While most current installations of iPads in cars are custom installs, it seems Land Rover has taken it upon itself to introduce the new tablet as an standard feature in its top-of-the-line 2011 Range Rover Autobiography Ultimate Edition model. More »
Everyone knows Father Christmas has a reindeer-powered wooden sleigh, except evidently Land Rover’s crafty designers, who’ve updated the humble vehicle with some much-needed aluminium. More »
This is why the Sonim/Land Rover S1 phone is the toughest phone yet: it can stand an elephant stomp, being run over an actual Land Rover and being tossed out of a second floor window. Plus… More »
Constructed of 3500 parts, connected by 4,900 bolts and standing 112 feet in the air, this sculpture commissioned by Land Rover is certainly an idolatrous addition to the Festival of Speed. But, uhh, does anyone else see the piece as less a triumph and more an indicator of our inevitable future–one where SUVs are good for little else than standing proudly/uselessly on a scrapheap?
[Gerry Judah via Core77]
It seems like something that would have been invented before, and by red-blooded Americans for whom off-roading is a way of life, but the Trailcart, according to TreeHugger, is the world’s “first pedal-powered four-wheel-drive off-road vehicle,” and it was invented by a clever German fellow named Frank Fraune.
We normally don’t get super excited about concept cars, but this Land Rover LRX Concept has something we’re quite interested in: iPhone integration. Not only does it have a slot carved out especially for the phone that allows it to dock into the car like some sort of brushed-metal lover, it’s even got a gigantic “Start” button that appears so you can (we presume) start the car! In addition to this, there’s an iPod docking station on either side of the power-adjustable speakers, so you can take even more music on the go. Check the jump for an even sexier shot, and hit Jalopnik for exterior photos. [Jalopnik Gallery via Jalopnik] More »
