Overland Expedition & Adventure Travel : January 2019
The main focus for the Africa Overland Network is to link past, current and future independent overland websites. As a result, the website has captured journey time, primary route and vehicle choice. It is currently the most updated website dedicated to independent overlanders. As a result, the statistics on vehicle choice and travel time tell an interesting story. Leading up to 2010, the Land Rover was the preferred vehicle of choice for the overlander. There were a number of reason why Land Rover was the preferred vehicle: Majority of trip started from the North and headed South across Africa. The cost of equipping a Land Rover was generally cheaper in the Northern hemisphere due to the availability of spare parts, overland accessories and certified mechanics. The Toyota Land Cruiser was becoming affordable, and offered an alternative to Land Rover. You can read all about Land Rover vs Toyota in the 2010 report: Which Overlander?
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You can read through a more comprehensive description of the sequences on their web site. It seems that ACEA oil sequences are revised approximately every two years. In my Owners Manual Land Rover prescribes that sequence B2-96 be used. This means that the sequence B2 of 1996 is prescribed. Just for interest sake, there is a Global specification (DHD 1) on diesel engine oil that is developed by the ACEA in conjunction with EMA (Engine Manufacturers Association) and JAMA (Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association). This global performance specification is developed for four stroke-cycle heavy duty diesel engines. They define heavy duty diesel engines as diesel engines used in vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 3900kg. or higher. This indicates that it is not really applicable to the Defender but in my opinion it can certainly be beneficial. Again the question arises regarding the appropriateness of using heavy duty diesel engine oil in an engine which is not really a heavy duty diesel engine. I posed this question to Land Rover in the UK.
The boxy earlier versions and the Defender were no oil paintings, but they did the job of off-roading better than just about anything else out there. And after my time with the fifth-generation, 2017 Discovery, I can say that this probably still stands true. Being nearly 500kg lighter than the old model, after abandoning its old-style chassis and going for a monocoque construction comprising 85 per cent aluminium, it feels much more nimble and reacts to steering changes faster. But it鈥檚 the outstanding electronic Terrain Response System where the car really shines. Depending on the setting it reacts to snow, mud, ice, gravel, road and more. And during our time, we encountered all of the above including several put together in one mushy, muddy, snowy, desert quagmire in the Utah highlands. A particularly challenging 80-metre drop down a 30 per cent gradient sand dune that had a thin layer of ice on top with snow atop, tested the downhill descent control perfectly. Never touching the pedals, it guided us down easily without slipping on the snow or getting bogged down in the sand.
The first-generation Range Rover was sold from the mid-1980s until the 1995 model year, and it's affectionately dubbed the Classic (or Range Rover Classic) by the brand's enthusiasts. Range Rover Classic models in the U.S. 1990s versions touted short- or more desirable long-wheelbase body styles. All U.S. models featured a V8 powerplant and an automatic transmission. Beginning in 1996, the Range Rover's second-generation model, dubbed the P38 by Land Rover geeks, made its debut. Sold through 2002, the P38 Range Rover dramatically upped the luxury quotient, adding a far plusher interior and many more modern comfort and convenience features. Only one wheelbase was offered, but two V8s (a 4.0-liter and a 4.6-liter) were available. The Range Rover received its third full redesign for the 2003 model year, using architecture largely developed by BMW during that automaker's stewardship of the Land Rover brand. Initially powered by a BMW V8 engine, the third-generation Range Rover earned a face-lift for the 2006 model year that saw the arrival of a new transmission and a more powerful Jaguar-Land Rover V8. The SUV was face-lifted once again in 2010 to offer more power and additional equipment.
