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The Land Rover Range Rover is the top "four-wheel drive" or "luxury SUV", produced by Land Rover, and first introduced in 1970. more...

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The Range Rover was built on a box section ladder type chassis, much like the contemporary Series Land Rover, but utilised coil springs as opposed to leaf springs, permanent four-wheel drive, disc brakes all round and was powered by the lightweight Rover V8 engine of 3528 cc (3947 cc in later variants - and is now powered by a Jaguar V8 of 4.4 litres). The vehicle proved popular in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world.

From its inception, the Range Rover has been one of the most luxurious sport utility vehicles, although it has always been built for off-road capability foremost.

In 1972 the British Trans-Americas Expedition became the first vehicle-based expedition to traverse both American continents north-to-south, including traversing the infamous roadless Darien Gap. The specially modified Range Rovers used for this expedition can be seen in the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust collection at Gaydon, Warwickshire, UK.

Among enthusiasts, the original model is known as the Classic, the second generation is known as the P38A and the latest generation is known as the L322 or just "new Range Rover".

Before 1987, Land Rover vehicles were only sold in the United States through the grey market. Strong demand led the Land Rover company to begin selling the Range Rover officially in the U.S. in 1987. From that time until 1993, the U.S. marketing was all in the name of Range Rover, that being the only model offered in the American market. In 1993, with the arrival of the Defender 110 and the imminent arrival of the Land Rover Discovery, the company's U.S. sales were under the name "Land Rover USA".

History

The first luxury SUV?

Although it had many features not found on most other SUVs at the time, it is debatable whether or not the Range Rover was the first luxurious off-roader, as many people claim. Other SUV vehicles, such as Chevrolet's Suburban and the Jeep Wagoneer (1963) were produced before the Range Rover. These American vehicles were the first 4-wheel-drive vehicles that were not designed as strictly commercial utility vehicles, but to be versatile and off-road capable family vehicles. However, the Range Rover introduced features such as all-coil spring suspension, permanent 4 wheel drive and disc brakes on all wheels whereas the American vehicles retained leaf springs and drum brakes (but also had automatic transmissions and power steering). Although Jeep and Chevrolet may have been the first to introduce luxurious off-road vehicles to the general public, the Range Rover was the first to add advanced suspension and braking technology to the mix.