Land Rover's top model - the full-size, luxury Range Rover - comes to market with some major changes for 2006, improving on the line that had already received a complete makeover just three years ago.
The biggest news is the addition of a supercharged version - billed as the "most powerful Range Rover ever."
But even the normally aspirated HSE model, which we tested for this report, received a good share of upgrades.
Another big change for 2006 is that the Range Rover's engines are now derived from Jaguar. These new engines replace the V-8 that Land Rover had been buying from German luxury automaker BMW, the former owner of Land Rover. Ford Motor Co. bought the British Land Rover luxury brand in mid-2000, ending the company's short life as a subsidiary of BMW, which had purchased it just four years earlier.
Today's Range Rover owes much of its development to BMW, however. BMW co-developed the vehicle with Land Rover so that the platform could be used for a new line of BMW sport utility vehicles as well.
Ford took over and finished development of the Range Rover side of the equation, rolling out the new generation in 2002 as a 2003 model.
Development was so far along when Ford took over that Land Rover had to buy the 283-horsepower 4.4-liter V-8 engine from BMW. It then took Ford three years to develop its own engines and redesign the Range Rover to accommodate them.
In the 2006 model, the base engine is a normally aspirated aluminum 4.4-liter V-8 rated at 305 horsepower and 325 foot-pounds of torque. That's what comes with the Range Rover HSE model, our test vehicle, which carries a base sticker price of $75,035 plus $715 freight.
For a starting price of about $90,000, the high-performance Range Rover model is offered. It comes with a Jaguar-based supercharged 4.2-liter aluminum V-8, rated at 400 horsepower and 420 foot-pounds of torque.
In both models, the engines are connected to a new six-speed automatic transmission with Command Shift manual shift option. Land Rover says top speed of the normally aspirated model is 125 mph, and the vehicle accelerates from zero to 60 mph in 8.3 seconds. For the supercharged model, zero to 60 is achieved in 7.1 seconds, and top speed is 130 mph.
Land Rover officials said the switch to Jaguar engines was a natural progression of Land Rover's association with Ford.
When Ford introduced the Mustang in 1964 there was no immediate reaction from General Motors, but by August of '64, just four months after the Mustang's introduction, GM realized the appeal of a four seat sports car. Ironically, the Mustang was created in response to the Chevrolet Corvair Monza!
Chrysler current production vehicles are the V-6 power 300 and V8 powered 300s. Both production models are available in a variety of regular and limited edition specification. Chrysler is available in a variety of body styles; from a simple canvas topped pick up automobile, twelve seat, fully-trimmed, station wagon.
Because of market demands in 1927, Henry Ford had to lay off many of his employees to work on a newer automobile model that could bring his company back to the market. Later on that year, the Model A was announced and released. A product made out of the collaboration of Henry Ford and his son, Edsel Ford. It was both stylish and affordable since Henry Ford was able to adapt and apply fundamental designs to his vehicles and take advantage of the
The Ford 427 FE model engine was intentionally made for drag racing. The frame is large but,light weigh for a better performance. It weights between 120 and 195 pounds depending on the materials it is constructed of. The rear end is lifted for better air flow( super motor sports ) .The engine is present in Thunderbolt, Galaxy, and Fair lane ( ford motor Co ) This engine has the ability to reach a speed of 185 miles per hour. It also has overhead cams causing the engine to move faster. It would have cost around 10,000 dollars at the most expensive and 20,000 dollars the the lower end. Production began on the engine in the early 1960's.
LRNA needs to determine a positioning strategy for the Discovery and itself in North America to entice its two distinct target markets. LRNA is aware that it has two distinct target markets whose purchasing decisions are impacted by various drivers but also knows that factors such as quality, safety, reliability, comfort, off-road capability and aesthetics overlap. When compared with other SUVs or SUV alternatives, we believe the following differences should be highlighted to develop a distinctive niche for the Discovery and Land Rover brand in the target audience’s mind. The Discovery and Land Rover brand should be positioned as luxury car alternatives with rich histories and superb off-road capabilities designed for the crème-de-la-crème of consumers: affluent, intelligent, practical, unique, full of character, and seeking to empower themselves through adventure and exploration during their driving experiences. The Discovery and Land Rover brand should, in effect, convey the following message: you are what you drive.
