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JLR Comms & Insights Director. Mainly cars. Facts & Fiction. Used to run around a footy field. Once could nearly snowboard & windsurf. A Toffee.

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Richard Agnew
4 years
Thereโ€™s been a drought in Namibia for about 6 years. Until today. It all got a bit camel trophy trying to reach camp. #NewDefender
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Richard Agnew
1 year
Thanks @BBC_TopGear for looking after our Range Rover so nicely. Back in HQ this week and hardly a scratch on it. And we even found the number plate.
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Richard Agnew
3 years
New Range Rover going to bed after first night outโ€ฆ
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Media friends. Apologies we couldnโ€™t do the media drive as planned this week, but weโ€™ve quickly redeployed the Defender press fleet to support our partners at the Red Cross to help communities across the UK.
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Land Rover
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As the world faces an extraordinary challenge, #LandRover is focusing efforts towards supporting our global communities in the fight against #Covid19 by providing vehicles and expertise to emergency services and organisations like โ€‹our partners the Red Cross @ifrc
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Richard Agnew
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The morning after and still canโ€™t believe the boys on @BBC_TopGear actually did this. @director_jon @harrismonkey #defender #insanity
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Time to extend the #Defender line up. First up, order books open for the 90. Had this sweet satin sliver pre-production one last week. 3-door, 400PS petrol, short-wheel-base, canvas roof on 20s. 100% my next car @LandRover
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Latest on #COVID19 support actions. Gaydon just started 3D printing #NHS approved reusable face visors for frontline staff. 1300 per week rising to 5000 per week @JLR_News @LandRover
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Richard Agnew
1 year
Not sure itโ€™s right to be so excited about allen keysโ€ฆ
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Richard Agnew
3 years
After a year the Defender was a much loved part of the family. Time to say goodbye today. Sadness eased by new family wheels in shape of Velar SV Autobiography.
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Extreme levels of excitement in Agnew family this week as #Defender joins the clan. Will be running pre-production First Edition 110 D240 for 6 months. Stay tuned...
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Richard Agnew
4 years
#NewDefender TV ad getting much love. For those asking... 10 Defenders used in filming (and we got them sort of all back). First 10 prototypes from production line so includes VIN #007 (no you canโ€™t have it). Thanks to teams @007 @LandRover @Spark44Global for making the magic
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Richard Agnew
3 months
A friend in his 70โ€™s Range Rover just helping out this poor chap stuck in a tiny little bit of mud #original
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Richard Agnew
3 years
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Defender anyone? Testing begins...
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Kidsโ€™ favourite #defender bits so far 1. The magic parking cameras (as theyโ€™re now officially known)
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Happy Birthday Range Rover. 50 Years today and somewhat worryingly Iโ€™ve been at JLR for nearly half of them. So hereโ€™s some anniversary artwork to celebrateโ€ฆending with the Fifty Edition, throw back paint and limited to 1970 units [get it?] #RangeRover50 #RangeRover @LandRover
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Nico the pilot said heโ€™d do a fly past for us. Turns out Nico likes to go low. Shot from a #GoPro mounted on rear of lead #defender .
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Richard Agnew
6 years
5 out of 5 verdict: Jaguar has succeeded in not only creating the best electric car on sale but perhaps one of the most exciting cars you can buy. From the way it looks to the way it drives the I-Pace is a real gamer changer for..for electric cars overall.
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Richard Agnew
2 years
Thanks @VinnieJones65 for making latest advert. Some cracking one liners in thereโ€ฆ
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Vinnie Jones
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Not sure what @lamborghini was thinking .. luckily @landrover was about to save the day! ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป
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Richard Agnew
3 years
NEWS: LAND ROVER DEFENDER V8 BOND EDITION. One of 300. See it in #NoTimeToDie in cinemas from Sep 30th
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Richard Agnew
3 years
NEWS: Land Rover announces six pure electric vehicles as CEO Theirry Bollore maps out the future for the JLR business
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Richard Agnew
3 years
Huge win. Defender claims World Design Car Award @WorldCarAwards @LandRover
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Richard Agnew
1 year
Todayโ€™s Defender News: 1. Intro of Defender 130 Outbound. Five seats and massive load space. 2. Defender 130 now available with 500PS supercharged V8 engine for the first time. 3. County is back. New design pack for Defender 110. Open for orders now (images 130 Outbound)
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Richard Agnew
1 year
Back on track. Chip supply returning. Production levels on the up. Record levels of demand. World leading products. Order book 220K and growingโ€ฆ #jlr #jaguarlandrover
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Richard Agnew
4 years
All those whoโ€™ve had a birthday in lockdown know itโ€™s not quite the same. But @LandRover is 72 today. And more than anytime in those 72 years, we look forward to starting the adventures again soon #WorldLandRoverDay #LandRover #freedom
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Giving the Defender 90 a solid workout in the Eastnor mud this weekend #newdefender #defender90 @LandRover @EastnorCastle @LREEastnor
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Richard Agnew
3 years
I do actually need to go to out. #Defender it is then
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Richard Agnew
4 years
The #Defender Hard Top is back. If you like massive cargo space, three seats up front, white steelies, coil springs and need to go anywhere and pull everything - then this is the one. Your own Defender power tool for ยฃ35K+VAT (N1C) #Ineedavan #Defender2020 #LandRover
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Richard Agnew
2 years
As the Queen is patron of the British Red Cross, and to mark her Jubilee, weโ€™re donating a new Defender 130 to support their amazing work in UK communities.
