Range Rover (L322)

Land Rover Range Rover (L322)
Land Rover Range Rover HSE
Overview
Manufacturer	Land Rover
Production	2001–2012 (293,494 produced)
Assembly	United Kingdom: Solihull
Designer	Phil Simmons (1997)[1] Wolfgang Reitzle (1998)
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size luxury 4x4
Body style	5-door off-road vehicle
Layout	Front engine / four-wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine	Petrol BMW 4.4 L V8 (2002–2005) Jaguar 4.4 L V8 (2005–2009) Jaguar 4.2 L S/C V8 (2005–2009) Jaguar 5.0 L N/A V8 S/C V8 (2009–2012) Diesel BMW 2.9 L TD6 (2002–2006) Ford 3.6 L TDV8 (2007–2010) Ford 4.4 L TDV8 (2010–2012)
Transmission	Automatic 5-speed GM 5L40-E (Td6 only) (2002–2005) 5-speed ZF 5HP (V8 only) (2002–2005) 6-speed ZF 6HP (2006–2012) 8-speed ZF 8HP[2] (2010–2012)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,880 mm (113.4 in)
Length	4,950 mm (194.9 in) (2002–2005) 4,971 mm (195.7 in) (2005–2009) 4,976 mm (195.9 in) (2009–2012)
Width	1,923 mm (75.7 in) (2002–2009) 2,035 mm (80.1 in) (2009–2012)
Height	1,862 mm (73.3 in) (2002–2005) 1,902 mm (74.9 in) (2005–2009) 1,877 mm (73.9 in) (2009–2012)
Chronology
Predecessor	Range Rover (P38A)
Successor	Range Rover (L405)

The Land Rover Range Rover (L322), generally shortened to Range Rover, is the third-generation Range Rover model from British car maker Land Rover and was originally developed under the codename 'L30'.

The L322 was introduced in 2001 and had a production run of over ten years. Planned and developed under BMW ownership, the vehicle was intended to share components and systems (electronics, core power units etc.) with the E38 7 Series. However, BMW sold Land Rover to Ford two years before the L322 went into production.

In the UK and many other territories, ascending trim levels were initially marketed as "SE", "HSE" and "Vogue". Various other trims such as "Vogue SE", "Westminster", "Autobiography" and special editions were subsequently produced.

In his Sunday Times column, Jeremy Clarkson once went on record to state that he owned a Range Rover TDV8 Vogue and it was "the best car in the world and best 4x4."^[3] As of 2023, he still owns and operates a car matching this description, and it primarily serves on his farm in Chipping Norton.^[4]

The L322's successor, the L405, was announced in August 2012 and unveiled the same year at the Paris Motor Show.