The Range Rover is the pinnacle luxurious 4x4 ("4 wheel drive" in British English) version of Land Rover. The Range Rover become constructed on a container segment ladder kind chassis, similar to the current Series Land Rover, however utilised coil springs in preference to leaf springs, everlasting 4 wheel drive, disc brakes all spherical and powered via way of means of the light-weight Rover V8 engine of 3528 cc (3947 cc in later variants - and is now powered via way of means of a Jaguar V8 of four.four litres). The car proved famous withinside the UK and some place else withinside the world.
However, previous to 1987, Land Rover cars have been simplest offered in The United States thru the gray marketplace. Strong gray marketplace call for led the Land Rover organization started promoting the Range Rover withinside the USA formally in 1987. From that point till 1993, the U.S. advertising and marketing become all withinside the call of Range Rover-they have been a one-product organization. In 1993, with the advent of the Defender one hundred ten and the upcoming arrival of the Discovery, the organization modified its call to Land Rover USA.
From its inception, the Range Rover has been one of the maximum highly-priced game application cars even though it has usually been constructed for off-street functionality foremost.
Among enthusiasts, the unique version is referred to as the Classic, the second one era is referred to as the P38A and the contemporary era is referred to as the L322 or just "new Range Rover".
2002
In 2002 a 3rd era version become brought which noticed the version pass in addition up-marketplace. The Land Rover logo call, and the Range Rover version for that matter, have been now owned via way of means of Ford after they took over from BMW in 2001. Range Rovers first of all got here with the BMW M62 V8 gas and 6-cylinder diesel engines due to the fact at that point, whilst the 0.33 era Range Rover become being advanced, it become nevertheless owned via way of means of BMW, even though simplest the V8 gas is obtainable in North America. The remaining version has stepped forward floor clearance and cross-connected air springs. This time, a monocoque frame become chosen, with many layout cues from the unique version.
2004
On 26 November 2004, Land Rover launched the primary pictures of the Range Rover Sport, a brand new version it deliberate to reveal to the general public for the primary time on the 2005 North American International Auto Show. The Range Rover Sport is a manufacturing vehicle improvement of the Range Stormer idea car the organization showcased withinside the 2004 North American International Auto Show. Though referred to as the Range Rover Sport, it become now no longer simply a brand new specification in the Range Rover line-up, however as an alternative a wholly new car, primarily based totally at the Discovery/LR3 chassis. This version become launched on the market in overdue 2005.
2005
Conscious of the want for extra electricity to maintain up with the Range Rover's competitors, and reluctant to maintain counting on BMW for electricity plants, Ford presided over the edition of engines from Jaguar (additionally Ford-owned) for Land Rover use. A four.four litre, 345 hp model of the Jaguar four.2 litre V8 become advanced and primary used withinside the new 2005 LR3/Discovery three version, quickly giving it extra electricity than the Range Rover. At the 2005 Detroit Motor Show, a prime replace of the Range Rover become unveiled, with the bottom version the use of the LR3/Discovery three engine, and a top class version the use of a supercharged model of the Jaguar four.2 litre V8 growing four hundred horsepower-the identical engine slated for the brand new Range Rover Sport (the RRS version makes use of a detuned version making a complete of 389BHP), scheduled for advent approximately the identical time (mid 2005) because the up to date Range Rover.
Both engines are light-weight aluminum alloy units, with superior torque-primarily based totally engine control structures that, collectively with drive-via way of means of-cord throttle manage and variable camshaft phasing (at the four.four litre model), constantly alter the engine to supply foremost performance. Both the engines are eparticularly tailored via way of means of Land Rover for higher low velocity torque characteristics (critical in off-street driving), the capacity to run at the acute angles encountered off street, stepped forward safety from dirt and rocks, and stepped forward sealing wanted for wading. This version of the Range Rover become used extensivly withinside the hit series "The O.C" via way of means of Sandy Cohen.
