The Land Rover LR2 is a baby sport ute, but it can conquer some dirty terrain. MotorWeek has the proof.

A fire at a car dealership in the Toronto suburb of Thornhill this week destroyed several Jaguars and Land Rovers, one of which reportedly belonged to Canadian actor Aubrey Graham, who most people know as Jimmy from Degrassi. These days he calls himself Drake for some reason.

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Welcome to Found Around The District, where we highlight fascinating cars we find around a city where people are too busy fighting through traffic and hunting for parking to drive anything interesting: Washington, D.C.

The Land Rover turns 65-years old this April, so I thought it's time to dig deep into the archives to find the best photos from its muddy history. The one above is from 1948, the year when this British icon was presented to the public at the Amsterdam Motor Show.

Hi, we're Land Rover. You might remember us as the hard ass SUV company that the Queen used to give accolades about, for it's rugged design and capability. You might also remember us for our abilities in the UK Service, as well as on hunting exhibitions the world over. Perhaps you'll remember that Princess Diana had…

The original Land Rover had a 4-speed gearbox from the Rover P3. The upcoming Land Rovers will have a 9-speed automatic they developed together with ZF. It's clever and all, but I'm just wondering where will it end?

The new Range Rover's top trim level is "Autobiography." It's a nice interior but the trim package's name makes me want to hurl.

Welcome to Found Around The District, where we highlight fascinating cars we find around a city where people are too busy fighting through traffic and hunting for parking to drive anything interesting: Washington, D.C.

If you buy the 2013 Range Rover, you probably won't be taking it off-road. You probably won't take it to Hog Canyon Trail in a remote part of Utah, where you'd be able take it up a hill and battle rocks, sand, mud, and snow along the way.