Why do people say Chelsea all the time? For example they'll say turn left right or Chelsea. Just always wondered that, plus I kind of hate it. It's my ex wife's 1st name. 🤢🤮
I bet those that say they prefer the "old version" haven't actually been in both vehicles. To my mind this new version is vastly superior in everyway - from its off road ability, the way it tows, its comfort, safety, right thru to its on road handling. The old one was always a bit of a pig's ear - given that it was designed using 1940s architecture and hadnt really changed over the past 65+ years. Yes its an expensive vehicle, but isnt everything now? Basic price is £45k and at present you can run one of these for a year and sell it for the same price as you bought it for, as the demand is so strong for them and the factory's output is low due to availability of components etc. Dont forget when the series 1 was introduced in the late 40s, it was deemed a very expensive vehicle and less than a 1000 were sold in the first years as a result - a far cry from this new Defender Come on you sceptics enter the 21st Century and pull yourself out of the 1940s
I used to hate this design. Recently unfortunately I have fallen in love with it. However I am still not sold on it as a Defender. I can't help but feel like it's more of a Discovery than a proper Defender. Idk.
I used to think the new 110 was more a new Discovery than a new Defender, but recently realised it's actually the new Range Rover. The people who used to buy Range Rovers, the country gent types or people fancy themselves as such will be put off by the new Range Rovers because they're now gaudy new money monstrosities, but the new Defender has the right mix of being too expensive for the proles, isn't too showy about it, and can tow a horsebox over a damp field. All of which is possibly a problem for the 90, because all the types of people I can think of who want a new Defender would want a 110, unless maybe the country gents will be buying them for their country wives to do the weekly M&S run.
@Jens Laukens I mean the defenders are selling quite well ,pretty sure many Australians bought it too, please elaborate why you think it's crap because the worst thing about it to me is the price ,lol
I wouldn't consider a daily driver that doesn't have 4wd and ground clearance. It doesn't take many snow storms for them to prove their worth, but unfortunately not many 4x4 are actually 4wd anymore. I even had to add front and rear lockers to my Ram to get me through the deep stuff.
Best car channel on TH-cam. Perhaps even best car channel alltogether. Top Gear/Grand Tour is hillarious but so is Mat and he always goes in great detail. Keep m coming Carwow!
I really love the new Defender inside and especially out; looks sweet as hell and is no doubt seriously capable. But it's a car for TH-camrs and "wealthy farmers" so "go right ahead and Buy It" is probably as irrelevant a conclusion as can be.
Hi Matt, the old Defender did not have the aluminium chequer plate fitted, owners put it on! Yes, it strenghtens the panel underneath it and allows you climb on it.
Hi mat can you please do a review on Porsche 918 Spyder ?? And a drag race with the 918 Spyder and some other cars like 911 turbo S and Mercedes benz C63
The Bronco is not a bd looking vehicle but has the opposite issue the new Defender has in which it looks great in pictures and not that amazing in person. Side by side the Defender is a better looking vehicle imo
To my mind Matt is one of the best car reviewers today. No one comes close! He is definitely the only one who could bring Top Gear back to life! At 60 he’ll be primed to put the Grand Tour on steroids and then he can end his life as a true car journalist talking to sheep on his own farming programme!
Mr Mat sir You jumped when you thought there was a spider, but you did not flinch at the strange man on the top of the hill who then started to follow you. Feel sure you had confidence that the sheep and the vehicle you were driving would DEFENDER you. Should have borrowed the new Defender of Daniel Ashville, your m8, to do this review. Awesome vehicle. 🎥🎬👍🕸
@@rich7447 But you'll be in the Chiropractors office a lot more after driving that awful LC. 😂 The Defender's ride feels likes a cushion full of marshmallows compared to the Toyota.
@@gc2234 We have an LC 150 (Lexus GX 460) and it is a great ride. I also save a lot of wear and tear on the back by not having to push it off the road to wait for the tow truck.
