World's first luxury SUV celebrates 45th birthday and four generations - Motoring
Just a day after it celebrated two million examples of the iconic Defender a day ago with Bear Grylls, Land Rover is now commemorating the 45th birthday of its Range Rover. While the Defender off-roader was born in 1948, the first Range Rover appeared 22 years later in 1970 and, despite attracting considerably fewer buyers worldwide, has now spawned an entire sub-brand comprising three models: the 'Rangie' itself,... The Rangie line-up also includes Land Rover's fastest model ever, the 405kW, 260km/h Range Rover Sport SVR and is expected to be bolstered by a fourth model positioned between the Rangie Sport and Evoque, which itself will soon be joined by the... Interestingly, Jaguar Land Rover hasn't said exactly how many Range Rovers it has produced in 45 years, but to May this year it has sold 26,519 (up 20 per cent on 2014). This compared to 39,524 Range Rover Sports and 48,286 Range Rover Evoques. Land Rover even has plans to produce the Range Rover Evoque and other JLR models in China, as part of a joint-venture with Chery, from 2016. But Range Rovers weren't always this way. Source: www.motoring.com.au
