There was a lot of skepticism about India’s Tata Motors acquiring the old Motherland’s prized Land Rover and Jag properties. On the Jag end, the skepticism has subsided with heightened reliability and the likes of the XK, XF, and XJ. (It should be noted, development began way back in the Ford era.) This week saw breaking news on two critical Land Rover projects: a replacement for the Defender (the purest Rover SUV left) and acknowledgement that the LRX project is underway.