@@rich7447 I used to have a Lexus GX and it was awful compared to my current Defender. Clearly you have very low standards. 😂 And I've never needed to worry about my back because my Defender has been absolutely bulletproof.
Mat bashing on cars with raised floors and uncomfortable seating position on rear seats.. Also Mat almost squatting on the back seat here and feeling great in a British car :D
@@gustavmeyrink_2.0 Unfortunately what we are ending up with is a whole bunch of very similar looking models with close to identical specs. The eco warriors are pushing regulations that incentivize vehicles as an appliance.
the old one was really good off the road, no denying that, but it was a pig on the road, and it didn't sell well, but, I like the old defender, but the new one's nice too
There is no comparison to old and new, both on and off road - as the new one wins in both aspects hands down. Yes I have both and work them being a farmer
I’m curious: will it go to the junkyard after the first owner (3 years) or the second (5 years)??? The new land cruiser will run circles around this and circles around the junkyards where the Land Rovers are buried. Even after 20 years.
One of the things it has I which more modern cars have: both a usb and a usb C socket. So nice to have, especially when you frequently drive different cars and then find out you’ve got the wrong cable with you
I own a Series 3 Landy and the best thing is that everyone from 5 to 105 knows what it is and what it will do - everyone loves it, and I just can't do with this one. I'm sure its a great car but it leaves me cold. It just looks like all other soft-roaders. First one I saw was in a Waitrose car park and it fitted in.
That's a fair statement, but JLR is a business and makes cars to gain revenue, which it barely did with the old Defender. The old Defender in all its guises sold 14,000 a year worldwide, this new one is selling at a rate of 75,000 a year with a very long waiting list. It may not appeal to the traditionalist but it was the right move for the company. Anyway,safety legislation killed the car, it was time limited.
Its more capable off-road than any stock OG defender though. People can debate longevity and complexity but lets not look at the OG with rose-tinted glasses like they didn't have huge issues. I feel like people have had a profound emotional reaction to this new car. People don't like change but that's now how progress happens...
Two doors or four... Which Defender would you choose?!
I choose CLARKSON'S no door tractor
Actually 4 door makes it look bigger , makes it look like a real S U V
4 door
2 door look cool and nostalgic.Reminds me the older defenders
4 door coz its a SUV
2
Mat: wealthy farmers
*Proceeds to show Jeremy Clarkson in a farm*
The show was amazing AF. Good to hear a new season is coming
am farm doge
😂
What was the time when it was said?
@@daawerkhan2943 0:03
"...a snorkel as well, it's really handy when you're cruising through Chelsea."
I felt that.
Why do people say Chelsea all the time? For example they'll say turn left right or Chelsea. Just always wondered that, plus I kind of hate it. It's my ex wife's 1st name. 🤢🤮
@@TheMeanmarine13 these types of cars are Chelsea tractors
You need a snorkel for the Sea!
Good for London this past week......LOL.....Flooded roads
@@johnpeterdean1653 good
Don’t feel bad for any of them
I love that when you said wealthy farmers they showed a picture of Clarkson.😂😂
And Mat also wears a navy field jacket quite often 😂
@@RahRahGreg Matt likes to pretend he isnt rich lol.
@@RahRahGreg 😂😂 he is humble… I think.
@@doubleL_S Well compared to Jeremy Clarkson he isn't.
@@RahRahGreg he's pretty poor
10:40 "Looks like this car is pleased to see me." 🤣🤣
🤣🤣😭
🤣🤣🤣
Im gonna go broke after considering,shortlisting and buying all these cars
The Defender will almost certainly send you broke😂
@@craigdavid6668 yes 😂 for sure
Im broke just looking at them 🤣
@@turboeverything1505 😂
@@OkOk-ru3ln how much is an engine for one, hopefully its on discount
The sheep literally respond to matt at the end 😂
sheep whisperer!
