LR partners with Bowler to produce rally-raid models

[haven]

Bowler is a British company that builds off-road racing vehicles for events like the Dakar Rally. The Bowler Wildcat was based on a modified Discovery chassis, and the more recent EXR Nemesis model uses a tubular space frame with Jaguar V8 power. Competing against factory sponsored teams, Bowler Wildcat and Nemesis vehicles have placed well.

Now we get word that Land Rover has become an official partner with Bowler. LR will provide engines and factory support. Bowler will produce a road-legal version of the Nemesis, price $240K.

Here's a photo provided by Bowler of the Nemesis "racecar with a license plate."



Now what we need is for Overland Journal to compare the Nemesis with the Local Motors Rally Fighter, America's tube frame off-road kit car!

http://wot.motortrend.com/its-offici...ip-222151.html

[Mack73]

Forget the evoque, give me this

[oryxexpeditions]

Now this would sell at your local Land Rover dealer.

[LtFuzz]

Exciting step and a great direction for Land Rover!

[I Leak Oil]

A) We probably won't see it here in the states.
B) 240K will put it out of reach for the vast majority of buyers.

[Monkeyboy]

A) We probably won't see it here in the states.
B) 240K will put it out of reach for the vast majority of buyers.

But just imagine all the new Jeremy Clarkson jokes...

[Oilworker]

First of all you need to get the nomenclature right, the new Bowler is the "EXR" and the street version is the "EXR-S" (!)
Sofar there only was a prototype of the "S" and the first production car will be presented at the Festival of Speed in Goodwood (UK) next weekend.

I had the opportunity to take the "EXR", the rally car, on a 4500mls tour around Europe the past weeks and am more in love with what the guys at Bowler build, than ever before.

Some images from my tour which sort of kicked of at the studios of Junction Eleven with the official photo shoot and then took me all the way down to Monaco and back up to Hamburg before returning to the UK.





...here the official imagery was shot...






After attending the photoshoot I took the Bowler EXR for a 4,500 mile tour of Europe, flying low at the Landmagia LR Club Italy meeting and taking it around the city course of Monaco








We also visited the Manufaktur where the Bell Aurens Longnose is build...


Finally, last week, the tour ended with a film production which will be aired Wednesday next week...


Oh, and the safest thing to do when encountering a police officer while driving a Bowler EXR?

Take him for a ride....


Greetings from the road,

Robert

[Oilworker]

...and until the video that was shot last week is online, enjoy this one with the EXR and the prototype of the EXR-S

[Kermit]

The jack system is great!

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[Rovertrader]

Awesome video- thanks for posting!!