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Is it tough enough? Land Rover Defender 2020 review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 มี.ค. 2020
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The time has come: CarAdvice has been granted special permission to drive the all-new 2020 Land Rover Defender. It’s not just a quick fang around a manicured block, either. We’re sliding into the next generation of this iconic nameplate in the wild, northern reaches of Namibia.
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"This new defender is anything but old, its new. All new"
Great review Sam. Just watched the other channels reviews, and yours is by far the best. A review of a 4x4, for 4x4 drivers. Thanks dude
Thanks Richard!
It's not a review, it's an advertisement. A review should show some pros and cons. This one just all about the good things. Well actually many of the "good thing " are bad for off-roading. E.g. cool fully electronic systems, if some sensors f*ck up or short circuit due to water, or computer glitches, then you are stranded in the middle of no where. Cool cross-link air suspension mean if one is punctured or broken, then you have no suspension at all, also mean stranded. Cool 18" Wheels mean less rubber, prone to have flat tyres, also mean stuck. Cool Small engine with high turbo boost for power mean premature turbo failure. The list goes on...
milu vu Milu have you cut and pasted this same reply into everyone’s comment. I got your point the first time, after the 5th it’s become boring
@@checkmilu it doesn't matter when all you can afford is a Toyota. Beggars can't be choosers.
@@checkmilu oh piss off. All you want to hear is a guy saying "well its good, but WHAT IF...?" Whats the point buddy? You wanna hear how the old dinosaur is better, it isn't. Often as time goes on we create our own versions of the past. Reality is much different... old defenders got stranded plenty, they broke, plenty, and if you wanna buy a later model Defender, yeah, try getting a decent one under 100k, its ain't happening. The new Defender is better off road, and until they all start blowing up, you haven't got even ONE negative argument to rest on past your own nostalgia. Get over it, or come off as a petulant fanboy.
Durability reviews need to come after at least 20K, not 3 days
Not really, with some closer look you can see: cool fully electronic systems, if some sensors f*ck up or short circuit due to water, or computer glitches, then you are stranded in the middle of no where. Cool cross-link air suspension mean if one is punctured or broken, then you have no suspension at all, also mean stranded. Cool 18" Wheels mean less rubber, prone to have flat tyres, also mean stuck. Cool Small engine with high turbo boost for power mean premature turbo failure. The list goes on...
@@checkmilu Yes they really has lost the plot!
Just because this review only went for three days l think the car has a lot more km than the 1000km he is referring to, I'm pretty sure that it's done the same trip for many journalists as a pre-production review mule. some reviews have said that some of the feed back will be passed on to the production vehicles.
@@checkmilu Rubbish, honestly
Righteous why 3?
Epic video guys!!! Loved the dynamic views and the countryside there in Namibia is absolutely beautiful!!! Land Rover should have no problems moving these off lots...coronavirus notwithstanding...
Everybody makes these vids from organized events. I'm looking forward to seeing the very first complete urban test, "how is it to live with".
Ukrainian style, it looks like Russian!
th-cam.com/video/LJtybtPCgSo/w-d-xo.html
I got two defenders 90 and 110
I do a lot of Off roadding is unbelievable good
I love to get the new one can’t wait to see it
It's hard to believe that it is more capable, but Land Rover has always being right at the top of offroad performance along Toyota and Jeep. I can't wait to get mine and drive it through some tought terrains here in Costa Rica.
Mae si se compra uno, me lleva a dar una vuelta!!!
FACTS!
The only question will be: is it reliable?
How can you judge reliability on a test drive? Surely reliability is judged over driving it for a long time
note. it is suv for city
@@5c0tty5
That is right 🤔 Only time can tell that one 👍
It's a land rover so
NO
I suspect that it won't. Land Rovers in general aren't at all.
If it's not the classic flannel from Target, it's the t-shirt and shorts that looks like he got called out to do the review in the middle of an Aussie Day barbeque...Sam Purcell, you deserve a medal.
