Range Rover (P38A)

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Range Rover (LP)
1995–1998 Land Rover Range Rover (P38A) 4.0 SE wagon
Overview
Manufacturer	Land Rover (BMW)
Production	1994–2001 (167,259 produced[citation needed])
Assembly	United Kingdom: Solihull
Designer	George Thomson (1990)[1]
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size luxury SUV
Body style	5-door SUV
Layout	Longitudinal front-engine, all-wheel drive
Related	Bentley Dominator[2]
Powertrain
Engine	Petrol 4.0 L Rover V8 4.6 L Rover V8 Diesel 2.5 L BMW M51 I6
Transmission	4-speed automatic 5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,746 mm (108.1 in)
Length	4,712 mm (185.5 in)
Width	1,890 mm (74.4 in)
Height	1,819 mm (71.6 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	Range Rover "Classic"
Successor	Range Rover (L322)

The Land Rover Range Rover (LP), generally shortened to Range Rover, is the second-generation Range Rover model from British car maker Land Rover. It was launched on 28 September 1994, 24 years after the introduction of the Range Rover Classic. It included an updated version of the Rover V8 engine, with the option of a 2.5-litre BMW six-cylinder turbo-diesel. The new model offered more equipment and premium trims, positioning the vehicle above the Land Rover Discovery to face the increased competition in the SUV marketplace.

It is usually known as the Range Rover P38 or P38A outside of Land Rover, 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'.

Motoring journalist Jeremy Clarkson has on record called the P38A Range Rover the "London Taxi" in a jocular/derogatory sense owing to its perceived styling similarity to the Metrocab.