With an estimated value of £16,000 Sir Jimmy Saville’s 1978 Range Rover Carawagon will go under the hammer on Saturday 18th February at Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit in Surrey.

Sir Jimmy commissioned this vehicle many years ago so that he could attend charity events without having to worry about finding accommodation when he got there. When not in use it could usually be found parked at Stoke Mandeville Hospital which he supported for many years with his fund raising exploits.

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The Defender Concept 100 and Defender Concept 100 Sport recently made their Indian debut at the New Delhi Auto Expo 2012. Promoted as “investigating the potential design direction for a Defender replacement”.

John Edwards, Land Rover Global Brand Director said: “The Defender has always been at the heart of the Land Rover Brand and single-handedly defines our go-anywhere, can-do sprit. Our ambition is to create an all new Defender for a global market that remains absolutely faithful to its original DNA: tough, versatile, durable and capable. At the same time, it will be developed for the 21st century and adaptable for the needs of future generations.

As mentioned elsewhere, it is not every day you get handed the keys  to £300,000 worth of British Motoring Excellence. Even rarer that you get free reign without someone from LR HQ 'assisting' you. So welcome to LRW's own version of 'Four go mad in Kent'

Words and Photos: Simon Ward-Hastelow, Damian Turner and Lee Ballard

Firstly I think we should make
something very clear, the four people assembled here on this fine autumn day are not professional car testers, none of us has ever driven the Nurburgring in under 10 minutes, none of us has competed in the Dakar an none of us own vehicles where you push a button to start it.

So, that out of the way, we should reassure you that we are all Land Rover fanatics with a ridiculously long 'previously owned' list between us. However at the moment the newest Land Rover that any of us own is already 15 years old.

What this means, as we step inside the very best vehicles that Land Rover currently offer, is that this is a real-world reaction. We are not judging the Vogue against the X5 or the Evoque against a VW Toureg. I'm judging these vehicles against a Defender 130 and Discovery 300 tdi, because that's what I drive every day. Damian drives a 300tdi Discovery too and Lee, photographer and general dogs body for the day, drives a 200tdi Defender 110.