@@HighPeakAutos Your comment about farmers not buying Series and 90"/110" Land Rovers after the 60s is not true in my neck of the woods (Bucks/Beds), only in the last few years have they drifted away from Land Rovers to Japanese pickups, but not all of them, some still hang on to their Land Rovers because they cope better offroad. The new Defender is aimed at a different market, not much good for chucking animal feed, dead livestock or several muddy dogs into the back except maybe the upcoming 90" Commercial which l have got my eye on.
@@HighPeakAutos hi Matt, only just found this channel and really like your videos. I knew about your garage for land rovers but great to see these. Thanks a lot 👍
As a country bumpkin I can confirm that no farmers drive land rovers, they all drive Japanese pickup trucks of some sort. And I like how you very diplomatically called them frugal! You definitely have a point there.
I went to see a farmer in East Anglia once, with a 35% price increase. I said ‘I am sure your costs increase each year’. He said ‘we are selling peas for less than we were in 1950’, whilst enjoying a large, possibly Cuban, cigar. In the car park was a line of nearly new Range Rovers with expensive personalised plates 😳
@@srspower ignorance at its best. Seeing one element and always reinforcing your own belief while wearing blinkers. Farmers are consistently the highest suicide rates, all around the world. A Peugeot 206 wouldnt do the job but you're not intelligent enough to know that many farmers have £200,000+ in debt. You probably don't know what real pressure is. Comparing skiing arable farmers with 1000 acres in Eastern England is not comparable to normal farmers. As daughter of a farmer that died of suicide, you represent the scum which alienates farmers more and more with your ignorance and words. Spend some time being a better person before your vitriol goes any further
The new Defender is a replacement for the old Discovery. The New Discovery has now become more of a soft roader. I've been driving Land Rover and Rangerovers for over 40 years, and as much as I appreciate the old defender, the new Defender is the evolution we've been waiting for. I only hope that there will also be more commercial variants such as a pickup with double cabin. Nice review Matt!
I've had the new 6 cyl SE job 7 months now and it's fantastic and faultless with easy 40 mpg on a run with a light foot. The power is amazing and it's a joy to ride and having had two of the old ones and two disco's I do have a little experience. Fingers crossed for it's reliability and I'm hanging on to my Morgan 4/4 for Sundays.
I’ve owned Land Rovers of various models including several Range Rovers fo nearly 30 years and I agree with you, I think it looks great and Land Rover has got it spot on. I also think that given how rounded and in my opinion non-descript the latest Discovery is, I think traditional Discovery buyers will turn to buying a Defender in a heartbeat (no pun intended with your Aidensfield section)
I can not believe that it has taken large dealerships this long to realise your potential. I know for a fact that if I was a director/owner/ manager of a large dealership I would have contacted you about a year ago begging you to drive and review one of our motors and then simply sat back and watched our sales increase. You will defiantly reach your milestone of 1000k subs by Crimbo mate.👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
i agree i would buy a car from this dude blind he is a rare car dealer and should be on top gear cos i watch more of this channel cos i no longer watch top gear since the boys left, and one is lucky 2 hv found a channel that i watch 2 maybe 3 times a month... gr8 channel
We are on LOCKDOWN, now we are watching people on TV📺 on a LOCKDOWN in Wales. If there is an event in the Olympics called Irony, this country will win GOLD🥇 easily.
Farmers bought Defenders until the last revision where the new dashboard was introduced that compounded the cripplingly compromised cabin. It was 15 years past its 'sell by' date. On the new one, only the 240hp four cylinder was ever actually sold in the UK. Oh and farmers are actually queuing up to buy automatic pickups. The 2.0 has plenty of power to tow a 3.5 ton cattle trailer, no bother. I managed it with an old 2.5 litre 110 for years and that only had 67 hp. Managed it for 22 years actually, desperately waiting in vain for a modernised new model but when its engine finally blew and it was scrapped, back in 2007, I succumbed and bought my first Ford Ranger. Currently running a 2017 Ranger automatic. Would I buy one of these? Yes probably, the commercial, as a second car and utility for taxation reasons and I don't need the rear seats in a second car. I did order a 110 First Edition long before they became available but had kittens and eventually cancelled it after seeing some in the metal. It just didn't make my heart go boom-boom-boom like when I bought previous Range Rovers. Maybe its my age.
