rover Cars North America. Land Rover Watch is innovative because it is a specialty product offering comprehensive internet tracking capabilities, instantly tracking and delivering the location of a vehicle.

Stratstone Land Rover Aylesbury, long term partners of Saracens, will be at Vicarage Road on Sunday to showcase their range of vehicles whilst offering supporters the chance to win some superb prizes.

Land Rover, the Official Vehicle of Premier Rugby and England Rugby, will be offering supporters the unique opportunity to push its award winning range of vehicles to the ends of the earth in Iceland. Against a backdrop of live volcanoes, the lucky winners could find themselves taking a snowmobile ride amongst glaciers and geysers, bathing in the geothermal seawater of the amazing Blue Lagoon and exploring Iceland’s stunning coastline.

The scariest moments in off-roading come on the hill climbs.

Staring through a windshield filled with sky, you know you’re going to crest the hill and suddenly head downward. You’re not really sure what awaits you on the other side. Your gut tightens for a precipitous plunge.

This is where Range Rover Sport’s “hill-descent-control” (HDC) system proves invaluable.

Part of the electronics package that includes emergency brake assist, dynamic stability control, active roll mitigation and traction control, HDC automatically slows the vehicle to a crawl, allowing the Sport to tiptoe over rocks and rough terrain.

A devoted husband, Nick Pointing, helped his wife achieve her Chitty Chitty Bang Bang dream by converting his old 1973 Land Rover Series 3 into her very own Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car. The car took four years to complete and he modeled the car on a 1968 toy car for measurements. The completed car even has its own set of fold out wings.

Nick Pointing had no experience of building or welding but still managed to produce the car after several years of persevering. He stripped his Land Rover of all its parts except the chassis and engine. He then made the wooden part of the car using wood from the local boatyard and for the windscreen, used a windscreen from an old MG sports car.

Land Rover have just announced that they will be ‘The Official Vehicle to the British Eventing Team’ this year. Land Rover is also title sponsor to the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials at the end of August / beginning of September and still have Zara Phillips as the face of a Land Rover advertising campaign – showing the relationship between Land Rover and equestrian sports.

Land Rover have presented the British Eventing team with a Land Rover Discovery 3 with keys given to Zara Phillips, William Fox-Pitt, Daisy Dick plus a few other team members. The Discovery 3 is popular in the UK and is even in the Guinness Book of Records for being the most-awarded vehicle ever.