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NEWSJLR’sconverting plasticwaste in to premium materialsNew showroom and shop arewell worth a visitLand Rover breathes new
life into older Defenders
Exmoor Trim extends its faciliti esREFLECTING itsever-gr owing success
within the LandRover world, Exmoor
Trim has opened a newstate-of-the-art
showroom and shopat its site inWilliton,
West Somerset. The launchof the new
retail outletattracted specially-invited
visitors and LandRover fans from around
the world, while the ribbonto declare it
officially openwas cut by Lew and Rita
Gostling whose so n, Julian, hastaken the
firm from being a small single-operator
business to employing more than 55staff.
Julian, chairmanof ExmoorTrim,
said: “Our skilledstaff understand exactly
what isrequired and ensure that all our
specialist LandRover seats and hoods are
made withcare and attention
to detail.”
Visitorsto the showroom now have
the chanceto study the heritage that has
allowed ExmoorTrim to build a unique
business alongside the LandRover
marque, including original drawings from
LandRovers early years (and even a
number one pre-productiongearbox) when
Julian’s grandfather worked at the famous
Solihull plantfollowed by Lew himself,
as well as various LandRover models
showcasing how much they are ableto
makeat their factory.
ExmoorTrim boasts a hugerange ofexterior and interior trim products that
extends from theSeries I and Discovery
range to everything in between (including
RangeRover, Defender andFreelander),
merchandise and an entirely newvehicle
interior – all manufacturedby staff at their
Williton HQ. Ifyou’re in the process of
restoringyour LandRover and its in-depth
knowledge andexceptional skillsyou want,
you can’t go wrong with ExmoorTrim.LANDRover Classic is introducing
a range of upgradesfor 90 and 110
Defender derivatives built between 1994
and 2016. All parts arecovered by the
brand’sstandard aftermarket pa rts and
accessories warran ty and deliver enhanced
performance and on-road agility inspired
by the Defender Works V8.
Calum McKechnie, Headof Land
Rover Classic,said: “In 2018, Land
Rover’s 70th Anniversary year, we saw
unprecedented demandfor the limited-
edition Defender Works V8, which brought
new levels of handling and performance
to this iconicvehicle. Extending therange
of fully engineered,tested and approved
upgradesoffered by LandRover Classic
underlines ourcommitmentto supporting
existing Defender owners.”
Upgradesstart with diamond-turned
18-inchSawtooth alloy wheels (£2160for
a set of five, or £432for one) whichcan be
fitted to Defenders built from 1994 model
year on wards. The suspension upgrade
kit (£2247.07 Defender 90, £1822. 97
Defender 110) is suitable from 2007 model
year vehicles, comprising uniquely-tuned
suspensiontailoredfor on-road comfort
and dynamics withrevisedcoil spring
rates, dampers, anti-rollbars, links and
bushes. The handling upgrade kit (£10,
for De fender 90; £9967for De fender 110)
adds uprated Works V8 specification brake
discs, pads andcalipersto the Sawtooth
alloy wheels and enhanced suspension.
The final and most comprehensive
upgrade option is onlyavailable on
2.2-litre TDCi models produced from
2012 modelyear on wards and includes
all aforementionedparts in addition
to new performance-rated tyres and
an engine upgrade which delivers an
extra 40hp and increases top speedto
106mph.The ClassicWorks upgrade kit
(£16,995) also includes bespokebadging,
certificate, vehicle collection, health
check and handover with atour of Land
Rover’s ClassicWorks or Essen’s facility in
Germany.
Cust omerscan order kits and have
them fitted by their local LandRover
retailer. The Sawtooth wheel kit with
tyres (£4068), and ultimate Defender
ClassicWorks UpgradeKit, can only
be purchased and fitted at LandRover
Classic’sown facilities. Prices are for parts
only, go parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.com/
defenderupgrade.
JAGUAR LandRover is trialling an
innovative recycling process which
converts plasticwaste in to a new premium
grade material thatcould feature on
futurevehicles.
It’s estimated that the amountof waste
plastic is predictedto exceed 12 million
tonnes globallyby 2050.Today, not all
of this plasticcan be recycled for use in
automotive applications –especially in
vehicle parts that arerequiredto meet the
most exactingsafety and qualitystandards.
Working inconjunction with chemical
company, BASF, JLR ispart of a pilot
projectcalled ChemCycling that upcycles
domestic waste plastic,otherwise destined
for landfill or incinerators, into a new high-
quality material.
The waste plastic is transformedto
pyrolysis oil using a thermochemical
proc ess. This secondaryraw material is
then fed in to BASF’s production chain
as a replacementfor fossil resources;
ultimately producing a new premium
grade thatreplicates the high quality
and performanceof ‘virgin’ plastics.
Importantly, it can be tempered and
coloured, making it the ideal sustainable
solutionfor designing the next-generation
dashboards andexterior surfaces in Jaguar
and LandRover models.JaguarLandRovertrialsnewrecyclingprocessThis is the latest exampleof Jaguar Land
Rover’s commitmentto addressing the
challengeof waste plastic.The company
has alsocollaborated withKvadrat to offer
customers alternativeseat options that
are both luxurious and sustainable that is
made from53 recycled plastic bottles per
vehicle andavailable initially on the Range
Rover Velar and RangeRover Evoque.
Having already met its 2020target for
Zero Waste to Landfillfor UK operations,
toge ther, these efforts are drivingtowards
JLR’s visionfor De stinationZero; an
ambitionto makesocietiessafer and
healthier, and the environment cleaner.