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    Range Rover history and corporate video

     “RANGE ROVER 40TH ANNIVERSARY

     There have been three generations of Range Rover. The original, now known as the Classic, went on sale in 1970 and continued in production, with numerous upgrades and a multiplicity of variants, for just over 25 years.

    The second-generation vehicle, known as the P38a, went on sale in 1994 and was replaced in 2001 by the current model. The continuing success of the Range Rover ensured that other premium makers jumped into the booming luxury SUV market. The latest version has enjoyed higher annual sales than any previous models and continues to be popular around the world. Sold around the world, from London to Los Angeles, Sydney to Shanghai, Turin to Tokyo, the Range Rover remains the ultimate choice for the luxury SUV customer.

    “The Range Rover is really four vehicles in one,” says managing director Phil Popham. “It’s a seven-days-a-week luxury motor car; a leisure vehicle that will range far and wide on the highways and noways of the world; a high performance car for long distance travel; and a working cross-country vehicle.”

    From princes to politicians, from rock gods to rock climbers, from footballers to farmers, the Range Rover has always appealed to a diverse group of customers.

    A second model line, the Range Rover Sport, was launched in 2005, aimed at more sports-oriented driver-focused customers. It has been a great success, and in 2007 was Land Rover’s biggest selling vehicle worldwide.

    Later this year, a further member of the Range Rover family will be added, taking the portfolio to three model lines. The new vehicle will be smaller, lighter and more fuel efficient, tying in perfectly with the Range Rover brand’s commitment to environmental sustainability. Yet it will be no less premium, no less luxurious, and no less special than the other Range Rover models.

     1966 Work began on the first Range Rover prototype, known as the ‘100-inch station wagon’
     1970 The original two-door Range Rover – known as the Classic – goes on sale
     1971 Range Rover receives the RAC Dewar award for outstanding technical achievement
     1972 The Range Rover is the first vehicle to cross the Darien Gap on a British Army Trans-America expedition
     1974 Range Rover completes west to east Sahara desert expedition – 7,500 miles in 100 days
     1977 A modified Range Rover wins the 4×4 class in the London-Sydney Marathon, a gruelling 30,000 km (18,750 miles) event and the longest ever speed-based car rally
     1979 A specially modified Range Rover wins the first Paris-Dakar rally (a Range Rover wins again in 1981)
     1981 First production four-door Range Rover appears along with the first factory-produced limited-edition Range Rover – the ‘In Vogue’
     1982 Automatic transmission becomes available on Range Rover
     1983 Range Rover 5-speed manual gearbox is introduced
     1985 The diesel-powered Range Rover ‘Bullet’ breaks 27 speed records, including a diesel record for averaging more than 100mph for 24 hours
     1987 Range Rover launched in North America
     1989 Range Rover is the world’s first 4×4 to be fitted with ABS anti-lock brakes
     1990 Limited Edition CSK – named after founder Charles Spencer King – is launched as a sportier Range Rover
     1992 Range Rover Classic is the world’s first 4×4 to be fitted with electronic traction control (ETC)
    1992 Long-wheelbase LSE (known as County LWB in the US) launched
     1992 Automatic electronic air suspension introduced, a world first for a 4×4
     1994 Second-generation (P38a) Range Rover goes on sale
     1996 Range Rover Classic bows out after total production of 317,615 units
     1999 Limited Edition Range Rover Linley appears at London Motor Show
     2001 All-New Range Rover (L322) launched
     2002 Half-millionth Range Rover produced at the Solihull plant
     2005 Second model line – the Range Rover Sport – launched
     2006 Terrain Response and TDV8 diesel introduced
     2009 Range Rover features all-new LR-V8 5.0 and 5.0 supercharged petrol engines and technology updates
     2010 Range Rover celebrates its 40th anniversary
     2010 All-New compact Range Rover to be revealed at Paris Motor Show”

    *Information from Landrover.com

    **Video published on YouTube by “ Donut Media

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