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Land Rover Defender Owners Manual

Land Rover Defender Car Owners Manual

Land Rover is a 4x4, all-terrain vehicle manufacturer, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business owned by Tata Motors of India. Originally the term Land Rover referred to one specific vehicle, a pioneering civilian all-terrain utility vehicle launched on 30 April 1948, at the Amsterdam Motor Show, but was later used as a brand for several distinct models, all capable of four-wheel drive. Starting out as a model in the Rover Company's product range, the Land Rover brand developed, first as a marque, then as a separate company, developing a range of four-wheel drive capable vehicles under a succession of owners, including British Leyland, British Aerospace and BMW. In 2000, the company was sold by BMW to the Ford Motor Company, becoming part of their Premier Automotive Group. In June 2008, Ford sold its Jaguar and Land Rover operations to Tata Motors. Land Rover, coming in second to Jeep, is one of the longest surviving four-wheel drive (4WD) brands. The Defender is tough, its engines are rugged, and the body panels are cheap to replace so running costs, apart from fuel, will be lower than on the competition. Park the Defender alongside a modern rival, and it's instantly obvious how much taller and narrower it is. Don’t go looking for rally-type road holding or you’ll be lucky to get off the drive. The Defender’s cornering is an art. Someone said it gets round bends eventually and there is a real danger of understeer. But the Defender is exactly what it sets out to be - a no-frills off-road machine designed to one job, and it does it very well.