Jaguar Land Rover announces five-year Australian warranty

Jaguar and Land Rover have followed in the wheel tracks of Mercedes-Benz by extending their new vehicle warranties in Australia to five years/unlimited kilometres - with a catch.

Unlike the German manufacturer, which broke the traditional luxury mould in March by extending its factory warranty beyond the three-year norm on a permanent basis, Jaguar Land Rover Australia's new provisions will only be available for a limited time and on certain models.

Customers who purchase select new or demonstrator model Land Rovers between April 1 and June 30, 2020, will be eligible for the five-year/unlimited kilometre new car warranty. Ditto for Jaguar, its sister company.

According to officials, the Land Rover deal applies to selected new and demonstrator Discovery Sport, Discovery, Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Velar, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover models. Range Rover SV models, Range Rover Sport Special Edition and Discovery Special Edition models are excluded from the offer.

Meantime, the Jaguar offer applies to select new and demonstrator XE, XF, E-PACE, F-PACE, I-PACE and F-TYPE models sold and delivered between April 1 and June 30, 2020.

In addition, Land Rover says it is offering savings on certain members of its Australian fleet equivalent to the GST - which amounts to about 10 per cent.

“We are proud to be able to offer Australian customers a five-year/unlimited kilometre warranty,” said Jaguar Land Rover Australia managing director Mark Cameron.

Further incentives are being offered to current Jaguar or Land Rover customers who trade their current vehicle in on a new one over the next three months, Cameron said.

According to the Land Rover, the loyalty bonus includes additional savings on select Land Rover vehicles: Discovery Sport (up to $2000), Discovery (up to $2500), Range Rover Evoque (up to $2000), Range Rover Velar (up to $2500), Range Rover Sport (up to $2500) and Range Rover (up to $5000).

The Jaguar loyalty bonus applies to XE (up to $1000), I-PACE (up to $1250), E-PACE (up to $1500), XF sedan and Sportbrake (up to $2000), F-PACE (up to $2000), F-TYPE (up to $2500) and XJ (up to $4000).

Land Rover's Australian website has more details of its new promotion, while Jaguar's offer details are here.