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1996 Land Rover Defender

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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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Body Style
SUV or Crossover 1
Body Style
Pickup Truck 1
Body Style
Van or Kei Truck 1
Year
1996 1
Manufacturer or Builder
Land Rover 1
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Automobile Transport, Modes

Followed By

1997 Land Rover Defender, Vehicles

Model Year Of

Land Rover Defender, Vehicles
Land Rover Defender (original, 1983 to 2016), Vehicles

Of Make

Land Rover, Networks and Operators

Preceded By

1995 Land Rover Defender, Vehicles
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Manufactured By

Land Rover Limited

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Source Wikipedia: Land RoverHistory, Land Rover as a companytier 2
Quote, History, Land Rover as a company
Land Rover as a company has existed since 1978.

Built By

Land Rover Limited

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Source Wikipedia: Land RoverHistory, Land Rover as a companytier 2
Quote, History, Land Rover as a company
Land Rover as a company has existed since 1978.
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1. Wikipedia: Land Rover Defender
Wikipedia
  • BMW project start, year
    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.
  • Lead paragraph, 2020 generation
    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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