Land rover History:
Land Rover was first designed in 1947 on the island of Anglesey in Wales by Maurice Wilks, chief designer at the British car company Rover on his farm in Newborough, Anglesey. He was inspired by an American World War II Jeep that he had used in one of his summer holidays. The first Land Rover prototype "centre steer" was built on a Jeep chassis. A distinctive feature is their bodies, constructed of a lightweight rustproof proprietary alloy of aluminium and magnesium called Birmabright. This material was used owing to post war steel shortages and a plentiful supply of post-war aircraft aluminium.The early vehicles, such as the Series I, were field-tested at Long Bennington and designed to be field-serviced; advertisements for Rovers cite vehicles driven thousands of miles on banana oil. Now with more complex service requirements this is less of an option. The British Army maintains the use of the mechanically simple 2.5 litre 4 cylinder 300TDi engined versions rather than the electronically controlled 2.5 litre 5 cylinder TD5 to retain some servicing simplicity. This engine also continued in use in some export markets using units built at a Ford plant in Brazil, where Land Rovers were built under license and the engine was also used in Ford pick-up trucks built locally. Production of the TDi engine ended here in 2006, meaning that Land Rover no longer offers it as an option. International Motors of Brazil offer an engine called the 2.8 TGV Power Torque, which is essentially a 2.8-litre version of the 300TDi, with a corresponding increase in power and torque. Since its purchase by Ford, Land Rover has been closely associated with Jaguar. In many countries they share a common sales and distribution network, and some models now share components and production facilities.

Land rover Overview:
Land Rover is a British Multi Purpose Vehicle manufacturer, based in Gaydon, England, UK. Originally the term Land Rover referred to one specific vehicle, a pioneering civilian all-terrain utility vehicle launched on April 30, 1948, at the Amsterdam Motor Show, but was later used as a brand for several distinct models, all four-wheel drive. Starting out as part of The Rover Car Company or Rover, Land Rovers were designed and manufactured as a range of four-wheel drive vehicles under a succession of owners, including British Leyland, British Aerospace and BMW. Today, the marque is part of the Premier Automotive Group, a division of the Ford Motor Company, and one of the longest lived SUV brands, the only brand which is older is the U.S. Jeep, originally trademarked by Willys-Overland Corporation

Other Land rover Details:
Popular models from the company include; Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Freelander, Land Rover Discovery, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport. The Land Rover Defender is a British four wheel drive Off-road utility vehicle. It is the product of continued development of the original utility Land Rover Series I launched in 1948. The Land Rover Freelander is a compact crossover SUV made by the British Land Rover, a subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company. It is currently in its second generation, marketed as LR2 in North America. The Discovery is a four wheel drive on-road and off-road vehicle. There have been three generations of the vehicle, which is less expensive than the companystop Range Rover model. The Discovery was introduced in the late 1980s and is the most popular model from Land Rover. The Land Rover Range Rover, usually shortened to just Range Rover, is a four-wheel drive high-performance luxury SUV produced by Land Rover in the United Kingdom. It was first introduced in 1970. The Range Rover was built on a box section ladder type chassis, much like the contemporary Series Land Rover, but utilized coil springs as opposed to leaf springs, permanent four-wheel drive, disc brakes all round. The Range Rover Sport is a large luxury SUV produced by British automaker Land Rover since the summer of 2005. It shares its platform with the Land Rover Discovery rather than the larger Range Rover. Land Rover calls the vehicle a sports tourer. It slots below the Discovery/LR3 in size and has only seating for five, The top-level Sport is powered by a supercharged 390 PS (287 kW/410 hp) 4.2 L AJ-V8, making it the second most powerful vehicle in the companyshistory except for the larger Range Rover Vogue SE supercharged (450BHP, 420lb/ft).