Haha, I love a good (cheap) flanno.
thank you for detail video on new land rover DEFENDER
Time will tell if like old Defender have long life or be good for short time
One thing I’m surprised about is the omission of electronic sway bar disconnect. Even Toyota offers that in the 4Runner, Jeep offers it on the Wrangler and Land Rover has their hydraulic anti roll system on certain models.
Also, JLR needs to IMMEDIATELY roll out that infotainment system to all of their vehicles. Poor infotainment systems have been a constant problem for JLR vehicles for over a decade. Even the I-Pace and refreshed XE still suffer from sluggish and stupidly designed menus. Either processing power is lacking or the software itself was poorly written. Whatever it is, this new Defender system seems to solve most of the problems.
My biggest problem with the Defender is the pricing. For a nice 110, you’re looking at close to $90K USD. That’s a lot of money for what is supposed to be an adventure model. I think the four cylinder gasoline engines are going to be hugely disappointing as they don’t even feel potent in Jaguar’s small sedans, let alone a 2.5 ton SUV. The 3.0L I-6 offers decent advertised power, but I wasn’t impressed with the way it felt when I drove a new RRS with that engine. It felt like it had too much lag which is hard to believe since it’s got a 48v electric supercharger that should eliminate any lag. It just never felt like 400HP, or downright potent. My ideal Defender would have the 5.0L naturally aspirated V8 of old or I would accept the supercharged version of said engine. The V8 matches the defender’s purpose the best, offering lots of low end torque and brute force for towing or climbing obstacles or pulling you out of thick gooey mud.
It is will be optional item in the near future , with impresive cost added,
First class video and Land Rover have done a brilliant job with this. If my Range Rover - after nine years - wasn't so reliable and comfortable I'd definitely look to trade in.
Alan Mac if you want reliability go Japanese
thesheepman220 he’s saying his RR is reliable - no need to go Japanese.
Carfection did the absolutely best review of the Defender during this Namibia trip!.. When I first seen it was over half hour i groaned a bit, but when it was over I was wishing it had been longer lol.. It was like a combination of an amazing review and a A list National Geographic quality documentary all in one.. The only flaw was that it didn't have Sir David Attenborough voicing it lol
I was initially sceptical but this video makes it look more appealing. Certainly the balance between off road capability and driver comfort has been made. My only criticism is the price!! No doubt services and parts will be the sequels to the initial assault on your bank account. Bring the financials in line with mid level prado and you’ll have a winner!
Apparently there's a commercial version thats coming which misses out on a lot of the fancy stuff like the infotainment etc and rides on coils rather than air suspension. I suspect that will offer a cheaper, albeit basic (maybe too basic?) model. Doesn't help the AUD went to shit.
MrHappy351 That actually sounds like my kinda deal! With steel wheels. Very good off roader
There is a commercial version that was supposed to release later this year!
Apart from no live axel, no ladder chassis, and too much electronics... my biggest concern is that the new Defender won't be no way near as customisable as the outgoing model. Being versatile and customisable is what made the old one, so great.
Agreed, this is not a 'Land Rover' its only made by a company who use the name for profit.
wow. Best car advice vid I've seen. And best review of the defender I've seen from any publication! Very detailed and not stylised! Love the afro beat background music too! Id kinda disregarded caradvice tbh, but this has got my attention again
Thanks Nick, glad to hear you liked it.
I like your review. No fluff just a good driver interpretation.
Well done
Спасибо ! Я провёл тест - драйв на Land Rover Defender 2020 и теперь уверен, что в своём классе англичане обошли и немцев и японцев ! Крутой автомобиль, хочу такой !!!
Can't wait for when it is tested in Australia!!
Africa is more rugged than Australia lol
@@lunamaria1048 If it is, it wasn't shown here.
Sounds like a boat load of trouble , particularly when a few years old , just like the notorious air suspension on the old disco's making them worthless .
