UK Land Rover sales in September are expected to be close to 10,000 units, the highest ever recorded in a month and easily overtaking the 9,328 registrations in the previous best September 2005.

With year-to-date registrations in the UK and globally hitting new targets the company is on course for a record profit for parent Ford, which has been considering the 4×4 company’s sale along with Jaguar. The likelihood of a sale will be confirmed by the end of the year.

Whatever happens, Land Rover is brimming with confidence on the back of soaring sales of its Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Freelander2, Discovery and Defender series. The introduction of state-of-art diesels has powered the recovery and spread the sales to new markets around the world.

“We had record sales last year and the year before that and our sales this year are already a record. It is just fantastic for us,” said LR director of communications Simon Warr.

Sales are currently 13% up after eight months and after three weeks of 57-plate sales they are still climbing in the UK. Indications, which have still to be confirmed, suggest the September total will pass the previous best by a good few thousand registrations.

This article was taken from: Motortorque

Paying a premium price for a sport utility gets you the beauty of a Range Rover, a powerful supercharged 400-horsepower V-8 engine and a luxuriously comfortable ride, whether on the highway or in the woods.

Twenty-inch wheels, a sparkling grille and an adjustable terrain-response system that tunes the four-wheel drive to what’s on the ground under the almost 11-inch clearance are also part of the package.

The Range Rover is not just a pretty face, however, because it has a maximum towing capacity of about 7,700 pounds.

It’s also a marriage of vehicle and electronics with four-wheel electronic traction control, two-speed electronic transfer box with electronic center differential, a six-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission, electronic cruise control and the electronics in the rear vision camera system.

The city ride is as smooth as a luxury sedan’s. And when you want to cut in to interstate highway traffic, the supercharged engine’s 400 horsepower and 420 foot-pounds of torque do the job swiftly and safely.

There is a price to pay for that power when it comes to fuel economy; EPA estimates are 19 mpg on the highway and 13 mpg in the city. And the fuel in that 27.6-gallon tank must be premium gasoline.

The suspension takes care of the highway bumps, big and little, although you would expect no less from this British sport utility.

The interior is very roomy with 60.7 inches of shoulder room in both front and rear, thanks to the 77-inch overall width. With the length at 195.8 inches, I am a puzzled that front legroom is only 38.8 inches. Rear legroom is 35.5 inches.

Rear-seat passengers get their own separate climate control system so that they can decide what degree of chill or heat they require.

The outside mirrors, the steering wheel, the rear seats and the front seats are both heated, with the front seats also ventilated.

For the audiophiles, the surround sound system has 710 watts shared by 14 speakers and a six-CD changer.

The manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the 2007 Range Rover Supercharged is $92,750, and the dealer invoice is $84,467, both of which include the delivery charge of $715.

Just because the Range Rover Supercharged is in rich territory, that doesn’t mean that those buyers are going to pass up bargains. Edmunds.com’s True Market Value guide show an average selling price in this area of $90,635 with the delivery charge.

This article was taken from: courant.com

Brookwells 25 year open Day was a great success. Thank you to all our customers who came along, it was a lovely atmosphere and the bacon butties went down very well!!

We had many vehicles on display spanning over 60 years of Landrover!, thankyou to all our customers who brought their vehicles along, it was much appreciated and a point of interest for many visitors on the day.Â

A BIG thank you to all our suppliers who donated for our Prize draw. Geoff Turner from Plymouth was the lucky winner of the Star prize the Britpart DB8000 winch.

We raised £530 from the day and this money was shared out between Cornwall and Devon Air Ambulances.Â

Thanks again to everyone for making it such a successful day and for supporting Brookwells over the last 25 years.Â

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