To make comparing easier, a 2004 Ford SVT (Special Vehicle Teams) Mustang Cobra and a 2000 Acura Integra Type R will be used as the comparison. The engine in the Mustang is a 4.601 liter, 280.8 cubic inch V-8 engine with 32 valves DOHC (Dual Over Head Cams), sequential electronic fuel injection, and an Eaton Generation IV roots-type supercharger, with a TTC T-56 6 speed Manual creating 390 break horse power at 6000 RPM and 389 foot pounds of torque at 3500 RPM. It has a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds, a quarter mile time of 12.6 seconds at 112 mph, and has a limited top speed of 155 mph. The Integra has a B18C5, 1.797 liter, 110 cubic inch, 4 cylinders, 16 valves DOHC VTEC engine. It creates 195 horse power at 8000 RPM and 130 foot pounds of torque at 7000 RPM. It has a 0-60 mph time of 6.5 seconds, a quarter mile time of 14.7 seconds, and has a limited top speed of 135 mph.
... of the gadgetry and expensive features of the Range Rover and created the Hunter which “was, in effect, ‘a cheaper stripped down Range Rover.’” The Hunter failed and was removed from the product line right away. The Hunter was not in-line with the corporate strategy that LRNA was trying to achieve. The Hunter detracted from the exclusivity associated with the Range Rover brand in North America. Management recognized that to position the Discovery as the more affordable Range Rover would be to make the Hunter mistake all over again.
Another car with an interesting past is the Jaguar. During the last part of World War 2 , while the Jaguar employees spent more time putting out fires from Nazi bombing raids than making war material , William Lyons and his chief engineers began designing a new engine to make Jaguars run faster and more smoother than ever. The design was good enough to be used in Jaguars for the next 38 years” ‘(Craven, 10).
Ford’s production plants rely on very high-tech computers and automated assembly. It takes a significant financial investment and time to reconfigure a production plant after a vehicle model is setup for assembly. Ford has made this mistake in the past and surprisingly hasn’t learned the valuable lesson as evidence from the hybrid revolution their missing out on today. Between 1927 and 1928, Ford set in motion their “1928 Plan” of establishing worldwide operations. Unfortunately, the strategic plan didn’t account for economic factors in Europe driving the demand for smaller vehicles. Henry Ford established plants in Europe for the larger North American model A. Their market share in 1929 was 5.7% in England and 7.2% in France (Dassbach, 1988). Economic changes can wreak havoc on a corporation’s bottom line and profitability as well as their brand.
The MMXX is Tesla’s flagship model which will be the launching face of Tesla in the U.A.E. It will lead to the image as it will be the only entirely electric luxury sedan in the marketplace starting at $120,000. It will pose as a luxury car with great performance that simply has the added benefit of being a fully electric vehicle without sacrificing style and performance. And appealing to the elite market is the MStar model starting at a price of $400,000.
This report is divided into two parts. In the first part, the Honda-Rover case is discussed in terms of their capacity and incentive to deliver in the alliance, what they wanted from each other, and what was the outcome of the alliance and why it brought limited benefit to Honda and Rover. In the second part, the reasons are presented to show why Tata might do better than Honda by establishing its engineering expertise in UK.
In fact, during the year ended December 31, 2012, Tesla recognized total revenues of $413.3 million, an increase of 102% over total revenues of $204.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. Automotive sales revenue of $385.7 million increased 160% from the year ended December 31, 2011, driven mainly by commencement of Model S deliveries in North America. (Tesla Annual Repor, Exhibit) As a matter of fact, new products had been proved to have a direct relationship with increases in net sales. In addition, by 2014, with the innovative dual motor all-wheel drive system, Model X being introduced, and the intent to develop the third generation electric vehicle which will be produced at higher volume at a lower price. We expect a minimum 25% increase in net sales from new products alone by 2015.
The 7.3L Powerstroke averages about 275 horsepower but has a high torque. Another model that Powerstroke made was the 6.0L which has more horsepower with about 325hp, the 6.0L has more hp because it has some things than what the 7.3 has.
The Mustang got its name from the World War II P-51 Mustang fighter plane (Harris). The “five generations” evolved each year model until, in response to the 1971-1973 models, Ford returned the car to its original size and concept in 1974 (Bowling). The first generation of the Mustangs appeared in 1964 and lasted through 1973. On March 9, 1964, the first Mustang, a Wimbledon white convertible with a 260 cu in V8 engine, rolled off the assembly line in Dearborn, Michigan. A month later on April 17, 1964, the Ford Mustang made its world debut at the World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York (Kelly).
In today’s society when you think about super extravagant, high end, luxurious vehicles, what top of the line automotives can you actually think of that comes to mind? If you guessed correctly it would actually be no other than “The Mercedes Benz”. Mercedes Benz is known to man as one of the finest cars of luxury dated back to the late 1800. In 1886 Karl Benz invented the first horseless tricycle. Later on in the early 1900’s both Karl Benz and Gottlieb Dailmer whom were both born in Germany teamed up and branded the first “Mercedes”, which was known as the first automobile which was also developed by William Maybach. Also known for the first car with four wheels