We had air suspension on our 2002 disco2. It broke.
Disaster waiting to happen
Thank's very good video, the new defender is soo beautifull and more capable than the other suv ,it's a land rover 👍
when the steel wheel becomes cool lol
If the new Defender has the reliability and build quality of a Lexus it will be a great vehicle. CarAdvice good review cheers.
I dont mind that it has independent suspension or that its on a unibody. I actually like that. What I dislike is the terrain management BS.... honestly if you need terrain management programs on your off roader you simply should not be off road. All those systems are eventually going to fail and you are going to have a truck that may otherwise be in great shape but the electronics are garbage
Jacel Jara agree! Just put three lockers and everything solved.... Land Rover terrain respond system will just creat bunch of nuts who event don’t air down before hitting the beach coz they thought that button can solve everything lol
Even if the TR modes fail, you have the car in comfort mode with more ground clearance than a Land Cruiser, at least 800mm wading depth and it's not like any part of the drivetrain will default to "Limphome". If the system fails that's designed to help you, the cars built to get you out of your situation anyway, maybe a chance to demonstrate your "skill" off-road
It’s the same one with some (imo unnecessary) upgrades that’s been on the LR3 and 4 for about 17 years now. It’s the best terrain management out there- adjusts throttle tip in, brake pedal sensitivity, and steering, in addition to the power to the wheels. With the Heavy Duty package I have on mine with the locking rear and center diffs, it is absolutely phenomenal. Anything can break and you’re sol, I’ve seen 25 year old all mechanical jeeps have there lockers fail and then they’re in two wheel drive. I have going on 4 years of on and moderate offroad use on mine with no issues. And the other LRs that I know the TM failing has not been an issue.
they have showcased abilities which even a cheap as rava4 could do, probably not a rava4 but you get my point
@Prakrit Biswas yea they are avoiding the one important question "is it as good as the old defender in off road environment? "
Instead playin around sayin old defender didn't have AIRCON now it has
Alvin Joseph perhaps listen to the reviewers... They all answered that, and all said yes.
Prakrit Biswas I got your point but people who buy the GU patrol probably not in the same target basket as Land Rover. Maybe this is more like a car for the occasional weekend camping trip as a family car, at least it got more airbags and safety features😂
@Prakrit Biswas This new Defender would outdrive a GU Patrol off-road easy. Would beat a Wrangler too, but not a Rubicon in the slow-speed technical stuff. But I would prefer it, because it can do 80% of a Rubicon off-road, but has 100% more payload and storage space. So you can actually travel in one more than day trips.
@@richardmoseley1007 they haven't answered it in a straightforward manner, all they have done is to get these automotive critics to be biased by giving them a free trip to South Africa
Hypothetical question for CarAdvice: if an old Defender 110 had tagged along on this trip, how would it (and driver) have fared? My sense is that it would have done fine on the slow rocky bits, not be completely happy with the higher speed stream crossings, and would have been overwhelmed with the high speed blasts over the flats the new models were doing. Close?
It would have done the low speed stuff okay, but would have bottomed out and scraped a bit more. Water and sand would have been fine, provided we aired down more than the new Defenders. Old Defender doesn't ride anyhwere near as well or enjoyable as the new one, and is more fatiguing. It would have done it, but would have been more of an adventure from the hard work and boggings
@@sampurcell589 - Thanks for that Sam; your view is worth a lot as you know the old one well; also no other reviewer on the LR trip knows enough about the impact of tire pressure to even remark on it. Look forward to a future review on one of Australia's equivalents to the Namibia roads, say, Gibb River? Could be epic....
It’s a nice vehicle but it simply isn’t as tough as the old one because of the electronics. It won’t last as long. But it is what it is
I will last long. Land rover made this one extremely reliable. Cars that have electronic protection are more durable. It's best to have both electronic and mechanical back up in car.
