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2021 Land Rover Defender 90

2021 Land Rover Defender 90

By Angus MacKenzie – MotorTrend

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

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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Land Rover Range Rover Velar SVAutobiography Launch and Review

The all-new Land Rover Range Rover Velar SVAutobiography has been released, and it’s the highest trim of the Range Rover Velar model. See this in-depth review by Doug DeMuro

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Range Rover Evoque, Discovery Sport Get Three-Cylinder PHEV Versions

By: Angel Sergeev – Motor1

Both have more than 300 horsepower.

The rumors were true – the Range Rover Evoque gets a new three-cylinder plug-in hybrid powertrain. We spotted a test prototype of that vehicle back in January and it turns out the chic crossover won’t be the only model in the brand’s range to receive the new eco-friendly system. The Discovery Sport also benefits from the P300e-branded hybrid engine.

The core of the system is a 1.5-liter, three-cylinder turbocharged unit, good for 197 horsepower (147 kilowatts), supported by a 107-hp (80-kW) electric motor mounted on the rear axle and a 15kWh lithium-ion battery. The combined output is rated at 304 hp (227 kW) and 398 pound-feet (540 Newton-meters) of torque for both the Evoque and Disco Sport.

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2020 Range Rover Velar SVAutobiography Dynamic First Drive

By Angus MacKenzie – MotorTrend

Range Rover Velar – Sleek and fast, it’s the GT of SUVs.

Here’s the thing about most high-performance SUVs: They’re fast in a straight line, and some are even fun to drive. But despite the mega horsepower, the menacing exhaust rumble, the fat tires, and the pumped fenders, they still look like they’d be more at home attacking the school run than the Stelvio Pass. Even the ones with sporty rooflines, like BMW’s X6 M, the Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S Coupe, and Porsche’s Cayenne Turbo Coupe.

The only SUV that looks ready to ravage a driver’s road is Lamborghini’s Urus, all muscle and menace, the quickest SUV we’ve ever tested.

And then there’s the 2020 Range Rover Velar SV Autobiography Dynamic. That name might clunk like concrete blocks in a cement mixer, but if the Urus looks the proper supercar of SUVs, this rakish, thrusting, top-of-the-range Velar looks the proper GT.

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Land Rover Defender – Review

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

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

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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