‘by 1999, the rover 800 was already a relic’

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‘By 1999, the Rover 800 was already a relic’

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In 1999 the mid-term facelift of the Range Rover P38a marked a shift in Land Rover’s thinking; with the model now firmly targeted as an on road alternative to luxury saloons. But could it beat Britain’s best?