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Richard Agnew
2 years
So hereโ€™s the New Rover Sport. Itโ€™s very good.
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Richard Agnew
3 years
NEWS: For those who donโ€™t fancy the PHEV Defender, how about a Defender V8? 525PS. Available in 90 and 110. Order books today. #LandRover #Defender
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Richard Agnew
3 years
Big fan of white steelies. 106 Rallye, Defender etc... But on early 90โ€™s C180...?
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Richard Agnew
3 years
I know you all want to see the Defender 3D surround camera in a car wash. Just deciding which Prodigy sound track to drop on it...
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Richard Agnew
3 years
News: 6 days until New Range Rover premieres on Oct 26thโ€ฆ no spoilers, but itโ€™s quite a thing.
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Richard Agnew
5 years
What a truly incredible achievement for Jaguar #IPACE 1st ever car to win World car and European car of the year โœ… 1st ever car to win 3 #WCOTY awards (Design, Green & World) โœ… 1st ever electric car to win #WCOTY โœ… BOOM ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ‘Š Big ๐Ÿ’š @WorldCarAwards & @SteveFowler for stream
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Richard Agnew
3 years
New Defender V8 doing a pretty good impression of Bond stunt cars
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Richard Agnew
5 years
Confused bloke at petrol station โ€˜Isnโ€™t that the electric Jag?โ€™ #oldfashionedlawnmower
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Quite a thing to be given top honours by the competition. 18 designers from the auto industry just voted #Defender as Production Car of the Year @CarDesignNews against some mega competition #aboveandbeyond @LandRoverUKPR @LandRover
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Richard Agnew
7 years
A result for the British car industry JLR @Jaguar #FPACE voted best car in the world #WCOTY
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Found some more cars today. And as luck would have it in Red Cross white.
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Land Rover
4 years
A global crisis requires a global response so weโ€™re doing our best to support the true heroes of the #Covid19 pandemic by providing 143 vehicles worldwide, with 105 vehicles supplied to the @ifrc #ifrc , #LandRover #AboveandBeyond
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Richard Agnew
3 years
For those wondering. The longest piece of wood you can fit in a new Defender is 3m. Not 1cm more.
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Richard Agnew
3 years
Well #Defender just won the big one @BBC_TopGear Car of the Year. 2 firsts: @jack_rix turned it gold. And @tomwookieford strung up 3 from a crane. LR family send their thanks @TopGearEditor @NickRogersJLR @LandRover
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Richard Agnew
5 years
The first OFFICIAL images of @LandRover #Defender on Frankfurt show stand 90 110 90 Commercial (Wilks Brothers) 110 X 110 Explorer 110 Adventure (Red Cross)
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Who doesnโ€™t want a canvas roof in their new #Defender @LandRover
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Richard Agnew
3 years
10 years ago. The almost-made-it-to-production C-X75 just ahead of LA autoshow. Nick Dimbleby in his usual pose. Yours truly at the wheel of the XK. 5 mins later a chance encounter with Harrison Ford. Landed his plane and taxied over to say hello #AverageSaturday #Jaguar
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Iโ€™m loving the new SVAutobiography out in test in Leam today #crimesagainsttaste
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Richard Agnew
4 years
The magic camera system that helps you off the Eurotunnel #NewDefender #newtech
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Richard Agnew
1 year
Todayโ€™s big JLR News: ยฃ15 billion investment in electric first future, focussed on UK. First of 3 reimagined electric Jaguars will be a 4-door GT built in Solihull, UK. From ยฃ100K, and c.700KM range. Order books open next year. #jaguar #electric
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Richard Agnew
8 years
Just ran into man of the moment @twhiddleston @HeathrowAirport Can confirm he stayed super cool during attempted hair product confiscation
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Sad loss to the Land Rover family last week as Nick Wilks passed away. Son of Land Rover co-founder and then MD/ Chairman Spencer Wilks. Only a few weeks ago @NickRogersJLR and Gerry got the chance to show Nick and family the new Defender, in the only livery appropriate.
