When the Range Rover finally reached US showrooms in 1987, the design was already 17 years old — buyers were lining up for what was, underneath, a first-generation 1970 vehicle.
Median 119 hp across 77 similar cars
Lead trim: Base · 4-spd auto · 3.5L · AWD · up to 200 hp
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FactWhen the Range Rover finally reached US showrooms in 1987, the design was already 17 years old — buyers were lining up for what was, underneath, a first-generation 1970 vehicle.
Built 1969–1996. Official US sales began on 16 March 1987; the EPA lists the County Classic as its last US model, for 1995.
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VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERThe L405 was the first Range Rover with a fully aluminum monocoque body, cutting up to 420 kg from the outgoing steel-bodied L322.
6 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base · 4-spd auto · 3.5L · AWD | 1988–1988 | 3.5 L V8 | 150 hp | 195 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Base · 4-spd auto · 3.5L · AWD | 1987–1987 | 3.5 L V8 | 150 hp | 195 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Base · 4-spd auto · 3.9L · AWD | 1989–1995 | 3.9 L V8 | 180 hp | 227 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| County | 1993–1994 | 3.9 L V8 | 180 hp | 227 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| County Classic | 1995–1995 | 3.9 L V8 | 180 hp | 227 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| County LWB | 1993–1995 | 4.3 L 8-cyl | 200 hp | 251 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
An estimate, for the Base · 4-spd auto · 3.9L · AWD trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
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Overfinch has been rebodying Range Rovers since 1975, making it older as a tuner than some Range Rover generations themselves.
For the first time in its history, Range Rover production left the UK entirely: from 2024 the L460 is also built in Pune, India.
The L405 was the first Range Rover with a fully aluminum monocoque body, cutting up to 420 kg from the outgoing steel-bodied L322.
The L322 began life as a BMW project codenamed "L30," meant to share parts with the 7 Series — until BMW sold Land Rover to Ford two years before it reached production.
Land Rover secretly built two V12 prototypes for this Range Rover, planning to drop in a 5.4-litre BMW engine borrowed from the 750i for an ultra-luxury flagship — it never reached production.
When the Range Rover finally reached US showrooms in 1987, the design was already 17 years old — buyers were lining up for what was, underneath, a first-generation 1970 vehicle.
The press slated the Range Rover's first diesel for its inconsistent torque — so Land Rover answered by running a Turbo D for 24 straight hours at over 100 mph to set endurance records.
Land Rover engineered the Range Rover's V8 to keep running in situations most road cars would stall in — carburetors tuned to feed fuel at extreme tilt angles, plus a manual starting handle for cranking the engine by hand if needed.
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The L405 was the first Range Rover with a fully aluminum monocoque body, cutting up to 420 kg from the outgoing steel-bodied L322.
Rear passengers get a 17.3-inch screen that extends from the roof, and a lidar sensor sits in the front of the roof.
Its range-extender variant is rated for 1,200 km on a tank and charge, over three times the car's electric-only range.