The Fast Lane channel had an interesting experience with their 1st Defender, broken after 160 miles/21 days, replaced, broken now on their 3rd. Nice to see that LR are remaining faithful to their reliability heritage.
I personally believe High Peak Autos reviews are the best on TH-cam. Always a pleasure to watch. Full of humour, facts and interesting comments. I'm always looking forward to the next video. Great job Matt. Who agrees with me!
Just got my P300 X Dynamic last week , I could drive it to the ends of the earth! Now the defenders road manners have improved Its like a Swiss army knife and almost the only vehicle you will need .
As a tradesman I’m using one as a Van, then at wk ends it’s a nice car, save a fortune running a separate van and car now. Nothing else around you can do that in. It’s superb.
PS I bought a 6 cylinder Defender 90, absolutely amazing car and plastic and rubber throughout. Just introduce a hosepipe into the cabin and victim residue just washes straight out!
I love the new Defender, and would defo have one if my budget allowed. I do think it is a really cool car. However, for some, it may be too cool. Whereas the old Defender was a basic, rudimentary 4x4, it filled a gap in the market. Whereby it was a robust car with relatively simple mechanics that a lot of owners could fix themselves with a socket set. The new Defender is possibly too sophisticated for it's own good. And will need to be towed to the nearest dealership if it goes wrong, possibly leaving the owner without a car. And if you live in the outer Hebrides, or some other remote area, your trusty old Defender is your lifeline, your link to civilisation. I have no doubts it will sell, but it will now be bought by a different demographic, and will probably become just another "Chelsea tractor" And in the process of trying to drag the car kicking and screaming into the 21st century, I fear that Land Rover have reopened that gap in the market, which almost exclusively belonged to them and their country set customers, who need a basic, uncomplicated, no holds barred 4x4, that you would not be scared of reversing into a tree, or ploughing into a ditch. The traditional Defender owner probably just wants a relatively cheap 4x4, with a speedo and temperature gauge on the dash, and chunky heater controls. Can you imagine a farmer for example, negotiating a touchscreen with muddy or gloved hands to engage low range gears? That is the demographic the original Defender was designed for. And Sadly, this new Defender just won't cut the mustard with the game keepers, estate managers, farmers, engineers, construction workers, or even the armed forces, I think. They probably will look for something else now, which is sad. Because like red phone boxes, it will be just another little piece of Britain that will eventually disappear from view.
Spot on, I can afford a new defender, but I don’t want one, a very nice car, to nice for what I need. Can’t see me dragging a dead bullock up the paddock in it, throwing a bunch of star pickets in the back, bashing through small scrub with it. So I bought a Isuzu d-max, I will look at grenadier next year and kick the tyres so to speak to see if it adds up, have my doubts though, but maybe.
Spot on matt..apparently its full of reliabilty issues already. Have heard stories of cars leaving the showroom and within 8 miles warning lights have been illuminating..land cruiser all the way for me.
As always the best, no BS reviews on YT. I love the new 90 style over the 110, and I'm not into 4x4, yet I still watched for the dry delivery and spot-on one liners. Yes I agree with some of the other comments about this generations JC ( not the messiah, the other one!!) Keep doing what your doing. Love it.
Having driven one for 3 hours at the invitation of Land Rover. I agree with most things you say. I am a huge fan of the brand and I was very impressed with the new one. The rear view mirror camera does take a couple of minutes to adjust to but then it becomes the "New Normal". The air suspension really impressed my 17 year old. Like you the 90 would/will be my model of choice but the 110 has the added practicality for dogs, bikes, kids and camping gear. Old Defender owners may not wave at you but on my drive I passed another new 110 and they waved. I think Land Rover nailed it with the spare on the rear door again but maybe they should have put it on the bonnet.
