Thread: LA motor show: Range Rover and Jaguar F-type

JLR's latest reach North AmericaThe new Range Rover and Jaguar F-type models have made their North American debuts in Los Angeles.
North America will be a key market for both models: the Range Rover is Land Rovers second best-selling model after the Range Rover Sport, with a traditionally high transaction price, while the F-types combination of a convertible body and V6 engine in its line-up gives Jaguar a competitive rival for high-end Porsche Boxsters and entry-level 911s.
The models were unveiled by their respective designers Gerry McGovern and Ian Callum at a special British Invasion-themed Jaguar Land Rover ceremony at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood.
In the US, the new Range Rover is priced from $83,500 (52,000) in its base 5. 0-litre naturally aspirated petrol V8 guise. This rises to $88,500 (55,000) for an HSE model, and to $99,950 (62,500) for a Supercharged version of the V8. The range-topping Autobiography costs from $130,950 (82,000). In the UK, an entry-level Vogue model equipped with the 3. 0 TDV6 diesel engine costs from 71,295, almost 20,000 more than the starting point in the US.
The new Range Rover will reach US showrooms in December, which is traditionally the strongest month for new car sales over the whole year. It will reach the UK a month later in January 2013.
The Jaguar F-type engine line-up mirrors that of the UK, so the entry-level F-type gets a 335bhp supercharged V6 costing from $69,000 (43,000). In the UK, this engined car costs from 58,500.
The mid-range F-type S model gets a 375bhp version of the 3. 0 V6, costing from $81,000 (50,500). This model costs from 67,500 in the UK. The range-topping F-type V8 S gets a 488bhp supercharged V8 and costs from $92,000 (57,500). The range-topper costs from 79,950 in the UK, where deliveries of the F-type start in May, the same time as the US.