The way they were all just staring at him. 😂
I know 😂
I saw one on the road a few days ago... You all can say what you want about the new defender, but it sure looks spectacular.
And he talks to sheep to! I'm in awe!
Shush
*too
Shear driving err... Ewe
I want to buy this legendary car, is this beautiful car sold in Canada and Norway 🤔
Ewe should be
“You wooly idiot”
-Mat Watson, 2021
Excellent line! - I'm going to try and use that as much as can in conversation this week!
"Lamb chop" 🐑
@@evarity Also mutton chops 🥩
11:58 that sheep really looks interested on purchasing the Defender... Did you speak to it at the end of the review?
🤣😂🤣😂
underrated comment
He referred it to carwow for a great deal on the new defender.
9:18 I didn’t like the fact Mat sat on that wind deflector
Why ?
@@joeyzwier he could’ve break it (which I’m pretty sure he didn’t)
@@abayamangali I wouldn't care not my car
@@joeyzwier yeah true
@@joeyzwier that's trashy talk. Only trashy people act that way. People with class treat other people's property better than their own.
Mat keeps saying Trusted dealers. Who have met a trustworthy second hand car dealer
I think only the dealer itself would call it trustworthy :))))
Isn't trusted dealer an oxymoron? 😀
There's isn't a queue of people saying " I have ! I have ! " anywhere. At all. Ever.
Here in the countryside there are only two kind of vehicles: pickup trucks and Defenders… I love this car!
Old defenders. Not this one. Impossible to fix on the go...
"Looks like this defender is pleased to see me" 😀😀😀 Matt you are silly
Love the clean cut British interiors. Really calming
I bet those that say they prefer the "old version" haven't actually been in both vehicles. To my mind this new version is vastly superior in everyway - from its off road ability, the way it tows, its comfort, safety, right thru to its on road handling. The old one was always a bit of a pig's ear - given that it was designed using 1940s architecture and hadnt really changed over the past 65+ years.
Yes its an expensive vehicle, but isnt everything now? Basic price is £45k and at present you can run one of these for a year and sell it for the same price as you bought it for, as the demand is so strong for them and the factory's output is low due to availability of components etc. Dont forget when the series 1 was introduced in the late 40s, it was deemed a very expensive vehicle and less than a 1000 were sold in the first years as a result - a far cry from this new Defender
Come on you sceptics enter the 21st Century and pull yourself out of the 1940s
You are right. The old Defender sold 300 a week, the new one, even with shortages, is selling 2,000 per week.
Finally something Not an EV or a Toyota GR for Matt to simp about. Refreshing.
When mat leaves, this channel will probably die. hes the best car reviewer.
Don't fart in the soup mate it isn't worth the hassle.
@@darralnolan5792 wat
I'm just commenting so I get notified of this conversation develops.
@@alfies98 sorry... For some reason all my texts are posting to the youtube comments.
I used to hate this design. Recently unfortunately I have fallen in love with it. However I am still not sold on it as a Defender. I can't help but feel like it's more of a Discovery than a proper Defender. Idk.
What no no no it's nothing like a discovery to mee
@@johnpaulonyeama9931 its one of the best off-roaders you can buy right now, so absolutely nothing like a Discovery
I used to think the new 110 was more a new Discovery than a new Defender, but recently realised it's actually the new Range Rover. The people who used to buy Range Rovers, the country gent types or people fancy themselves as such will be put off by the new Range Rovers because they're now gaudy new money monstrosities, but the new Defender has the right mix of being too expensive for the proles, isn't too showy about it, and can tow a horsebox over a damp field.
All of which is possibly a problem for the 90, because all the types of people I can think of who want a new Defender would want a 110, unless maybe the country gents will be buying them for their country wives to do the weekly M&S run.
