Range rover p38 autobiography

Range Rover P38 (1994-2001)

Known as either the P38 or P38A (after the vehicles code name, Pegasus, and the office in which the vehicle development team was based), the second-generation Range Rover launched 24 years after the Range Rover Classic, on 28th September 1994.

On its debut, the second gen Range Rover featured a Rover V8 engine or a 2.5 L BMW six-cylinder turbo diesel.

In the Land Rover hierarchy, the Range Rover P38 was marketed as a higher spec vehicle to the Land Rover Discovery and, as such, featured more high-tech equipment and premium trims.

Design

The aspirations for the 38A’s styling was a vehicle that looked modern, yet still looked like a Range Rover.

This challenge was handed to Land Rover’s Styling Director George Thomson.

In collaboration with Pininfarina, Italdesign, Bertone, John Hefferman and Ken Greenley, the team produced 5 different models. All of these models used the LSE chassis with the longer 108-inch wheelbase.

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