The old Defenders broke, it was reliability that was the problem. The issue here isn’t just possible reliability problems, it is the lack of simplicity. The Defender was simple, easy to work on, versatile and hose out. The new Defender is none of these. They haven’t even made a ute or dual cab ute!
There will be more to fix cause of that for sure. Change of the times
One of the few new cars where there is little evidence of compromise in the development.
Would like to know how reliable this Defender would be in the long run, a competitor to Toyota Land Cruiser?
land cruiser 80 series will own this defender period 300k and not even a burp.
We know the answer. Toyota is a completely different type of company then LR. You can't compare the reliability of the old and the new anymore.
Put it against land cruiser.
@@teddiesasmita i´ll say against the land cruiser prado not the real land cruiser, seriously who is going to pay for a 2l twinturbo diesel engine offroad car?!? thats stupid, why not a 2,5l single turbo like the hilux or mazda?!
Le Chat Botté unless you have driven the 2.0L diesel, don’t judge. This engine eats a Prado/Hilux motor alive, I chose a discovery 5 over a Prado and the engine was just one of the reasons for that choice, albeit a significant one.
Most people ranting about how this new Defender isn't as good as the old Defender, have never even owned one.
EXACTLY. My old LR3 routinely left Defenders in the rear view on tough tracks.....I can't imagine how awesome this new truck is.
The one you are testing is an add on spec up, while the original is just go anywhere from factory
I think you miss a big point which is the old one is customizable and I can live in it during expeditions... I like this one too!
The tyres, I'd put the Maxxis Mud terrains. Pretty capable car. Packed with loads of tech.
Have a 2.2 Puma 110. Was given a passenger ride in the new L663. Most impressive vehicle. JLR may well have a winner here.
It's not a review, it's an advertisement. A review should show some pros and cons. This one just all about the good things. Well actually many of the "good thing " are bad for off-roading. E.g. cool fully electronic systems, if some sensors f*ck up or short circuit due to water, or computer glitches, then you are stranded in the middle of no where. Cool cross-link air suspension mean if one is punctured or broken, then you have no suspension at all, also mean stranded. Cool 18" Wheels mean less rubber, prone to have flat tyres, also mean stuck. Cool Small engine with high turbo boost for power mean premature turbo failure. The list goes on...
around 90k € for the 4dr first edition here in Austria...
never ever would pay that for this (capable) suv..that's just stupid. and I can't imagine that this thing is reliable with all that electronic stuff in it (let's be honest..it's a LR).
in my opinion the new jimny is more defender than this car.
it is now just as unreliable as the range rover
Great Video Review. The Best Land Rover Defender Featuring some great technology
I’ve seen 3 Defender reviews today, but only if the aussies say it’s good off-road.....it’s good off-road, you know your shit.
Agreed. But the TopGear review is worth a peep.
Exactly that
Thankyou!
I just saw Carfection's post before these.
It's not a review, it's an advertisement. A review should show some pros and cons. This one just all about the good things. Well actually many of the "good thing " are bad for off-roading. E.g. cool fully electronic systems, if some sensors f*ck up or short circuit due to water, or computer glitches, then you are stranded in the middle of no where. Cool cross-link air suspension mean if one is punctured or broken, then you have no suspension at all, also mean stranded. Cool 18" Wheels mean less rubber, prone to have flat tyres, also mean stuck. Cool Small engine with high turbo boost for power mean premature turbo failure. The list goes on...
Land Cruiser in the convoy at 00:30 - just in case!
No there was not lol! All defenders ! The Landrover sponsored trip
I dont understand many peple critisize defender using all round independet suspension without solid axle and ladder frame.Just lool back hummer h1 and lambo lm002,both of them using independent suspension but have incredible off road capabilty.I trust new defender has good off road capability compare to other brands
Nothing we saw matters at all unless it proves itself reliable history speaks volumes about the brands capability vs reliability.