I think it's good but not great design wise , although the capability is more than enough
@Jens Laukens I mean the defenders are selling quite well ,pretty sure many Australians bought it too, please elaborate why you think it's crap because the worst thing about it to me is the price ,lol
Not a fan of 4x4's, but I've always had a soft spot for a Defender.
Only idiots buy 4x4 for show only
It’s apart of the DNA to find 4x4’s at least appealing.
good luck mate cuz now it is soft hehe
I wouldn't consider a daily driver that doesn't have 4wd and ground clearance. It doesn't take many snow storms for them to prove their worth, but unfortunately not many 4x4 are actually 4wd anymore. I even had to add front and rear lockers to my Ram to get me through the deep stuff.
@Jens Laukens Brit that lived in Canada for 20+ years before moving to the US in 2005.
Depends on the use, if family 110 if not 90. I’m ordering the 90.
Matt you killed it. "Looks like this Defender is pleased to see me" 🤣 actually you pressed a button to make it happen
Wizzle is amazing guys! Sold my SQ5 in 20minutes.. car was collected 2 days later for exactly the money I was after! Well worth a try.
Honestly it would be hilarious if mat accidentally says “dougscore” at the end instead of his verdicts
Who's Doug?... 😏
@@carwow _who's let the Doug out?_
@@embargoo7885 Nasty.
@@carwow someone with 2 million less subscribers that also likes Defenders 😅
Mats got to wear a pair of shorts before he says it.
Design-wise this car had to land with me.. now, I love it! Really desirable
I guess Jeremy Clarkson is considered a farmer now
He farms ig
Best car channel on TH-cam. Perhaps even best car channel alltogether. Top Gear/Grand Tour is hillarious but so is Mat and he always goes in great detail. Keep m coming Carwow!
When you were talking about the petrol engine version. That sheep had a genuine look of interest in it's eyes 🤣
No just no.
11:36 Sir Sheep was also interested in the review! Amazing work!
This is the first time I’ve looked at a Rover exterior and interior and actually been interested in its visual appeal for the price point
I love this kind of Offroader like this! Three Doors, Short, big Wheels, higher Body. Like Jeep Wrangler, Ford Bronco or Suzuki Jimny and others.
Day 3 of asking Matt and Carwow for a 90s JDM drag race
12months waiting list, in you're wondering. This 90 version would be all I needed :)
I really love the new Defender inside and especially out; looks sweet as hell and is no doubt seriously capable. But it's a car for TH-camrs and "wealthy farmers" so "go right ahead and Buy It" is probably as irrelevant a conclusion as can be.
This car is good for who's meant to be: wealthy farmers, land owners, and their wives.
The old defender owners have already switched to Japanese pick ups
@@MKDC-5 anything japanese and 4x4
Hi Matt, the old Defender did not have the aluminium chequer plate fitted, owners put it on! Yes, it strenghtens the panel underneath it and allows you climb on it.
Matt and his team are my go-to car reviewers now. Another great job.
the fact theres a two door supercharged V8 offroading legend out there that looks adorable and timeless makes my worl brighter
I like the scene Mat and sheep fight😂🤣😆
I saw one of these parked in a field at a clay shoot today. I must say it looked mighty fine and really good in the flesh.
Waiting for Defender Vs G 63 AMG.
Yup that’s me
Svr will come hheeehee
Lol it's already there...check
Wrangler 392 also.
More like G500
the defender is pleased to see mat.😂😂😂Ooooh yeahhhH 10:45
Hi mat can you please do a review on Porsche 918 Spyder ?? And a drag race with the 918 Spyder and some other cars like 911 turbo S and Mercedes benz C63
When mat said "I think this defender is pleased to see me" that really got me I'm dying here 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I dont like the fact they tried to make an old design look new. But having seen some in real life, they did an alright job i think
In video and pictures they look small but in person they look way bigger
@@HughRussell06 yeah its definitely a massive car
@@Supercars.of.Australia yeah mainly bc it was way wider
An inline 6 diesel! That thing will last forever. Amazing.
the engine maybe, the rest of the car will fall off in the meantime
Those sheep’s made my day. Standing there like “ what’s this bloke talking about! “
8:20
Mat: It can be a bit of a f....
