Saturday, April 18, 2009

Question 322


'X' is an all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) manufacturer, based in Solihull, West Midlands, England, now operated as part of the collaboratives business owned by a non-English company now.Land Rover is one of the longest surviving Four-wheel drive (4WD) brands, coming in close second to Jeep.The first 'X' car was designed in 1948 in the United Kingdom (on the island of Anglesey in Wales) by Maurice Wilks, chief designer at the British car company on his farm in Newborough, Anglesey. It is said that he was inspired by an American World War II Jeep that he used one summer at his holiday home in Wales. The first 'X' prototype 'centre steer' was built on a Jeep chassis. A distinctive feature is their bodies, constructed of a lightweight rustproof proprietary alloy of aluminium and magnesium called Birmabright. Though today this brand is not enjoying the glory it enjoyed in the past, there are plans to give it a renewed life. Which Brand?

Answer: Land Rover . Cracked by Adi and Mihir

2 Answers:

Aditya said...

Answer is land rover,now known as jaguar land rover,owned by tata motors.

Unknown said...

quote from question
"Land Rover is one of the longest surviving Four-wheel drive (4WD) brands, coming in close second to Jeep'

You gave away the anwer