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2021 Land Rover Defender 90

Post author By axelrin
Post date December 9, 2020

Less is more. Well, maybe. In the case of the 2021 Land Rover Defender 90, less is most definitely less—17.1 inches less, to be precise. Make no mistake, the short-wheelbase version of our 2021 SUV of the Year winner is still a good thing, offering, like its longer sibling, a truly unique combination of luxurious refinement on-road and Jeep-like capability off-road. But whether less of a good thing is actually … a good thing … depends on what you’re going to do with it.

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A 300-mile weekend in the new Land Rover Defender

Post author By axelrin
Post date August 26, 2020

By Ollie Kew – TopGear

Here are several mildly useful things we learned living with the new Landie for a few days.

Obviously it’s good at carrying stuff

I’m moving house in a couple of days, so obviously this weekend was the perfect time to head off to the shops and buy a load of those plastic stackable storage crates. You know what else is useful when you’re packing all of your worldly possessions into a van? That’s right, a brand-new and rather large lounge floor rug. As you can see, my moving house priorities differ ever-so-slightly from those of my other half.

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The New Trucks and SUVs Most Ready for the Apocalypse

Post author By axelrin
Post date May 16, 2020

By Kelly Lin – MotorTrend

When the apocalypse comes, you’ll need a vehicle that can outrun zombies, tackle difficult terrain, and keep going for the long haul. Fortunately, many of today’s trucks and SUVs were born ready for the job. These tough off-roaders have what it takes to help you survive a doomsday scenario, be it nuclear fallout, zombie mobs, or raining meatballs. We’ve gathered up the rigs we’d buy and kit out for the end times here, all chosen for their toughness and general off-road capability:

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Land Rover Defender – Review

Post author By axelrin
Post date March 31, 2020

The new Land Rover Defender has a mountain to climb. Yeah, a real mountain, of course, because awesome off-road ability is an absolute necessity. But also a metaphorical mountain. It’s got to replace the old one. A vehicle that was very widely adored, for the exact same reasons it was almost impossible to justify buying.

It was basically a tool. Its ability to survive harsh and brutal conditions meant it was, frankly, itself far too harsh and brutal to be taken seriously as an everyday vehicle for most people.

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2020 Land Rover Defender 110 HSE P400 – First Ride

Post author By axelrin
Post date March 29, 2020

By Angus MacKenzie – MotorTrends

Quick and comfortable: This ain’t your daddy’s Defender.

Mike Cross aims for the gap in the trees, and guns it. There’s a muted snarl from the 395-hp straight-six under the hood, the hiss of rubber on wet gravel and the whoomp! whoomp! whoomp! of muddy water exploding from potholes. Cross is slouched in the driver’s seat, relaxed but eyes laser-focused as he waltzes 5,035 pounds of SUV through mud-slicked corners with deft, minimalist movements of the steering wheel, his right hand periodically making the short reach across to the high-mounted shifter to grab another gear.

The road straightens, and Jaguar Land Rover‘s chief engineer, vehicle integrity, buries his right foot. We hit 100 mph, hovercrafting over the cratered surface on the long-travel air suspension. Then it’s hard on the brakes and three quick snicks of the stubby shifter, ready for the rapidly approaching 90-degree corner. Off the brakes, turn-in, and on the power. The big SUV slides gracefully for a moment before being collected with a quick flick of the wrists. The four-wheel-drive system digs through the surface slush and propels us toward the next corner.

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2020 Land Rover Defender 110 – Interior Review

Post author By axelrin
Post date March 29, 2020

By Christian Seabaugh – MotorTrend

What’s it like to live with Land Rover’s new 5- to 8-seat SUV?

Lots of ink will be spilled on how good the 2020 Land Rover Defender 110 is off-road. In fact, I’ve spilled lots of it myself (you can check out our First Drive, an overland adventure across Namibia, HERE). Sure, how well the Defender drives is no doubt important, but what its interior is like to live with on a day-to-day basis is probably equally so. With that in mind, here’s a list of questions you’re likely to have about the new Land Rover Defender‘s interior, and, hopefully, satisfactory answers.

What Does The Land Rover Defender’s Interior Look Like?

Over three days and 500 miles in a long-wheelbase, four-door Defender 110 off-road, I found myself liking the way the Defender’s cabin looked and the way it was laid out quite a bit. Up front, the driver has an instrument cluster that’s either an analog/digital hybrid (with the insides of the gauges, plus driving information displayed on a well-sized high-res display), or, on higher-spec models, fully digital. I prefer the former, personally, though both clusters function the same.

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