10 Things you should know about Range rover

Range rover is a brand founded by British Leyland. Here are 10 Things you should know about Range rover.

1. The Land Rover Range Rover is both a full-sized luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV).
2. It is produced by Land Rover, a marque of Jaguar Land Rover, and its own sub-brand.
3. The Range Rover line was launched in 1970 by British Leyland.
4. This flagship model is now in its fourth generation.
5. The Rover Company was experimenting with a larger model than the Land Rover Series in 1951, when the Rover P4-based two-wheel-drive “Road Rover” project was developed by Gordon Bashford.
6. In 1967, the first Range Rover prototype was built (number plate SYE 157F), with the classic Range Rover shape discernible, but with a different front grille and headlight configuration.
7. The design of the Range Rover was finalised in 1969.
8. Twenty-six Velar engineering development vehicles were built between 1969 and 1970 and were road registered with the number plates YVB151H through to YVB177H
9. Though being chassis no. 3, the vehicle YVB 153H is believed to have been the first off the production line as a vehicle in that colour was urgently required for marketing.
10. The Velar name was derived from the Italian “velare” meaning to veil or to cover.