Three weeks ago, I purchased a Defender 110 X at $105,000 US dollar. I am a loyal Land Rover customer for the past 16 years, this is my third Land Rover. After waiting one year and two months, I purchased the Defender X in-line 6 P400 engine. I am profoundly disappointed with Land Rover that have decided after I spent $100K to purchase 2021 Defender thinking, they were done with V8, they decided to announce that a V8 Defender will be debuting in 2022!!! Land Rover Engaged in Trickery by hiding the news of the V8 in order to sell their first generation Defender and their 2022 because if I and who purchased the in-V6 Defenders would have known, I would have not spend $100k for a V6 but Land Rover being a business, hid the news to get people to buy the 4 and 6 cylinder engine Defender. Now because of this announcement, my 2021 Defender took a hit, it will depreciate tremendously because of the V8 news and I am pissed!!! It is not fair for people like me that were duped into buying this truck only to lost tons of money!!! I’m also a Porsche owner, I own a GT3 RS and Porsche does not do these marketing shenanigans, they allow for high valued the high-end 911 product like mine, keep it at a limited the production at levels like GT3 RS, GT2 RS, 918 Spyder not to impact their customers investments to much. They also give its customers the heads up on their next generation line years before it actually comes out to provide the options to hold on to or sell their investment and upgrade to a newer model if they want to purchase it, especially, when you spending a quarter of a million dollar investment!! They also offer to buy it back at high premium.
I am really upset and disappointed with Land Rover and I wish I didn’t make this purchase, it was a horrible investment in retrospect!!!
If that car breaks down in Savate, Angola, will you be able to fix it???? My old 130 is fixable.
C'mon lol.. We both know the engine will be built to require Land Rover specific mechanics and tools to fix it lol
Old defender is a masculine bearded tough man while the new defender be like a baby face man
Most of the bearded men I come across are neither masculine nor tough. Don’t judge a book...
Yup
just can't understand why wouldnt share the TDV6 from the discovery
If aussies say it's good off road I got no complaints
Love everything inside and under, just want the old shape, give me both and I will be over the moon with the defender
Thanks for your feedback!
I would pay for air ride suspension for eternity because after a ride on Fortuner suv version of Hilux for 6 hrs I can't feel my spine it took a week to back to normal. Live axles do are reliable just not for your back. People with back problems will understand
If you need to get a wheel in the wilderness, most mechanics out there won’t have 18inch wheels. You’ll be luck to find a 17inch. Also, it’ll depend on how long the sensors last through high vibration and putting the defender through its paces. Once the sensors goes out, you’re pretty much a sitting duck unless you personally have a laptop and the spare sensor part and you could personally program it yourself.
I love it but its overpriced, this would have made more sense with a split tailgate and called a discovery 5
Brett Johnson that’s basically what it is. Don’t forget though that the Disco 1 and 2 had swing rear doors with a tire mounted there. Im thinking of it more as if an LR4 and Disco 1 had a baby. I have an LR4 and personally I prefer the swing door- allows spare to be put on back easier- one of the downsides to LR4 is spare placement underneath- terrible for offroad. And the aftermarket swing arms mean something else to open in order to open the back. And yeah, that price. Man.
I absolutely agree
Am Keen to see how it Sells next to the old Discovery 4 & current Discovery While filling the name/place of the Old Defender & If it comes anywhere close to Toyota Land Cruisers.
I’m much more interested in seeing the defender 90 to be honest. Any clue when reviews for that will be released?
Dan Grogg when they release it. It’s not due out until the end of the year
I wonder about longevity.... That test were only 3 days... can it be capable of taking years of that? I'm not yet to confident
Daniel Cerboni it did over 1 million km of durability testing during development... it should be ok. We won’t know until it gets in the hands of customers though.
This Namibia route was 420 miles, but the car fleet did it 8 times, for 8 different sets of journalists. So +3000 miles, all offroad, on preproduction vehicles. As Sam notes in his writeup, the only casualty was a driver hitting a rock and a couple bogged in mud, no failures.
