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2003 Land Rover Range Rover Mid-Size Luxury Sport Utility Vehicle
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The award winning 2003 Range Rover from Britain's Land Rover officially went on sale in late spring 2002, with most vehicles pre-sold. Since its world premiere in January 2002, more than 3,000 orders have been placed for the stunning new vehicle.
'We believe the new Range Rover is the world's most capable vehicle, with the greatest breadth of ability of any vehicle ever made,' said Bob Dover, Managing Director of Land Rover, and I can only agree.
After two days driving in and around Santa Barbara, my amazement as to how this extraordinary vehicle handles and feels was only eclipsed by the interior and the finish. The elegant cabin design is, simply put, revolutionary. The interior brings new levels of luxury to the class. A wide variety of styling and texture ideas, including elegant real woods and leathers, were taken from a diverse range of influences including luxury homes and yachts.
Throughout its 34-year history, Range Rover has consistently been recognized for possessing a combination of on- and off-road ability that is unique in the world. From the original two-door model that debuted in London, to critical acclaim, at Earl's Court Motor Show in 1970 to today's 2003 model, Range Rover is the world's finest 4x4. It provides its owners with both sure-footed capability off-road and all the comfortable refinement of the best European touring sedans on road. Range Rover has always been a vehicle for all reasons. Its popularity remains unyielding. Few other sport-utility vehicles have inspired such strong owner loyalty.
Range Rover's history dates back to the early 1960s when the management of the Rover Company (an organization that is today entirely separate from that of Land Rover) dabbled with the idea of producing a 'Road Rover.' The Road Rover was to be a civilized station-wagon version of the hearty, well-known and endlessly capable open-top Land Rover. While the Road Rover project never went into production, research from the program was used in the mid-1960s by Land Rover engineers Spen King and Gordon Bashford to help develop a V8-powered leisure vehicle.
The key to their prototype vehicle lay in its permanent four-wheel drive, low-rate coil spring suspension, exceptional wheel travel, four-wheel disc brakes and excellent visibility, known to Land Rover as the command driving position.
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