<Tr> <Th> Layout </Th> <Td> Front - engine, four - wheel - drive </Td> </Tr> <P> The Range Rover is a British made, full - sized luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV) in the Land Rover marque under Jaguar Land Rover, one of several auto manufacturers owned by Tata Motors, a part of the Indian multinational conglomerate Tata Group . </P> <P> The Range Rover was launched in 1970 by British Leyland . This flagship model is now in its fourth generation . Jaguar Land Rover has expanded the use of the Land Rover Range Rover sub-brand to include the Range Rover Evoque, the Range Rover Velar and the Range Rover Sport . </P> <P> The Rover Company (originator of the Land Rover marque) 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 . This was shelved in 1958, and the idea lay dormant until 1966, when engineers Spen King and Bashford set to work on a new model . </P>

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