19. Range Rover (1970)
The Range Rover didn’t set out to be a luxury SUV. What Land Rover wanted was to create a more rounded machine than the Series models, that could be used on the farm and motorway with equal ease.It achieved this, and then some, with ease by using supple, long-travel coil-spring suspension and the powerful Rover 3.5-litre V8 engine.
The Range Rover enjoyed near-100mph performance, yet it could deal with all of the agricultural duties, too. In time, more luxury kit was offered as standard or options as the Range Rover steadily moved further upmarket and created the SUV sector we know today.