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Richard Agnew
2 years
Iceland was truly epic. The new Range Rover Sport showing what itโ€™s made ofโ€ฆ. #RangeRoverSport
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Had a lot of fun putting this one together. So much in the back catalogue. Lovely to see @torrallardona @hopintung cameos. And big thanks to @TheRealLukevans for the enchanting lockdown VO #RangeRover50 #landrover
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Perfect for the summer staycation. You just need to decide who you will take. Sleeps two adults, includes a full-size luxury mattress, fluffy pillows, interior LED lights and compact aluminium ladder. On sale from today. #Defender #rooftent @LandRover
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Richard Agnew
6 years
Breaking News. This is the Waymo Jaguar I-PACE. The first fully self-driving electric car. Up to 20,000 I-PACEs going into service from 2020 to deliver 1,000,000 customer journeys a day across US cities
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Richard Agnew
5 years
Happy 71st birthday @landrover A present to the world - the new #Defender in action. It will be the most capable Land Rover ever. #worldlandroverday #teamdefender
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Found another 105 for British Red Cross.
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Land Rover
4 years
Weโ€™re proud to announce the deployment of an additional 105 vehicles for the @BritishRedCross , bringing the total quantity deployed worldwide during this crisis to over 300 โ€“ part of our ongoing commitment to provide assistance wherever we can. @ifrc #AboveandBeyond @thenec
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Richard Agnew
5 years
#IPACE European Car of The Year 2019. Great job @IanCallum and all the team at @Jaguar @JaguarUKPR #ECOTY #ChampionsLeague #winner
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Richard Agnew
6 years
600 laps of track grime. #Jaguar Project 8 is like no other sports saloon. To be mentioned in same breath as 911 GT3 shows what the boys and girls from Coventry can do @PookyD81 @Dan_Connell @Jaguar @JLR_News @JaguarUKPR
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Richard Agnew
5 years
Frankfurt show rehearsals mostly consisted of driving Defenders up and down 45 degree ramps - many times more than was strictly necessary
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Richard Agnew
4 years
For those of you whoโ€™ve asked to see the new PIVI system in action. Real time long distance route calculation... #NewDefender #newtech
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Ok. So maybe a bit under wheeled for Gerryโ€™s liking. But it has the square. And a snorkel. And made out of Rattan garden furniture. Which kind of makes it a Ratan #LandRover #StayInStayAdventurous #stayhome @LandRover @KimmyPsWorld @sniffpetrol @Carpervert @NickRogersJLR
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Richard Agnew
6 years
Is it 1966? Jaguar has the best car in the world and England still in the World Cup. #IPACE Car of the Year #aeawards #engcol @jaguar @JLR_News @JaguarUKPR #etype
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Richard Agnew
4 years
For those planning to take their #NewDefender on the Eurotunnel. With air suspension in access height of 1.91m you have 2 fingers clearance to the sprinkler head (in the low carriage) #neverindoubt
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Important sand drift testing on the way to #skeltoncoast #NewDefender
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Richard Agnew
5 years
36 minutes. Thatโ€™s how long it took after reveal moment for the first Defender to be sold online at Silver 110 First Edition with Khaki interior #fastfingers
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Richard Agnew
4 years
If you need one car to do everything, this is it. The updated #Discovery . Now with 48V MHEV and new Pivi infotainment. Updated exterior with the lovely offset number plate to give you all something to talk about @LandRover
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Richard Agnew
3 years
Tech toys in the new Range Rover. Spent the afternoon going round in circles marvelling at the turning circle with rear wheel steer #NewRangeRover #prototype
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Less techy, but is there a better centre console for a road trip? #NewDefender โœ…1.5 litre bottle of water โœ…large pringles โœ…2 x coffee โœ…1 x lucozade โœ…1 x water bottle โœ…1 x Walkie talkie And of course a fridge
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Couldnโ€™t resist...
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Richard Agnew
6 years
Congrats to #JaguarClassic for Car of The Year win at @octane awards last night @JLR_News @JaguarUKPR @Dan_Connell
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Richard Agnew
6 years
After an unbelievable run, it's time for a new Range Rover Evoque. Previewed in wireform yesterday in London. World premiere on YouTube 1945 UK time on 22 Nov. #HelloEvoque
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Richard Agnew
3 years
All you need to know about the new Range Rover...
