The Land Rover News Blog

Above: Our Popular V8 Composite Head Gasket Set with Head Bolts (STC4082HBK) for Classic Model Land Rovers and Range Rovers

Head gaskets on Rover V8 engines are the source of some of the most infamous Land Rover mechanical issues. Alongside air suspension failures and Freelander engine and transmission issues, nothing has sent more Land Rovers to death, nor damaged the reputation of these magnificent vehicles more. Contrary to popular belief, however, head gaskets are not a death sentence for a Land Rover, and it is relatively easy to diagnose and repair them with just the right tools and a little bit of knowledge. It’s important you know what to look for and address issues in a timely manner to avoid costly and irreparable mistakes, and we can help with that.

Land Rover is returning to the iconic Dakar Rally, an event won twice in Range Rovers, with new Defenders acting as support vehicles for Bahrain’s Team BRX.

If you’ve ever wanted a Bowler – the pinnacle of an off-road racing Land Rover – then your chance is coming next month at a Sotheby’s auction in Paris…but only if your pockets are really, really deep.

The new Defender 110 has passed its first major crash test with flying colors, earning the maximum five stars in the Euro NCAP tests.

Ineos has announced that their Grenadier, the "spiritual successor" to the Defender, will now be built in France, instead of the Welsh factory they had originally intended for the project.

A 12-year-old from Queens, New York took the keys to his family's Range Rover Evoque and headed off for a quest to visit his grandparents, taking his 7-year-old cousin along as a copilot.

After numbers dipped during the depths of Britain's COVID-19 lockdown, Defender thefts are up again in Britain, nearing pre-pandemic levels.

Kingsley Holgate, consummate African adventurer, humanitarian, and Land Rover fan, continues his journey around South Africa's edge with his team on the Mzansi Edge expedition. Using a collection of Land Rovers including the new Defender, they are two months into tracing the boundaries of their homeland.

The new Defender has racked up another best-of accolade, being named Top Gear Magazine's Car of the Year, as well as winning its Unstoppable Force award. To celebrate, in the style of the TV show the magazine ties into, three Defenders were hung each other from a 200-foot crane by their tow loops.

After a year like no other in so many ways, Oxford, one of the world's most-travelled Land Rovers, said farewell to its 2020 American adventure at Cape Hatteras, the easternmost point of the North Carolina coast.