I had one for a year and did 18k (k's) in it. Loved it to drive .....but. Cracked windscreen, electronic issues with speakers, recalled for seals, rear door hard to open, trim started to wear. Decided to sell it for what I paid for it and felt like a win.
As always, great review. If only, Land Rover put as much effort into building reliable SUVs as they do on brand image, their products would be even more desirable.
Well, I put off buying a Land Rover for 20 years because I had read that they were unreliable but 10 years ago a friend convinced me to buy a Land Rover Freelander and then three years ago I bought a Land Rover Discovery Sdv6 HSE. Both have been superb vehicles and a joy to own. They have been the most reliable vehicles I have ever owned. I will never buy another brand.
@@lbco5229 I agree. I own an old Defender and before that I owned a D1. Now, they _are_ maintenance heavy vehicles. In that you will be attending to it (on a maintenance basis) a fair bit more often that your regular run-about car. But if you do the maintenance that you should be doing, and you look after the vehicle, then the vehicle will look after you. In almost 20 years of ownership I have been broken down _twice_ , both of those were in my D1. The first was a snapped fan belt which is 100% a maintenance issue and therefore my fault. The second was a dodgy starter, although that only took a whack with a hammer to free the solenoid and I was on my way (and after which I replaced the starter). In my Defender, with all maintenance always done, literally no issues.
I loved the old ones ,in fact i had a 110 V8 petrol and never thought that new ones could come anywhere near. Uhh how wrong i was.They're absolutely stunning cars....can't wait to save enough penny's to buy one....
I like it - it’s not a showy off-roader, I can’t abide those and Land Rover are as guilty as other manufacturers of chasing the Chelsea crowd - so pleased it looks fit for purpose 👌🏻 looks a touch like a Yeti on roids....
I know I'm late but its really good to see a genuine guy getting noticed by the big boys. Nice work Matt As for the Defender that poor ingenium is a product of the world we live in so not a fault of Land Rover. Replacing a car that had such a long run as the original did is impossible, especially when you cannot repair the new one with shoe laces and a hammer. Now you need a nasa degree and a laptop before you open the bonnet, good look finding one of those in the middle of Siberia
Thanks for a well balanced and honest review. In a world of health and safety restrictions/regulations that protect us from ourselves, Land Rover have done a great job with the sequel to what was a motoring legend. Yes, it is modern and hi-tech with lots of electronic wizardry but no more so than the cab of a Fendt, JCB, MF, JD these days. I feel it is designed and engineered for a generation that has only seen the yellow end of a dip-stick….whilst filling the washer bottle….with latex gloves on.
"In a world of health and safety restrictions/regulations that protect us from ourselves" - Blah blah blah.... 🙄🙄they protect you from people like Ford accountants and management, who worked out it was cheaper to pay off the families of people who burned to death in rear-ended Pinto's than spend 5 bucks improving Pinto petrol tanks.
You said it and I've said it on a comments section before, it's the coolest car on sale at the moment. Nothing bar a G wagon has the wow factor of this. With the right spec and the I6 diesel it's the only car you will ever need.
I used to have an old defender, I loved it. I now have a much more practical and affordable to run Disco Sport. I recently got an off road day with the new defender and it is immense. It beats the old car hands down at everything except looks. Even then the looks are growing on me. Well done LR
I absolutely love it! ..... It MAY appeal more to the welly brigade if a toned down, 'tec-less version was available and a manual option. Also, unlike the old one, I suspect DIY servicing and repair is out of the question without the correct diagnostic equipment. (not ideal while on safari!) The styling is fantastic!
Knocked the review out the park mate, I loved it when you went all Doug Demuro "I borrowed this car from....." he's in Beverly Hills and Matt is Aidensfield 😂😂😂😂 Absolutely brilliant. How you are not on a motoring show on the telly is beyond me, great work mate.
