A unique specification 35th Anniversary Limited Edition Range Rover goes on sale this month.

The first glimpse of this special and exclusive Range Rover can be caught whilst it leads the cavalcade of The South London and Surrey Land Rover Club London to Brighton Land Rover Run from Crystal Palace Park in London to Madeira Drive in Brighton, on Sunday 2 October.

The V8 Supercharged 35th Anniversary Range Rover is equipped to Vogue SE specification and comes complete with a harman/kardon ‘Logic 7′ sound system, 7-inch touch-screen navigation with 4×4 information, rear-screen entertainment with DVD, personal telephone integration system, colour rear-view camera, front and rear Park Distance Control, and park heating with timer and remote control as standard.

Wolfgang Reitzle was a senior exec at BMW when that company owned Land Rover, and he personally spearheaded the development of a new Range Rover planned for a 2002 introduction. He left to join Ford before the job was done–only to reinherit the project when the Blue Oval acquired Land Rover. When the flagship Rangie came to market, it did so carrying a BMW powerplant. Ford, for obvious reasons, wanted to segue to homegrown engines, taking the opportunity to do that, and much more, with a substantial midlife update for 2006.

In the world outside the United States, Range Rover has a reputation of being able to travel virtually anywhere the driver chooses. While the luxurious comfort it offers is an important aspect to the Range Rover, in these markets it seems to take a back seat to its hardiness.

Land Rover’s 2006 Range Rover drops in at NAIAS with more power under its hood and minor cosmetic changes to its skin. The biggest news is the most powerful engine ever offered in a Land Rover: a supercharged, 400-hp, 420-lb-ft 4.2-liter V-8 that powers several current Jaguar models. A normally aspirated 4.4-liter V-8 producing 305 hp derived from the Jag 4.2 will also be available for the Land Rover flagship. Both engines should improve performance over the ’05 Range Rover’s sluggish (at least for it’s $70,000+ price range) nine-second 0–60 times achieved with the BMW-sourced, 282-hp, 4.4-liter V-8. The two new mills will incorporate advanced torque-based engine-management systems that should yield better fuel economy numbers despite the increases in power.

Land Rover has developed an adaptation of the LR3, fitted with best-of-breed products and accessories, to demonstrate the enormous possibilities for an endurance athlete to travel, train and compete in style.

Land Rover vehicles are already among the most versatile available, and the LR3 offers numerous possibilities for showcasing, stowing and carrying performance-oriented gear. Featuring genuine Land Rover accessories such as – Hitch-Mounted Bike Rack, Rubber Mats, Waterproof Seat Covers, Cargo Dividers – and a premium collection of endurance brands such as — Cervélo bikes, Mizuno shoes, Zipp carbon fiber wheels, Orca wetsuits – the LR3 is well-suited for the needs of triathletes.

Designed to complement the Range Rover, the Range Rover Sport is a completely new vehicle ? a more compact, more agile and more performance-oriented SUV.

Land Rover reckon it?s the best-performing and best-handling vehicle they’ve ever built.

This ?sports tourer?, the fifth nameplate for the company, offers a combination of powerful, but refined on-road performance and ? this being a Landy ? versatility and go-anywhere ability.

“It is an outstanding four-wheel-drive off-roader, as you?d expect from Land Rover,” reckons managing director Matthew Taylor. “And on road, compared with its rivals, we believe it is less frenetic, more refined and more comfortable. It all adds up to the broadest range of capability in its class.”

Our 2005 Land Rover LR3 has performed admirably so far. It has been pressed into service for a variety of duties including participation in an Edmunds.com fuel economy test and a week-long family vacation by an Edmunds employee.

The e-mailed comments exchanged concerning the LR3 are primarily positive but some editors took issue with the midsize Land Rover’s nearly $51,000 as-equipped price. As we noted in our long-term introduction that price includes every option except DVD navigation and an in-car beverage cooler. However, it’s important to remember that Land Rover has a well-deserved reputation for building top-notch off-road vehicles so the price certainly reflects abilities and technology that might not be useful to the average minivan owner. It’s important to consider your needs before adding the Land Rover LR3 to your shopping list.