BABY TOMB RAIDER
DEFENDER
Copyright 2001 www.tombraiderchronicles.com Source:
Car Markets Magazine
[ April 24th 2001 ]
According
to unconfirmed reports in this weekends Sunday
Times, Land Rover may be preparing a baby Range
Rover which could be modelled on the custom all-action
Defender which will debut across the silver screen
when Paramount releases it's $100m blockbuster
Tomb Raider.
Land
Rover will also develop a bigger, more luxurious
model later this year to compete with BMW's X5
and the Mercedes M-class. Although no official
confirmation has been made, Land Rover has confirmed
it's currently working on a lifestyle version
of it's Defender model. Tomb Raider star Angelina
Jolie will sport the new Land Rover Defender,
customised with on-board satellite navigation
and life support system, when the movie opens
across the U.S. June 15th. Also featuring on the
vehicle co-star cast list are a series of Land
Rover Discoveries led by Lara's adversary Powell,
who will himself helm a Range Rover.
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