My mind: a bit of a faff
Also Clarkson: talks about being the poorest person in the tent in dubai
the coolest looking car on the road today, hands down, bar none. What the Bronco SHOULD HAVE looked like
The Bronco is not a bd looking vehicle but has the opposite issue the new Defender has in which it looks great in pictures and not that amazing in person. Side by side the Defender is a better looking vehicle imo
To my mind Matt is one of the best car reviewers today. No one comes close! He is definitely the only one who could bring Top Gear back to life! At 60 he’ll be primed to put the Grand Tour on steroids and then he can end his life as a true car journalist talking to sheep on his own farming programme!
carwow honourable moment- mat gets jumpscared by a "spider" 6:44
11:40 sheep just chilling 😂
this 4k quality is amazing matt keep it up
Thanks ~~~
Legend says that mat ate that sheep after the shoot
10:41 the car said "your seat is ready Sir" 😂😂😂
I wonder if Mat had the money would he choose the 90 or still remain with his Jimny🤔
Yes I’ve been waiting for this for soo long
I want to see Grace Watson on a carwow review! carwow and Mat MAKE IT HAPPEN!
One day 😏
Mr Mat sir
You jumped when you thought there was a spider, but you did not flinch at the strange man on the top of the hill who then started to follow you.
Feel sure you had confidence that the sheep and the vehicle you were driving would DEFENDER you.
Should have borrowed the new Defender of Daniel Ashville, your m8, to do this review. Awesome vehicle.
🎥🎬👍🕸
The Toyota LC Prado commercial van version, seems way more suited as a workhorse. If you want to skip the pick-up market.
The Defender 110 commercial van is way better.
The LC will be in the shop a whole lot less than any LR.
@@rich7447 But you'll be in the Chiropractors office a lot more after driving that awful LC. 😂 The Defender's ride feels likes a cushion full of marshmallows compared to the Toyota.
@@gc2234 We have an LC 150 (Lexus GX 460) and it is a great ride. I also save a lot of wear and tear on the back by not having to push it off the road to wait for the tow truck.
@@rich7447 I used to have a Lexus GX and it was awful compared to my current Defender. Clearly you have very low standards. 😂 And I've never needed to worry about my back because my Defender has been absolutely bulletproof.
Mat bashing on cars with raised floors and uncomfortable seating position on rear seats.. Also Mat almost squatting on the back seat here and feeling great in a British car :D
I would go with a 90 hard top,no back seats and a dog guard,perfect.
Shame they don't bring it to NZ without a double mortgage.
The M5CS Matt!!!!!!!!
Everybody's got it, we're waiting for youuyyu
Miss those old carwow reviews , where mat would walk up to the car and compare it with something unrelated to it ( most of the time )...
Malayali🙃
A man with his 90 Landy, and the sheep : perfectly "shaun the sheep" farmer 😊
Next time when reviewing offroad cars could you mention the torque since that’s more relevant?
Thumbnail: best off-roader?
Me: yea it is!! 😎😎
i usually hate suv's but this seems charming to me for some reason
When he said "looks like the car is happy to see me" 😂
110 comments in 2 min? damn. The car is amazing!
Why, what did the Defender 110 say about its little brother?
@@pigeonpoo1823 uuh, I don't know?
amazing for picking up groceries maybe but then again it might be a tad expensive
@@misterminister3858 yeah maybe. But it's cool.
Haha I loved it when you mentioned serengeti my country Tanzania 🤩🇹🇿
Replace the engine with a 400 mile range EV unit and it would be perfect 👌
That kind of thinking is destroying the car industry.
@@rich7447 if that thinking destroys the car industry it has no right to survive.
