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465: 441: 133: 449: 457: 421:, after the office building in which the vehicle development team was based. During the early development stages, the Engineering team was based in the Engineering Block at Solihull, and the vehicle was known by the project designations of 'Pegasus' and 'Discovery,' changing to P38A when the team moved to Block 38A at Solihull. The name 'Discovery' was used temporarily as a cover to confuse journalists while the original Discovery vehicle was being developed. During production, Land Rover referred to it as either the 'New Range Rover' or by its model designation of 'LP'. 24: 709: 567:. The five suspension heights offered by EAS are (from lowest to highest in terms of height) "Access", "Motorway", "Standard", "Off-Road", and "Off-Road Extended". Height was also adjustable manually between the first four settings. The "Off-Road Extended" setting was only accessible automatically by the EAS ECU in the event of the chassis getting beached. 481:. This replaced the Lucas "SAGEM" GEMS system. This engine is also known as the Bosch or Thor engine the later engine also featured revised engine mounts along with a structural alloy sump to stiffen the engine up to help improve refinement and prevent vibration ingress into the cabin. It can easily be identified by its 603:
was included with the vehicle, whereas initially the 4.0 L V8 and the 2.5 L I6 only had 2-pin versions and two-wheel traction control on the rear wheels only. Later versions had the four-wheel traction control and the later 4.6 L V8 petrol model had a 4-pin front differential.
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on the P38 unlike the classic has no direct control of High/Low range gears meaning that the vehicle has to nearly stop before shifting from high to low range and the lever from the classic model was replaced by an electric control on the dashboard for the manual and an H-pattern gate on the
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The R380 gearbox is basically the same as in the previous Range Rover, or Discovery 300tdi. The primary shaft for the diesel is different with a small input diameter for the spigot bearing inside the BMW flywheel and the output shaft has been changed to allow for the different
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automatic gear lever High/Low is selected by an electronic actuator on the TB. The transfer case's chain and sprockets have been reinforced. The rear differential on the 4.6 L V8 petrol model was a 4-pin version and four-wheel
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techniques were used, so unlike its predecessor, the chassis and body sections are not as prone to corrosion. This was the last Range Rover available with a manual gearbox and a classic transfer box. Other features included an
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After 1997 the diesel edition received an EGR system, which came with a plastic inlet manifold. A modulator sends back part of the exhaust gas into the manifold, thus mixing hot exhaust gas via a
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Behind the scenes there were two V12 prototypes in the works. This project never reached production and was shelved. The P38 would have used the 5.4 litre
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has on record called the P38A Range Rover the "London Taxi" in a jocular/derogatory sense owing to its perceived styling similarity to the
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2.5 litre BMW M51 I6 making 136 hp @ 4400 RPM and 270 Nm (199 lb-ft) of torque @ 2300 RPM running a Mitsubishi TD04-13T-4 Turbocharger
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and in some automatic gearbox models two-wheel traction control — although later models saw this feature applied to all four wheels.
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The 4.0 L V8 petrol and the 2.5 L I6 diesel engine were mated to either the R380 manual gearbox or the
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turbo-diesel. The new model offered more equipment and premium trims, positioning the vehicle above the
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In 1999, the Range Rover V8 received a new Bosch Motronic engine management system from the
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4.6 litre V8 making 218 hp @ 4750 RPM and 407 Nm (300 lb-ft) of torque @ 2600 RPM
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4.0 litre V8 making 188 hp @ 4750 RPM and 339 Nm (250 lb-ft) of torque @ 2600 RPM
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4.6 litre V8 making 230 hp @ 4750 RPM and 380 Nm (280 lb-ft) of torque @ 3200 RPM
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4.0 litre V8 making 190 hp @ 4750 RPM and 320 Nm (236 lb-ft) of torque @ 3200 RPM
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from the BMW 750i and was intended to further increase the luxury image.
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The second generation Range Rover incorporated an improved electronic
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It is usually known as the Range Rover P38 or P38A outside of
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to face the increased competition in the SUV marketplace.
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Early cars (1994–1997) used an aluminium inlet manifold.
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1998 Land Rover Range Rover Limited Edition Autobiography
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1995–1998 Land Rover Range Rover (P38A) 4.0 SE wagon
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