the third-generation range rover was designed to accommodate bmw's m62 v8 engines for future models. the manual transmission was dropped entirely, leaving only the automatic transmission. the bmw 7 series e38 electronics system were being phased out during the development of the third-generation range rover, and being replaced with the electronics from the bmw e39 5 series. the entertainment system (radio function, navigation system, television and telecommunications systems, as well as the automotive computer bus system) on pre-facelift models were almost identical to those in the bmw e39 5 series. early models of the third-generation model range rover could be upgraded with some newer bmw technologies, although from 2005 onwards the electronics were based on ford/jaguar systems.