Land Rover is one of the most renowned companies when it comes to building SUVs. This British powerhouse has been at the forefront of building some of the most celebrated SUVs in the world that have extended their reach from the boundaries of the UK into US soil.

Land Rover’s most iconic creation was the Defender 110. This marque redefined what an SUV should feel, look, and drive like. And when the modern era set in where families wanted to use SUVs for their day-to-day activities, the Land Rover Range Rover came in. Today, it is one of the most successful SUV nameplates on the globe with the Queen using it as her favorite daily driver.

In this piece, we’ll celebrate the success of this mega-brand. In particular, we’ll look at 8 SUVs from Land Rover that redefined reliability in their era.

8 1970 Range Rover Classic

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The Range Rover was introduced in 1970 as the luxury SUV segment for Land Rover. At the time, Land Rovers were known as off-roading and war machines that could tackle Armageddon terrain like butter.

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1970 Range Rover Classic
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The first Range Rover the public got their hands on was the 1970 Range Rover Classic. And it was an instant hit. The marque was not a powerhouse. It had a carbureted 3.5L engine that could only develop 132 horsepower. However, the cabin was impressively plush with gizmos that were unheard of and unseen in an SUV at the time. Land Rover also prioritized the styling of the Range Rover, offering it as a 3-door SUV with skinny pillars and large windows.

7 1983 Land Rover 110

1983 Land Rover 110
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Not so many Land Rover SUVs are as memorable as the 1983 Land Rover Defender 110. This marque’s production started in 1983. It was named after the length of its wheelbase, which measured 110-inches. This was longer compared to the smaller Defender 90 whose wheelbase measured only 93 inches.

1983 Land Rover 110
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Only 500 units of the Land Rover 110 made it into US soil. Thus, it is a sought-after collectible. Under the hood, the British maker fitted it with a 3.9L V8. A five-speed manual transmission then sent the power to the permanent all-wheel-drive system that was borrowed from Range Rover.

6 1989 Land Rover 90

1989 Land Rover 90
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One year after Land Rover launched the Land Rover Defender 110 in 1983, the company followed with the Defender 90. This marque also got its name from the length of its wheelbase which measured 93 inches.

1989 Land Rover 90
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The Defender 90 quickly made a name for itself as the stubby, two-door, highly-reliable SUV from Land Rover. Its appearance exemplified a no-nonsense mentality that sold it as a serious off-roader. At this point, Land Rover made a mark in the market as a shrewd maker of private recreational vehicles, something that increased its notoriety in the market.

5 1989 Land Rover Discovery Series 1

1989 Land Rover Discovery Series 1
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Before the launch of the Discovery, buying a Land Rover was not a straightforward decision. The Defender was the company’s best offering, but it was a fully utilitarian vehicle. Zero luxury existed in its fabric.

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1989 Land Rover Discovery Series 1
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On the other hand, the Range Rover was too expensive despite being the comfiest Land Rover machine you could drive in. The Discovery was thus the middle ground. Land Rover built this marque with the best of both worlds. It brought some of the plushness of the Range Rover mixed with the utilitarian nature of the Land Rover albeit in a more affordable package.

4 2003 Range Rover

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When the third-generation Range Rover was launched in 2002, it marked 30 years since the first Range Rover set foot in the market. And for the third-gen marque, everything was a significant improvement from the old machine.

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2003 Range Rover
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This was the first Range Rover ever built under the ownership of BMW. It thus shared almost all of its electrical components with the E39 5 Series. Under the hood, it also packed BMW’s 4.4L M62 V8 engine. You could also get it with a 4.2L JLR V8 engine. It was also the first Range Rover generation to get a dramatic design overhaul, ditching rugged components that crowned the looks of the first two generations for a more luxurious look.

3 Land Rover LR4

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The Land Rover LR4 was built to replace the Discovery. In 2010, Land Rover pushed the boundaries even further, pumping the LR4 with new performance sourced from a hard-charging 5.0L V8. Further improvements were made to the celebrated Terrain Response System. The interior also got a huge overhaul.

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The exterior of the 2010 Land Rover LR4 remained pretty much the same. However, there was a new electrical architecture that was shared with the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models. Some future Jaguars ended up using the same architecture.

2 2011 Range Rover Evoque

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The Range Rover Evoque was a bold statement from Land Rover. This marque was not as rugged or adventurous as the marques the brand was known to build. Nonetheless, it transformed how people viewed Land Rover and their Range Rover line of luxury SUVs.

2011 Range Rover Evoque
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To date, the 2011 Range Rover Evoque is the smallest SUV offering from the company. The marque appealed to a much broader audience than the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport ever did. Under the hood, the Evoque packed a two-liter inline-four engine. Despite featuring a unibody construction, it was still a proper off-roader as every other Range Rover is known.

1 2014 Range Rover Sport SVR

2014 Range Rover Sport SVR
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In 2014, Land Rover was interested in breaking the barriers of performance as far as SUVs are concerned. Thus, it launched the Range Rover Sport SVR (Special Vehicle Racing), the pinnacle of performance for the brand.

2014 Range Rover Sport SVR
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When it debuted, the 2014 SVR packed a hard-charging 550hp 5.0L V8 that propelled the luxury SUV from 0-60mph under five seconds. If you could manage to drive it in the Autobahn or Nardo Test Ring, you could max the SVR at 162mph. The SVR marked a new era for Range Rover where their focus would also be on building performance SUVs that could battle juggernauts such as the Bentley Bentayga.