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Richard Agnew
2 years
Range Rover Sport meets the Goodwood circuit #FOS
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Richard Agnew
7 years
So this is the #EPACE . Mostly upside down
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Richard Agnew
6 years
All my worlds just collided in this. Doesn't get much better for a boy from Liverpool, who's a #PaulMcCartney fan and thinks @JKCorden is a comedy genius. So when he asked to borrow a #RangeRover ... Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke #breakfromthefooty
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Richard Agnew
4 years
The new @LandRover #Defender . Perfect for your daily routine. Whatever that is...
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Apparently truck had been stuck for three days..
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Ken Mc Conomy
4 years
Todayโ€™s adventure in Namibia with the #NewDefender amd @LandRover - check this out @theragers @CappielowPark @KimmyPsWorld @NickRogersJLR a 40ft artic buried in dry river bed....
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Richard Agnew
1 year
The mandatory Alps road trip shot. But question for @Tim_Oldland Black or White?
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Destination reached. Much love for the #newdefender where ever it went. Just hope thereโ€™s more of the white stuff up the hill. #courchevel
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Richard Agnew
1 year
This one only 60 years old, but all started for Land Rover 75 years ago today at Amsterdam motor show. Series IIa pictured outside Royal Pump Rooms @LoveLeamington @LeamHistory
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Richard Agnew
5 years
Some British beef on offer at @CaffandMac today. And first appearance for new #defender P400 X in Gondwana Stone (all LR colours named after places on earth, this one named after the super continent from 550 million years ago, donโ€™t you know)
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Richard Agnew
5 years
Incredible new facilities at @JLR_News Gaydon. Huge investment in the UK to house a 13,000 strong highly skilled design and technology team. This is the heartbeat of the British car industry.
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JLR
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Today, we have unveiled new facilities at our Gaydon site in Warwickshire, creating one of the UKโ€™s most sustainable non-domestic buildings and the countryโ€™s largest automotive creation and development centre. #DestinationZero #JaguarLandRoverGaydon
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Richard Agnew
9 years
Coming soon to @SkySportsF1 . @MassaFelipe19 & @MBrundleF1 donut-off in #SPECTRE stunt bad boy @jaguar CX-75 #skids
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3 years
A sad Christmas with the passing of my father-in-law Crawford Davidson. A fun loving, gentle and kind soul. Family forever indebted to Hutton Ward team @uhbwNHS for helping Grandpa as he fought Covid. Incredible care and extraordinary kindness. RIP Crawf. #WearAMask #NHSPay15
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Richard Agnew
5 years
Some incredible imagery coming out of Africa this morning. Nick Dimbleby down in Kenya on test with new #Defender capturing the magic...
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Rehearsals for @007 gave #newdefender a right good kicking
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An icon. Reimagined. Unstoppable. Watch the new #LandRover #DEFENDER fly into action in rehearsals for @007 #NoTimeToDie . See more: #NewDefender #JamesBond #Bond25
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Richard Agnew
8 years
Did this just happen? The Queen drove her #RangeRover to pick up @BarackObama & then Prince Philip drove to lunch?
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Richard Agnew
4 years
A rare 5 stars this morning from Mr English in the @Telegraph #defender90 #landrover @KimmyPsWorld @McCons
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Richard Agnew
6 years
Never a dull week at JLR_News... I-PACE final testing in Archiploeg F-TYPE GT4 #invicutus 70th anniversary Defender V8 E-PACE dealing with record 225 Km/h winds on media drive in Corsica
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Richard Agnew
3 years
From our friends @bowlermotors V8 Bulldog Vs Panamera Turbo. From this angle looks like Charlie wins #Defender
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Richard Agnew
6 years
Seems an appropriate time to post these lovely pictures of the c.ยฃ250K Range Rover SV Coupe looking all well proportioned and tastily fitted out in NYC #LandRover70years
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Richard Agnew
6 years
Jaguar debuted its first-ever electric SUV and the royal family just bought one โ€” check it out
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Richard Agnew
3 years
Saturday run to @CaffandMac choose your ride... @mikebrewer @Hiplok
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Richard Agnew
4 years
Looks like movie CGI. But defender does all its own stunts. And fair play to @DamianBlakemore and Nick D for standing in the middle of the runway
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Richard Agnew
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JAGUAR RESTARTS PRODUCTION OF LEGENDARY D-TYPE RACE CAR
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