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2001 Land Rover Defender

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In 2001 the BMW-engined Defender 2.8i ended after the period from 1997 in South Africa. A total of 1,395 were built at Rosslyn near Pretoria, 656 of them Defender 90s and 739 Defender 110s, and the straight-six was the fastest production Defender ever made, reaching 100 km/h in 9.3 seconds. Elsewhere the Defender was powered by the Td5 diesel, which would be the last Land Rover engine built in-house at Solihull.

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SUV or Crossover 1
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Pickup Truck 1
Body Style
Van or Kei Truck 1
Year
2001 1
Manufacturer or Builder
Land Rover 1
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2002 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

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2000 Land Rover Defender, Vehicles
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Manufactured By

Land Rover Limited

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

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

Also in Business Atlas: the company or plant that built this subject.

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 M52 period, year
    Between 1997 and 2001, the Defender 90 and 110 were offered with a BMW petrol engine alongside the normal Tdi engine.
  • Lead paragraph, 2020 generation
    In 2020, Jaguar Land Rover introduced an all new generation of Land Rover Defender
  • BMW M52 production
    Total production for the 2.8i was 1395, which included 656 Defender 90s and 739 Defender 110s.
  • BMW M52 performance
    making it the fastest production Defender ever made
  • Td5 in-house
    making the Td5 the last Land Rover engine to be built in-house at Solihull
  • 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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