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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 12:41 PM
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Anyone looking for a high end Callaway?

1999 Range Rover 4.6 HSE Callaway
 
Old Jun 21, 2011 | 01:21 PM
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I don't know anything about the particular car for sale, but from Wikipedia about the Callaway edition:

Callaway Edition
This was done as a test to produce more power from the 4.6 liter V8, as during testing the Bosch engine management systems, the engines power was far under the 225 bhp stated. Land Rover North America were very angry by this matter and the MD flew over the UK to complain. Land Rover decided to send 10 audit engines to UK based tuning company Cosworth. They too concluded that the 4.6 litre V8 was only producing approx 170 bhp. LRNA sent 8 audit engine to US muscle car tuner Reeves Callaway who agreed to make the necessary changes to bring the V8 engine up to standard. All 200 Callaway's made were the last 200 1999 model year cars, and were finished in either Rutland Red, Epsom Green or Niagra Grey. The cars featured Callaway badging, unique, Tempest 18 inch alloy wheels, and a tailored handbook explaining the differences. Most of the changes made during the Callaway project were implemented into the 2000 model year NAS Range Rovers.





I normally think of twin-turbo 'vettes when I hear "Callaway" but in this case, Land Rover was so incompetent they needed Reeves just to meet their printed specification, which was still no more than a 4.6L engine in a bone stock '98 Ford Mustang. By '99, Ford's 4.6L was making 260hp.
 

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Old Jun 24, 2011 | 10:39 PM
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FWIW. This truck has been for sale for a long time. If you come out the the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix on British Car day, you'll probably find it sitting with the rest of the Rovers.
 
 
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