A popular method of driving is through the use of Land Rovers and four by fours, which can operate on a variety of different terrain. Many people would love the opportunity to take a land rover or any type of four by four for that matter and take it up a sheer slope, then back down the other side. Of course no roads in this country meet such demands, but there are companies that allow such activity off road on special locations. But then Land Rovers are also good quality vehicles for the road that will serve a driver for a suitably long time.
The fact that a four by four can achieve such feats is remarkable and it makes them highly popular and desirable to drive. Land Rover is possibly one of the most well known four wheel drive vehicles, having been designed in the 1940s and existing in some form ever since. As a result it is one of the longest running types of four by fours in the world. They were designed by the Wilks Brothers and initially constructed by the Rover Company. Then, with the passing of each decade more streamlined, refined and up to date versions have hit the market, starting with the Series II in 1958. Over the years it has been owned by various different companies as well, starting with Rover before it was bought out by British Leyland in 1967. This company later collapsed and became nationalised in 1975 before which Land Rover Ltd became its own subsidiary. Several changing of hands later and the company is now operated under the Jaguar Land Rover business which itself operates under Tata Motor in India.
Although it is now owned by a foreign company, Land Rovers were initially a British car having started their production in Solihull near Birmingham. Various incarnations of the vehicle are now constructed around the world, from the Freelanders to the Defender models. As well as the Land Rover, another popular model is the Range Rover.
Driving any four by four is a pleasurable experience, with its engine and design moulded for use on and off road. It means that they can climb over obstacles and see sights that would be impossible from the driving seats of other, less equipped cars.