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Land Rover is an all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) manufacturer, based in Solihull, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business owned by Tata Motors,India.
Originally the term Land Rover referred to one specific vehicle (see Land Rover Series), a pioneering civilian all-terrain utility vehicle launched on 30 April 1948, at the Amsterdam Motor Show, but was later used as a brand for several distinct models, all capable of four-wheel drive.
Starting out as a model in the Rover Company's product range, the Land Rover brand developed, first as a marque, then as a separate company, developing a range of four-wheel drive capable vehicles under a succession of owners, including British Leyland, British Aerospace and BMW. In 2000, the company was sold by BMW to the Ford Motor Company, becoming part of their Premier Automotive Group. In June 2008 Ford sold its Jaguar and Land Rover operations to Tata Motors.[2][3][4]
Land Rover is one of the longest surviving Four-wheel drive (4WD) brands, coming in close second to Jeep
Models
The Land Rover Freelander
The 1997 Defender 90 Station Wagon
Land Rover Series IIB Forward Control
Land Rover 109Series I, II and III - the original 4X4
Defender - Updated Series line, with a move from extreme utilitarianism.
Freelander - compact crossover 4x4, the second generation of which is known as the LR2 in North America.
Discovery - full-size 4X4
Range Rover - full-size luxury 4X4
Range Rover Classic - the original Range Rover, produced from 1970 to 1996
Range Rover Sport - full-size luxury 4x4
There have also been models developed for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)
101 Forward Control - also known as the "Land Rover One Tonne"
1/2 ton Lightweight - airportable military short wheelbase from the Series 2a
Land Rover Wolf - an uprated Military Defender
SNATCH Land Rover - Land Rover with composite armoured body in UK Armed Forces Service
109 Series IIa and III ambulance (body by Marshalls of Cambridge)
Range Rover '6x6' Fire Appliance (conversion by Carmichael and Sons of Worcester) for RAF airfield use
130 Defender ambulance
'Llama' prototypes for 101 replacement.
[edit] Current models
2008 UK Land Rover Model Line-up
Model Type Price Range[citation needed]
Land Rover Defender 4X4 £22,480 - £28,495
Land Rover Freelander 4x4 SUV(Sport Utility Vehicle) £25,935 - £33,990
Land Rover Discovery 4x4 £28,915 - £48,720
Range Rover Sport 4X4 £35,665 - £63,225
Range Rover 4x4 £58,695 - £84,900
2008 US Land Rover Model Line-up
Model Type Price Range[citation needed]
Land Rover LR2 4x4 $31,000- $36,000
Land Rover LR3 4x4 $50,000 - $58,000
Range Rover Sport 4x4 $60,500 - $79,200
Range Rover 4x4 $81,850 - $125,000
At the 2004 North American International Auto Show, Land Rover introduced its first concept, the Range Stormer (Gritzinger, 2004). A "green" concept known as Land e was also recently shown.
[edit] Engines
During the history of the Land Rover many different engines have been fitted.
The inlet-over-exhaust petrol engines, in both four and six cylinder variants, which were used from the very first Land Rovers in 1948, and which had their origins in pre-war Rover cars.
The four cylinder overhead valve engines,both petrol and diesel, which first appeared (in diesel form) in 1957, at the tail end of Series One production, and evolved over the years to the 300 TDi turbodiesel, which remains in production today for some overseas markets.
The Buick-sourced all aluminium Rover V8 motor.
1997cc Petrol, inlet-over-exhaust: Series I engine, carried over for the first few months of Series II production.
2052cc Diesel, overhead valve: Land Rover's first diesel engine, and one of the first small high-speed diesels produced in the UK. It appeared in 1957, and was used in Series II production until 1961. Looks almost identical to the later 2286 cc engine, but many internal differences. At 51 bhp (38 kW) it was underpowered even for the late 1950s.
2286cc Petrol, overhead valve, 3 bearing crank: Must be the most numerous of all Land Rover engines.
2286cc Diesel, overhead valve, 3 bearing crank: Appeared in 1961 alongside the redesigned 2286 cc petrol engine at the start of Series IIA production, and shared its cylinder block and some other components. At 62 bhp (46 kW) it was a big improvement over the earlier diesel.
2625cc Petrol, inlet-over-exhaust: Borrowed from the Rover saloon range, in response to demands from mid-Sixties Land Rover users for more power and torque.
2286cc petrol/diesel, overhead valve type 11J: 5 bearing crank: In 1980, Land Rover finally did something about the crank failures which had plagued its four cylinder engines for 22 years. The new crank was so strong that Land Rover could (and did) get away with using the same crank for petrol and diesel engines. These engines lasted beyond the end of Series III production and into the first couple of years of the new Ninety and One Ten ranges.
3528cc V8 Petrol: The ex-Buick all alloy V8 engine appeared in the Range Rover right from the start of production in 1970, but did not make its way into the company's utility vehicles until 1979.
2495cc petrol, overhead valve: The final development of Land Rover's ohv petrol 'four', with hardened valve seats which allow running on unleaded (or LPG).
2495cc diesel, overhead valve, type 12J: Land Rover reworked the old 'two and a quarter' diesel for the Eighties. The injection pump was now driven off a toothed belt at the front of the engine (together with the camshaft) which fixed the pump timing drift problem of the older diesels, and the increase in capacity provided a bit more power. Slow but strong, simple and dependable, this engine remains popular.
2495cc turbodiesel, overhead valve, type 19J: Given the strength and reliability of the 2.5 diesel, Land Rover thought it would cope with turbocharging, but the engine proved to be prone to internal cracks developing in the cylinder block due to the increased pressures brought about by the turbo.
2495cc turbodiesel, overhead valve, 200TDi and 300TDi: The lessons learned from the 2.5TD were incorporated into the new TDi engines available in the Defender and Discovery from 1990. The cylinder block still looked familiar (although strengthened internally with an aluminium ladder frame bolted to the bearing caps) but the cylinder head was all-new and a direct injection fuel system was used. These engines have gained an reputation for power and durability.
2495cc turbodiesel, 5 cylinder, TD5: An all-new engine for the second generation Discovery, and this also found its way into the Defender. The TD5 features electronic control of the fuel injection system (with a control unit under the driver's seat), 'drive by wire' throttle and other refinements, all aimed at minimising exhaust emissions. Although this engine was built during BMW's ownership and is commonly mistakenly referred to as a BMW engine, it is a Landrover engine. Codenamed Storm, it was developed by Landrover, and BMW copied it to make a 4 cylinder version for their car.[citation needed]
The Freelander was available with various Rover K-series engines which are known for head gasket problems.
Non Land Rover engines: The weaknesses of some of the earlier engines resulted in a thriving industry fitting engines from various manufacturers to Land Rovers. Before the 200TDi, if you wanted a powerful, reliable diesel engine in your Land Rover, a conversion was the only way to go. Popular engine swaps over the years have included:
Perkins 4.203 and 4.236 - big, slow-revving industrial engines, lots of torque but not much speed
Ford 2.5 York diesel and 2.5Di
Perkins Prima 2.0 turbodiesel
Peugeot 2.3 and 2.5 diesel - slow but durable
GM Holden 6 cylinder variants, such as 161, 186 and 202 cubic inch in Australia
Almost every Japanese diesel between 2.0 and 3.5 litres
These days, the most popular engine swap is the 200TDi. This engine, sourced from a Defender, will bolt into any four-cylinder Ninety or One Ten with the minimum of modifications.