Nice enough car, but as always, when does the new version of a classic ever improve on its predecessor or match it for that matter... never. This is more similar to the disco in my opinion. Great video as always, Matt.
I personally love it . I do think it's funny how it's referenced to be the rightful replacement for the Discovery. If people only realised that was what the original Discovery was intended to be . A follow on replacement for the Defender . Itsall DNA . I think they have it right . 6 pot all the way ! Great review as always 👏
@@HighPeakAutos. Don’t be silly dude, your a natural, I’ve be watching from her in Ireland from the start, and you’ve made me laugh and gave me great insight into all different types of vehicles. 100K subscribers very soon lad 👍
You have nailed it, I was a Land Rover buyer of old defender, I was and am exactly as you described, I want a relative cheap car, good in the bush, reliable, load carrying truck, which is what I had in my old defenders. The new thing is a good looking nice car but it just isn’t what I want, and I know why Land Rover has gone the way they have, they want to sell tens of thousand of them and I occupy a niche client segment. I just wish they could have kept the defender true to the brand, Range Rover, discovery all moved up into the luxury poser market, couldn’t they have kept one, the defender a tough truck. Personally myself it seems a pointless thing, it occupies the same market space as Range Rover sport, discovery, discover sport, there all the same car with a few different accessories. None of them any good for remote bush work or longevity, putting rubber mats into a new discovery look a like does not a work truck make. I have accepted that Land Rover is no longer a country car maker and have bought Isuzu d-max and Mux to replace them and saved a heap of cash, will look at the grenadier when it comes out next year but am sceptical. I hoped that something like that is what Land Rover could have done, but they didn’t they spent billions on making another Uber tractor for the play 4wd sector.
You don't get it. It's not jealousy (well maybe the BMW/Merc/Audi crowd), it's something else. It's just not authentic, it's fake, just like their owners, 2 litre ingenium sums it up on 23" wheels with trade wraps. A good truck it may be in its own right, and I agree, I wish JLR well. Maybe it's a new world.
I can honestly say that as the owner of a old landy I 100%agree with this review, it will be and should be better than a 70 year old design. People commenting on the new car should remember jlr is a business and the old car just took too long to build and didn't return enough profit per unit thats why production was ended. If jlr had called it discovery instead they wouldn't have recieved half of the negative comments on this car. A brilliant video👍as usual! im off now to clean the oil off my drive way💦🙄
It"s great the you reviewed this one already and we didn't have to wait for it. If there was someone I wanted to know his opinion about this car it was you from you . Thanks man - Like you I would also go for the 90
You know pal, if I'm after changing my car I will check out your video reviews first. Top notch assessments. Love the video about miserable pessimistic mechanics. Bang on
Surely the straight six Diesel engine slowly being rolled out across many JLR models is an Ingenium engine made like all others in their Wolverhampton engine plant. There have been photos online of a supposedly V8 engined Defender being tested possibly a BMW unit as BMW are moving production of their V8 and V12 engines from Germany to Hams Hall in U.K. where they already make BMW’s 4 pot petrol engines.
Yes he got it wrong in that the straight six Diesel engine is an Ingenium engine with mild hybrid technology replacing the Ford V6 diesel engines and not BMW.
He won’t be told. I suspect he will triple check now though, because we all agree that it has nothing to do with BMW. It has design features closer to Fiat’s pulsair design.
As for the V8, they have just moved the diesel machine tools from Ford’s factory to their own. No idea what’s happening with V8 petrol engines. I suspect that the V8 petrol engines will end to be replaced by high power Ingenium 3.0 six cylinder units. They may need a V8 for the American market in the medium term though so if BMW are shifting production to the UK [why would they do that?] then they might as well continue to use it.
Thanks for the review - pretty much aligned with the other reviews. It seems a very capable off roader, but good for a daily driver as well. I took one for a drive, and was pretty impressed. Not having a door handle digging into my leg was most welcome. Optioned up, however, I wouldn’t get much change out of $120,000 in Oz. That money is very hard to justify, but my inner monologue has been really trying hard to though....
