Range Rover US & Americas

Automotive Compliance Inc. (ACI), Harbor City, CA imported the Range Rover's from UK dealers,

made them smog legal certified to American smog laws by installing three-way catalytic converter,

an air injection pump and a charcoal canister to capture evaporating fuel. Because the vehicles are

considered as used before import, the process is much lenient and less expensive than if the manufactorer should do the import.

By eliminating the centre muffler and installing the catalytic converter the back pressure was reduced

and more pleasant exhaust rumble sound than original UK derivative. ACI estimated that the power

output was 10% lower with the catalytic installed.

In 1980 ACI hoped to import 50 Range Rover's per year and sold them through dealers in Houston, Texas; Miami, Florida; Chicago, Illinois and Harbor City, California.

Catalytic converter, air pump and charcoal canister installations

In addition to Venezuela; Costa Rica also had CKD assembly Range Rover production.

Specifications for Range Rover produced in Venezuela to differ from Solihull, UK vehicles:

- Body colours differed from UK produced, also metallic available in 1970's

- Air conditioning system with special duct outlets and no heating system

- York A/C compressor and alternator mounted with special brackets at same side of engine

- Different interior pattern which altered through production, beige or black interior available

- Special centre console with radio fitting and glovebox, available in beige or black colours and sizes

- Footwell and gearbox tunnel mats in PVC fabric with sound deadening backing

- Upper rear tailgate without heating elements, but with rear wiper and washer system

- Tinted windows in greener colour than from UK for reduced temperature inside Range Rover produced in Venezuela with special colour and interior

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- Electronic speedometer

- Floor mats - removeable

- Folding 60/40 rear seats

- Front door with puddle lamps

- Glass sunroof available as option

- Front screen wipers with variable delay programming

- Headlamp washers

- Heated front windscreen

- Heated washer jets

- Heated front door locks

- Auto headlight dim after shutoff

- Interior lamp 10-minute cut-off

- Third brake light in rear screen

- Integral trailer hitch receiver

- Rear window heater

- Rear window washer/wiper

- Removeable cargo cover

- Power windows with one-touch on drivers side

- Central locking also with tailgate Hunter model with cloth interior and American walnut door inserts

- New Clarion AM/FM stereo cassette with 6 speakers

- County with Premium Pioneer system with 6 speaker and CD wiring, standard

- County SE with a/d/s system with special amplifier and 8 speakers and subwoofer

- Special Editions:

- Range Rover County SE - Beluga Black colour, burl walnut wood trim on doors, facia, console

Front brush bar in black aluminium, special 5-spoke alloy wheels,

a/d/s audio, glass sunroof

Special Range Rover County SE badging

- Range Rover Hunter - Cloth upholstery, manual seats, American walnut, dog guard,

luggage net but no loadspace cover

No ABS brakes, anti sway bars and spoiler

Silver painted alloy wheels. Special Range Rover Hunter badging.

- Available colours:

- Third brake light in rear screen

- Integral trailer hitch receiver

- Rear window heater

- Rear window washer/wiper

- Remote keyless entry with security system

- Removeable cargo cover

- Power windows now one-touch on both sides

- Central locking also with tailgate

- Electric power fronts seats - 8 ways

- Memory Driver's Seat/Mirrors on LWB

- All models with 120watt a/d/s system with special amplifier

- 8 speakers and diversity antenna

From March 1994, production specifications:

- Range Rover County LWB: 4.2 ltr EFI V8

- Full-time four-wheel drive with ZF four-speed automatic transmission and two-speed

transfer case and viscous-coupled center differential In 1995MY the Range Rover LWB were the only available model

- EAS - Electronic Adjusted Suspension height adjustable with four air springs,

shock absorbers and height sensors at each wheel

Anti-sway bars front and rear

Improved EAS including pump motor

When stopped at curbside, the driver can depress a dash-mounted button which

lowers the vehicle 2.4 inches for easier entry and exit from the vehicle. When

shifted into drive, the vehicle automatically rises to standard ride height.

At highway speeds over 50 mph, the vehicle automatically lowers 0.8 inches for

improved aerodynamics, a lower center of gravity and firmer directional

handling feel.

When off-road conditions turn more extreme, the driver mayselect the high profile

mode, raising the vehicle 1.6 inches above standard ride height for more ground

clearance and better approach and departure angles.

- ETC - Electronic Traction Control

- ABS - four channel, four-wheel disc all-terrain anti-lock brakes

From March 1994 (1995MY) the new facia with air bags introduced

- SRS - Supplemental Restraint System with Dual Airbags and Knee Bolsters - New

- One-piece poly-vee serpentine drivebelt with new accessory mountings for lower noise,

vibration and harshness - New

- Quiter air intake, improved cylinder heads and vally gasked

- Modified frame with energy absorbing front extentions; crush cans

- Side door impact beams front and rear - New

- Bonded windscreen - New

- Improved firewall seal

- Steering wheel with tilt adjustment - New

- Wider gearshift handle for better ergonomics

- Improved sound deadning material

- From March 1994, following standard equipments:

- Air Conditioning CFC-free, featuring separate driver and passenger temperature

control system - New The long profile of the Range Rover LWB clearly shown

- Auto dimming mirror with integrated map reading lights

- Auto headlight dim after shutoff

- Crome bumpers

- Dash-mounted pop-out cup holders for front seat passengers - New

- Additional cupholders in the center console cubby box - New

- Dual electric heated and adjustable mirrors

- Electronic Cruise Control

- Ergonomic dash, so called Range Rover "Softdash" - New

- Front and rear door with puddle lamps

- Front spoiler with for lamps

- Full instrumentation

- Full-size glovebox positioned in front of the passenger, integrated beneath

the standard passenger's side airbag - New

- Horn now located int the center of the steering wheel

- Tilt and slide glass sunroof with sunshade

- Headlamp washers

- Heated front windscreen and rear window

- Heated front seats

- Heated front door locks

- Ignition-off delay logiq window and sunroof operation

- Interior lamp 10-minute cut-off

- Integral class III trailer hitch receiver Rear view of County LWB with the NA towing hook arrangement

- Power windows now one-touch on both sides and with backlit switches for ease of operation

- Quartz halogen headlamps with electrically heated power washers

- Rear window washer/wiper

- Remote keyless central locking entry with security system, factory installed

- Remote fuel filler cover release

- Removeable cargo cover

- Central locking also with tailgate

- Electric power fronts seats - 8 ways

- Third brake light in rear screen

- Tilt adjustable steering coloumn and leather wrapped steering wheel with reduced

diameter compared to previous one - New

- Variable front wipers and heated washer jets

Eight way power adjusted front seats, with pre-set memory on the driver's side seat and

the outside mirrors, for infinitely fine-tuned for personal comfort and convenience.

- Electrically heated front seats

- Adjustable leather armrests for front and rear seat passengers

- Folding 60/40 rear seats

Beautiful Creme interior with the new "soft dash" with SRS

State-of-the-art ICE stereo system standard, with:

- Range Rover/Pioneer head unit AM/FM radio/cassette and with weatherband.

- Harman/Kardon audiophile-quality system with 160watt with 8 channels

and 8 speakers - New

- Separate adjustable subwoofer

- Diversity antenna of latest technology to enhance sound quality and increase

signal processing

- Six-disc CD changer, standard equipment

- Available colours: