Land Rover Range Rover is a 4x4 motor car produced by Land Rover, a marque and sub-brand of Jaguar Land Rover.
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16 Facts About Range Rover
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The Range Rover line was launched in 1970 by British Leyland and is in its fifth generation.
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In 1971, ex-Cream drummer Ginger Baker used the unproven Range Rover to drive from Algeria to Lagos, Nigeria to set up a recording studio and jam with Fela Kuti.
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From 1970 until 1987, the Range Rover was only available to American consumers through unofficial grey market import channels.
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Range Rover was a body-on-frame design with a box section ladder type chassis, like the contemporary Series Land Rovers.
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The Range Rover used coil springs as opposed to leaf springs, permanent four-wheel drive, and four-wheel disc brakes.
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The Range Rover was originally powered by various Rover V8 engines and diesel engines.
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The 7 Series electronics system was being phased out during the development of the third-generation Range Rover and being replaced with the electronics from the BMW 5 Series.
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Fourth generation Range Rover, codenamed L405, was exhibited in September 2012 at the 2012 Paris Motor Show.
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Range Rover Hybrid is diesel-powered hybrid electric model unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Fifth generation Range Rover was revealed on 26 October 2021 by the Jaguar Land Rover Chief Creative Officer and the car's designer, Gerry McGovern, at the Royal Opera House in London.
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The Range Rover Sport is a production car development of the Range Stormer concept vehicle the company showcased in the 2004 North American International Auto Show.
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In 2012, at the Geneva Motor Show, Land Range Rover unveiled a convertible concept, which featured four seats and a drop-down tailgate.
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Range Rover brand has attracted some controversy, particularly from those concerned with the potential negative environmental impact of large, luxury vehicles.
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JD Power rankings for the Land Range Rover are in the lowest category - known as "The Rest" - for quality overall, dependability, sales satisfaction, and customer service, with the cars only earning a "Better than Most" rank in the performance and design overall category.
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The Land Range Rover brand has "a legacy of quality problems" and ranks "at the bottom of the JD Power reliability ratings for three-year-old vehicles".
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