It's much nicer than I thought it would be... But seriously the price..?.... Most people who can afford a decent spec model will only ever drive young Rupert across the playing field for sports day, so standing in the showroom they will go with a Disco 5 or RR Sport.... This model appeals to a very niche market and to be honest the G Wagon is already in place and this just isn't up for taking that beast on... This could be a nail in the coffin for LR
Air suspension, not really to my liking, otherwise looks good, second rows could have extra inch of seat length & little more thigh support would really help.
What re the prices like. I hope they would price it so it can be worth taking offroad. If they price it high its no go for off road stuff.
I can’t wait to buy one
Good luck, you'll need it and possibly the holy bible (to say your preys)
The new Defender is cool for shopping and bringing kids to school with one mind
Looks great 👍 specially the third seat at the front.
I hope you can control terrain response just from the buttons, the second you get mud on your hands and try and use a touch screen its never good.
Looks like the new Bronco sport
Anything is good enough till its new components do refine job wht abt with time will it be as strong as its old version..
Not a proper review, more of an advert
Good to hear they didn’t have any issues.
Considering their last ranking in J.D. Power.
Have you even seen the JD Power 2019 VDS? Land Rover is on par with Merc and way better than Audi and BMW, who are bottom of the table. Please stop lying.
Would have liked to have seen getting out of the soft sand like you mentioned
It's on my instagram, if that helps. Only shot it on my phone.
Watch the Carfection review
Unfortunately Land Rover has a lot of skeletons in the closet. I really want to buy the new defender but the Prado is the benchmark in Aus. The new Defender needs to be put through all the most arduous off road trips here in Aus back to back in the same vehicle and if it comes out of that without a glitch, then they’ll have my money and I’ll have their car!
Prado is soooooooooo boring.
I agree mate.
Land Rover, Audi, VW, BMW they all have their fair share of technology problems, that’s true. That’s today’s age - tech is moving forward, it has too. Everyone seems to forget the old days where wind up windows came off their door tracks, every car leaked oil, had crap brakes and needed a can of aerosol down the carby to get it started.
Prado is not without its fault either, depending which way you look at it; the in car tech is old, and outdated, they’ve had 10 years of tuning it to get it right, give LR the same time on road and I’m sure they’ll iron out bugs too. Prado is under powered and has a crappy DPF implementation and engine dust ingress issues, and if you think Prado doesn’t throw the odd fuel pump down the river, you’re wrong. When a 2.8TD on hilux or Prado let’s go, it’s engine swap time, they’re not perfect, nor do they excite anyone, they’re old, and bland.
@@ScottiPewPew who cares you say. Garbage
@@richardmoseley1007 LR is soooooooooo garbage
Nice review. Is that The Budos Band in the background?
Loved yr 2 vids on the Defender totally awesome if I win Lotto here at OZ I definitely will be on the market for one in white.
Does it accept alternative winches and what happens to the overall ride and capability when the air suspension does a number on you?
Defrnder has good off road capability with its terrain response all terrain progresa control and hill discent conttrol.Its better than wrangler and g class
An australian saying it's good off-road: Check
Now I need to see what the russians have to say.
They'll break it to pieces then drive off in their Lada/Ural and Blyat the car dealer ;)
Ukrainian style, it looks like Russian!
th-cam.com/video/LJtybtPCgSo/w-d-xo.html
Good review & edit Sam
Cheers, Damo. Wicked footage made it easy.
Four long years of not having a Defender...they still don't have one...the new SUV is nice but it is not a Defender..., air bags are not needed off road where the Defender is made for...$95K serious.....you would het change from buying a 79 Toyota, I will stick with my old Defender thanks...
Why would they even use a 2 litre 4 cylinder diesel in such a vehicle? It will be straining too much with its weight and negate the fuel consumption benefit. The ONLY engine that should have been on here is a 3 litre inline 6 DIESEL which would have had gobs of torque. Wth is this thing doing with an inline 6 petrol and even a 2 litre 4 cylinder diesel?