@@gustavmeyrink_2.0 Unfortunately what we are ending up with is a whole bunch of very similar looking models with close to identical specs. The eco warriors are pushing regulations that incentivize vehicles as an appliance.
Awesome video and the sheep are awesome
I was so hurt when they discontinued the old boxed design. 😭😭😭
It's the best sentence ever, ever... and of course im gonna launch it, cause im matt watson and you're watching carwow!
10:39 😭😂😂🤚
12:12 That was a moment !😂
Prefer the old version, why stop making perfection? Cool video, thanks 👍
Pedestrian protection!
But the old design was just perfect!
the old one was really good off the road, no denying that, but it was a pig on the road, and it didn't sell well, but, I like the old defender, but the new one's nice too
Old version is inadequate in all ways. It was as you would expect from a vehicle designed in 40s
Old one sold 300 per week and was becoming a safety non compliant, expensive to build vehicle.
The new one is selling 2000 per week.
Wise move JLR!
There is no comparison to old and new, both on and off road - as the new one wins in both aspects hands down. Yes I have both and work them being a farmer
Those wheels are epic!!!
Mat is bullying animals which are used to make Mats... 😳
Sometimes my genius is almost terrifying.😌
I'd definitely enjoy the Kruger National Park with this!
I think the 90 looks far better than the 110 😍
I like both but the 110 a bit more
@@crabrangoon2493 I have a 110 so I am biased but the 90 looks chopped off but I suppose so did the OG
The defender is pleased to see you. Looks like you know how to press its buttons
I’m curious: will it go to the junkyard after the first owner (3 years) or the second (5 years)??? The new land cruiser will run circles around this and circles around the junkyards where the Land Rovers are buried. Even after 20 years.
Let's see what Hoovie says?
Am glad that carwow put Clarkson in the video
Snorkel would help around Chelsea/London at the moment....
One of the things it has I which more modern cars have: both a usb and a usb C socket. So nice to have, especially when you frequently drive different cars and then find out you’ve got the wrong cable with you
Bro just buy some spare cables 😂
Still waiting for a Mat Watson and Doug DeMuro collab!
@@straightbusta2609 lol
@@straightbusta2609 and show his quirks and features
Mat would then probe Doug with his stick as revenge xD
The question, they understand each other in language?
America needs carwow too
Carwow when's the Model S plaid coming
When the panels line up properly without having to go aftermarket.
@@snakeeyes9246 💀
Pls make an offroad comparison to the Ineos Grenadier when it comes out😁🙏🏼
Very nice video though👌🏼
who else thought that mat had a sling on his left arm during the off-road part
Those steel wheels are something to die for!
Matt please upload a video like a film with your bmw m3 and doing the obvious thing a bmw is designed to do....driftss
I own a Series 3 Landy and the best thing is that everyone from 5 to 105 knows what it is and what it will do - everyone loves it, and I just can't do with this one. I'm sure its a great car but it leaves me cold. It just looks like all other soft-roaders. First one I saw was in a Waitrose car park and it fitted in.
That's a fair statement, but JLR is a business and makes cars to gain revenue, which it barely did with the old Defender.
The old Defender in all its guises sold 14,000 a year worldwide, this new one is selling at a rate of 75,000 a year with a very long waiting list.
It may not appeal to the traditionalist but it was the right move for the company.
Anyway,safety legislation killed the car, it was time limited.
Its more capable off-road than any stock OG defender though. People can debate longevity and complexity but lets not look at the OG with rose-tinted glasses like they didn't have huge issues. I feel like people have had a profound emotional reaction to this new car. People don't like change but that's now how progress happens...
17:00🤣🤣🤣🤣
The 4x4 on this Defender is going to be pretty handy when you are driving onto your mechanics fork lift
The Best ⚡️✨
Stop it,pls
@@Razvan_. yes! These guys are so annoying!.
This is the ultimate SUV that I should really get it to Kenya🇰🇪💪💯