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The Land Rover Range Rover (L405), generally shortened to Range Rover, is a mid-size to full-size luxury 4x4 / sport utility vehicle, [5] made under the Land Rover brand by Jaguar Land Rover. It is the fourth generation of the original, main Range Rover series.
This model was released for sale in late 2004 as a 2004 model. In 2013 a redesigned version was released for sale as a 2014 model year "L494". Unlike the original and current Discovery, it does not have steel chassis rails, but is based on the new D7u alloy Platform, which much more resembles the current flagship Range Rover with closer ...
It is 4 inches (100 mm) longer, being 191 inches (4,851 mm) long; and 400 lb (181 kg) lighter, weighing in at 4,727 lb (2,144 kg). Unlike the previous generation that uses an integrated bodyframe chassis, the L494 Range Rover Sport utilises an all-aluminium monocoque body, just like the L405 Range Rover.
The new Discovery 5 incorporates several changes over its predecessors. For the first time, the Discovery is based on Land Rover's aluminium architecture, first introduced on the Range Rover (L405). The use of aluminium chassis and body panels gives a weight loss of up to 480 kg (1,060 lb) over its predecessor.
The switch to Lxxx codenames occurred after the sale to Ford with L30 being renamed L322 at the top of a model line-up of Range Rover Sport (L320) Land Rover Discovery (Discovery 3 L319), Land Rover Defender (L316) and Freelander (L314). The third-generation Range Rover was designed to accommodate BMW's M62 V8 engines for future models.
Range Rover (L405) Range Rover Sport (L494) (7-seater) The Land Rover Range Rover (L460), generally shortened to Range Rover , is the fifth generation of the Range Rover , a range of mid- and full-size luxury crossovers produced by Land Rover .
The Ingenium family is a range of modular engines produced by Jaguar Land Rover, in both petrol and diesel variants.It uses a modular architecture making it possible to be produced in three-, four- and six-cylinder versions (built around individual 500 cc cylinders), depending on demand and requirements.
Arthur Silverton established Overfinch Bespoke Vehicles in 1975, in Farnham, Surrey under the name Shuler Presses. Initially, Silverton fixed what he perceived as imperfections inherent in the Land Rover's design.