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Bland Rover?; Not anymore: The all-new Range Rover is hugely improved, and it had to be.(Brief Article)

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| January 14, 2002 | Raynal, Wes | COPYRIGHT 2002 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

When the first rock hit the windshield we glanced over at David Sneath to see how he'd react. This was in a gazillion-dollar 2003 Range Rover prototype, codenamed L322, on which Sneath is chief engineer. A couple of more rocks whacked us as we continued up the rocky mountain road in South Africa's Western Cape, tucked in behind another Range Rover prototype. Development vehicles costing what they do, we wondered if Sneath was getting upset. Hell no: By the time we were done about a half an hour later, the Rover looked as if it had seen sniper fire. The official count: one destroyed windscreen and two busted foglamps.

We spent a couple of days driving the ...

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