SDav21 clearly you don’t know how powerful modern 2.0 Diesel engines can be.
Beautiful Defender!
Thanks for your feedback!
Land Cruiser 300, I'm waiting patiently
Nawir Ibrahim Lets hope it’s more reliable than the diesel 200 series with there unreliable air intake and airbox. I’m a Toyota owner
me too, but i reckon it will just make gap between LC and LR smaller, cant stop this evolution. If you dont want the smartphone that might die in the bush and cant be repaired, then stay with the rotary one most of us grew up with and never dies....comparison is just a waste of time.
beatuful as it is.......its anyting but a Defender. Way to many electronic gismos on it to be a called a Defender. Highly capable Range Rover i would say.
I want to see a review in 5 years. If it is like all the other Land Rover products, 2-3 years out of warranty it will be a nightmare and virtually worthless.
Evidence - the Freelander!
every car maker says they did millions of miles in testing, yet they can't make a decent timing chain or an engine that doesn't consume 1 liter of oil every 1000 km!
They should have doubled the Suzuki Jimny and put a rear locking diff on. That would have been a modern Defender. A vehicle you could fix at the outback.
Stefan Falldorf no this is a modern Defender. What you’ve described is pretty much what the old Defender was. Things need to move on...
Ok it’s a better car than the old one. However too many things that can go wrong eventually. I also think they still missed the brief from a design perspective.
my 93 disco 1 feels more like a defender than this for sure. one thing land rovers proven is that complex things break I just want a tough capable 4wd I can work on myself with solid axles ffs
Did he say car needed recovery? around 8-30.
at 95k, I would rather buy a land cruiser. it's old school and very reliable.
Impresive only be it's price
wheel lifts on smallest steps. All electronics keeping you going.
New defender is like Tesla they will criticise it now and then will copy the technology tomorrow!! Comparison videos will appeal a lot from now on!!
I’m not British and not even a landrover fanboy, but I really love it and no questions asked about it’s capabilities. Still I wouldn’t own a one with it’s questionable Reliability ..... they need to Focus on the important things first
I heard rumors that Defender is based on Dacia Duster.
When I first saw it, it was just ugly :)
But now I find it awesome...and not ugly. After winning the lottery, I would buy it.
No matter how good off road capabilities it has , it's just plain stupid to kill an icon that has been around for decades , look at Mercedes with G wagon and Toyota with 70 series both companies have kept their iconic vehicles and made new ones along side, this suv doesn't have the confidence of the previous model or the lader frame or the ride hight, who ever it is that has decided to kill the phenomenal heritage of the brand lacks vision and should be ashamed of him self !
It has higher ride height than the old Defender.
No its plain stupid to compare this to the Merc. G wagen which is 2x more expensive, and to the 70 series which does not pass most countries' safety regulations and cannot be sold there. This is a modern car that is safe, by any set of regulations. You are completely free to buy the world's stock of old Defenders and sell them for huge profit lol.
This is the best coment Iv read on this situation
Crazy how most give this a pass. I hate it with a passion, it's just a mould on the rest of the lr range
Defo not a defender
The white looks good
Starting price OVER 40k and no alloy wheels 😳 might treat myself to one WITH alloy wheels
How good. Is in compare to toyota tacoma and tundra , this looks like a k offroad car
I didn't even see a towing hitch!
And not Forgetting that all important "Warning Lights ,and how many come up . These videos dont show you what the dash looks like "a Christmas tree setting - They are talking Crap .One guys new Defender leaving the salesroom warning light came on "melted Bracket " -yea -Well tested Beautiful Car all the same .
Land Rover is the best 4x4 to depend on climbing those pesky mall parking garages.
Jeep is the best when it comes to offroad
I'm sorry where's the Defender all I can see is a Land Rover Discovery 6 or a Range Rover !!!
Ugh. The rear door opens the wrong direction!!!!