We've driven more versions of the Defender, as LandRover continues to roll out further derivatives and engine combos. Which one would you pick? 🏔
editions get a 5.0-litre V8 supercharged petrol developing 518bhp. All are driven through an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission and dual-range 4×4. As well as that, there’s an unending options list to truly personalise your Landie. Exhausting.Inside, the Defender mixes elements of the original’s functionality with the tech and equipment you expect of a modern car. There are exposed screw heads and ruggedised surfaces on the one hand, classy-looking aluminium panels on the other.
In short, it’ll be great for expeditions and is completely family-friendly, in 110-guise at least. The ruggedised interior should shrug off anything the kids throw at it, and while it’s short of being hose-clean inside, the longer Defender has a boot that’ll swallow a couple of sheep. Boot space goes from 231 litres with all three rows in place to 2233 litres with all the seats folded for the 110, 397 to 1563 litres in the compact 90.
At speed it’s restful enough – there’s not too much wind noise to concern yourself with, it doesn’t seem to be affected by crosswinds, and the Ingenium diesel is hushed and responsive. In all, a very impressive effort, leaving us with only one question – why would you buy a full-sized Land Rover Discovery now?Our on-road drive of the shorter 90 revolved around the potent P400 model, available exclusively in range-topping X specification .
The toys are all there – height-adjustable air suspension , low-range transmission, locking centre and active rear locking diffs, all mated to the company’s well-proven Terrain Response and Hill Descent technology. What this means is that Land Rover says it’s more effective than any other LR product and should prove near unstoppable in the English countryside.
Most obvious difference between the two is that much more of the jolting from the deeply scarred trail tracks beneath are transmitted to the cabin, plus there’s no option to elevate the ride height up to the air-equipped model’s 291mm height where the going gets really tough, but over the course of two hours, any progress for the Defender 90 was only limited by traction in the mud – even then it got out under its own steam, without the need to be winched to safety.
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