Fully agree with your comment about the 2 litre diesel ingenium. I work at the landrover dealer not far from your dealership, and I can honestly say it's the engine that's stripped, and worked on the most in our workshop. Certainly not good unit for longevity.
Yep, would need to be the 3.0 V6 diesel unit for me too. Having tried that 4 cylinder diesel in a test drive of the XF it just can't be compared to the larger V6 particularly in a big machine like the Defender. Interesting to see JLR replacing all of 4cylinder diesels with the 6 cylinder for 2021.
You are bang on about farmers, I work in a farming community and everyone drives a pick up. I drive a 2010 Defender, I love it, but I’d buy one of the new ones, but I think they are priced too high. And drivers of the new ones don’t wave.
Your definately right about farmers, very few buy an old Defender, most go for the Hilux or a Mitsubishi. But once upon a time Old series’s 2’s and old 90’s and 110’s were used, I used to regularily see farmers driving around in an old smoky series 3 around the fields and B roads where I lived in North Wales. The new Defender has flavours of the old Defender, and is more comfortable and nicer to drive, BUT the reason for the Hatred is quite simply the Defender was a tool, rugged and hard wearing, if you want comfort then go for a discovery, Discovery sport, or a Range Rover. The old Defender wasn’t designed to be a Chelsea tractor. But hopefully it will grow on people and there may be less hate for it in the future.
I test drove a 110 HSE D240 7 seat last weekend and was very impressed, couldn’t find fault with it. Everything seemed well put together, no rattles. The interior is very modern and unlike any other LR and had plenty of kit,if I had to be critical I thought the infotainment screen was a little small. The exterior is stunning and a definite head turner, the ride was very comfortable and turn of speed was adequate enough for my requirements. Test driving a Range Rover tomorrow, so a decision will have to be made, first World problems eh!
Test drove a RR Autobiography and after much consideration have put a deposit down on a 20 plate 110 HSE D 240 7 seat. I found the rear seats on the RR just a little to narrow and the centre rear seat uncomfortably tight for such a large car. With the 110 I can put the kids seats in comfortably and still travel in luxury. The RR seemed a little old World after driving the 110.
@@HighPeakAutos No my friends having it for his farm . Its been a good servant and he can pull his trailers round the farm with it . I've bought the X Model
This is the first spec I’ve seen, in which this car actually looks good. Those rims seem like a must. And that grey looks much smarter than this strange green
I picked up a 2023 Defender 90 V8 Carpathian model. Love it, and it will probably be my last vehicle. I've always been a historical Defender 90 dude. Glad to finally have one.
Totally came from left field this one mate but brilliant once again! My L405 is in for its big service next week and the stealership have promised me a new Defender as a courtesy car.......honestly cannot wait!! 😎 “If your into murdering, its wipeable and washable!” Absolutely buckled, spat my tea out and everything!! 🤣😂🤣😂
@@HighPeakAutos Yeah defo mate! Do you think you’ll do a video about the recent statement regarding stopping production of petrol and diesel cars by 2030?? I think it’s a huge topic and quite frankly poorly thought out and unachievable. Would love to see what your other subscribers think. 👍🏻😎
Yuppie! 🤣🤣🤣 love it. You’ve converted me, I wasn’t a huge fan of the new defender but after your review I like it, agreed though the backside isn’t anything to write home about. I think this will be the wealthy family who want to appear unique new SUV but never use it for its true purpose.
Mate honestly the best review of these. Went to see one at the local dealer and it looked brilliant and thought it possessed a lot of character as well as modern tech/refinement I really dont know what people are on about, they spout utter trout and act like they are LR officianados when in reality they just care about whether their coffee is decaf and their burrito is vegan, they dont know shite. High peak autos, best reviews on youtube
This is the best video you made absolutely loved it ❤️ probably because we love Heartbeat. I don’t comment about the new Defender anymore I got sick of the abuse from the die hard wannabe Defender dickheads that never owned one in the first place. I think Land Rover nailed this Defender. Rip Bill Maynard and Alfred from Heartbeat.
