In February 1996 Land Rover and BMW, newly united under BMW ownership, began a joint project in South Africa to fit a BMW petrol engine to the Defender. The work was at first top secret, and within two or three weeks engineers had changed a V8-powered 110 over to the new engine, creating the first 2.8i. The reason was demand for a petrol alternative to the diesel after the V8 Defender was dropped. Six prototypes ran off-road and on-road tests of more than 500,000 kilometres in total.
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Land Rover as a company has existed since 1978.
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Land Rover as a company has existed since 1978.
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Tempo in West Germany, Minerva in Belgium, Otokar in Turkey (beginning in 1987 and continued until the original production ended), and Karmann in Brazil (from 1999 to 2006, using Land Rover CKD kits) have also built Defenders and derivatives.
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The Land Rover Defender (introduced as the Land Rover One Ten, joined in 1984 by the Land Rover Ninety, plus the extra-length Land Rover One Two Seven in 1985) is a series of British off-road cars and pickup trucks.
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The development of the Defender 2.8i began in February 1996 as a joint project between Land Rover and BMW, following the recent unification of the two companies.
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In 2020, Jaguar Land Rover introduced an all new generation of Land Rover Defender
BMW project secrecy
in 2 to 3 weeks' time they had converted a Defender 110 that originally had a 3.5-litre V8 into the first 2.8i
BMW prototypes
there were six prototype vehicles that were tested off-road and on-road for over 500,000 km total
BMW petrol demand
This option was offered due to a demand for a petrol-driven alternative to the diesel engine after production of the V8 Defender had ended.
Body style, suv: Defender, 4x4 station wagon
While the basic pick-up, 4x4 and van versions were still working vehicles
Body style, pickup-truck: Defender, pickup
is a series of British off-road cars and pickup trucks
Body style, van: Defender, van versions
While the basic pick-up, 4x4 and van versions were still working vehicles
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