Jaguar Land Rover to host Test Drives at Amelia Island Concours D’elegance

8 March 2012

For the first time at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, Jaguar Land Rover is proud to offer a complimentary drive experience to all attendees on a first come, first serve basis.

Jaguar Land Rover to host Test Drives at Amelia Island Concours D'elegance

 

• Full Jaguar Land Rover 2012 model year line‑up available for drive experience 
• Jaguar C‑X16 on display during event 

Mahwah, NJ. (Thursday, March 8, 2012) ‑ For the first time at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, Jaguar Land Rover is proud to offer a complimentary drive experience to all attendees on a first come, first serve basis. Guests will be able to test the capabilities of the full 2012 line‑up, including the all‑new Jaguar XKR‑S and Range Rover Evoque. 

To schedule a drive, please visit the Jaguar Land Rover display by the main entrance of the Ritz‑Carlton between 2pm and 5pm on Thursday, March 8, as well as between 9am and 5pm on Friday, March 9th and Saturday, March 10th.

Also in attendance is Julian Thomson, Head of the Advanced Design Studio at Jaguar, to showcase the stunning C‑X16 concept vehicle ‑ Jaguar's compelling vision for the 21st century. 

The Jaguar C‑X16 concept is a bold statement of Jaguar's future design and technological intent. The C‑X16 takes the traditional front‑engined, rear‑wheel drive formula that Jaguar defined over decades and reinvents it for the 21st century in a performance‑oriented hybrid drivetrain with 50:50 weight distribution. If anything can be said to define Jaguar design it is one word: drama. The C‑X16 is no exception, taking the traditional two‑seater sports car template and redefining it in the Jaguar idiom.

The 2012 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance will officially take place on Sunday, March 11 with supporting events beginning on Thursday, March 8. For more information on the event, please visit www.ameliaconcours.org. 

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About Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Jaguar Land Rover is a business built around two great British car brands that are designed, engineered and manufactured in the United Kingdom. Jaguar Cars Limited, founded in 1922, is one of the world's premier manufacturers of luxury sedans and sports cars. Since 1948, Land Rover has been manufacturing authentic 4x4s that define "breadth of capability" in their segments. 

Jaguar manufactures all their cars exclusively in the United Kingdom, at the Castle Bromwich manufacturing plant in the British Midlands. Land Rover and Range Rover models are built in the United Kingdom at the Solihull and Halewood plants. Land Rover exports to 169 countries and Jaguar exports to 63 countries, with global sales for both brands exceeding 240,000 vehicles annually. The Jaguar Land Rover business employs 16,000 people in United Kingdom, including 3,500 engineers at two product development centers. 

Headquartered in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC has offices across the USA and Canada and is represented by more than 330 retail outlets.

About the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Now in its second decade, The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is among the top automotive events in the world. Always held the second full weekend in March, "The Amelia" draws nearly 250 rare vehicles from collections around the world to The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach and The Ritz‑Carlton, Amelia Island for a celebration of the automobile like no other. Since 1996, the show's Foundation has donated nearly $1.8 million to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc. and other deserving charities on Florida's First Coast. The 17th annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is scheduled on Sunday, March 11 with supporting events beginning on Thursday, March 8.