You’re right, farmers left the Defender a long time ago. It’s the old issue that although it’s great off road, your lightly specc’d £60k Defender will certainly never leave the tarmac on the school run. As a family car, it’s flawed due to its sheer size compared to a decent estate, try parking it at the supermarket. As a luxury car it’s too basic, you can get a decent Range Rover for that money. I can’t help feeling that the whole idea of this vehicle is out of touch with modern living. Nostalgia is a powerful thing, I’d look stupid driving it. .......but I’d still take one.....
I think you hit the nail on the head when you said "If you could afford it you'd have one". This is JL's base utility vehicle, yet it's competing directly with the Discovery which suggests there's no profit in the "farmer" market so they're making another car for Chelsea mums and dads. I love it though!
Good morning, I have seen the Dfender reviews lot several,But every one is making complaint for the back door. Why its wrong ? Loading and unloading ? Park it accordingly when you need to load much. Every one is not always in the tight supermarket to load big huge groceries .Best thing everyone dont like to highlighte is how best and safe for this Defender is while there is a huge protective spare wheel on its backdoor. Is this chunky big spare wheel will never protect a crash impact from the behind ?
Adensfield is fictional. I was told by Peter Walker, the author of the Heartbeat books, that the inspiration for Adensfield is Oswaldkirk where he was a young copper.
@@bandiflip Yes, Goathland is where they filmed the fictional village of Adensfield. The real village is Oswaldkirk near Helmsley. So I was told by the author of the Heartbeat books, Peter Walker who wrote under the name of Nicholas Rhea and who was a young policeman there.
I know... Thats what I was getting at, they will go wrong just as everything else will but they couldn't have released a car with no extras for fear of things breaking
Yes, much better to spend the weekend welding and covered in grease. The old defender has no ECUs and is less likely to get you there. I also like the idea when I look out the window in the morning that the car will still be there. In the time it took to write this there is a new hole in a defender chassis.
In this case they are using poetic license in defining ‘ECU’. It on;y has a small number of what we usually call the electronic brain, or control units, or computers. The others are just CAN-BUS terminals that receive and send data from their individually coded selves, that control individual components/actuators through a common ring main, which is the ‘bus’. This type of wiring is fairly universal on cars these days and saves a massive amount of wiring. It is unfortunate that LR’s publicity machine chose to highlight something that is common to a myriad vehicles as if it was something special, particularly as the majority of customers inevitably look upon it as a negative because they don’t understand what it actually means or the advantages it allows, such as multi-mode switches or duplicate instrument data readouts and a whole lot of things we are already raking for granted in 21st C vehicles.
Great review. I’ve recently bought the 110 SE 7 seater with the 2 litre engine and there is plenty of poke and after almost 2k miles everything still works! I went to test drive a 12 month old RR Vogue SE but left having bought the show room Defender as it looks amazing and the tech is right up there, where as the Vogue was dated. Best feature is the rear view camera 👍🏽😂
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Won’t be to long before your showing us the 100k TH-cam plaque. Cos you definitely deserve it.👍
Wow thanks!
Defo agree 👌👌👌
@@HighPeakAutos Your comment about farmers not buying Series and 90"/110" Land Rovers after the 60s is not true in my neck of the woods (Bucks/Beds), only in the last few years have they drifted away from Land Rovers to Japanese pickups, but not all of them, some still hang on to their Land Rovers because they cope better offroad. The new Defender is aimed at a different market, not much good for chucking animal feed, dead livestock or several muddy dogs into the back except maybe the upcoming 90" Commercial which l have got my eye on.
@@HighPeakAutos hi Matt, only just found this channel and really like your videos. I knew about your garage for land rovers but great to see these. Thanks a lot 👍
@@clooperman3745 The rumour is a much more basic, cheaper version is on the way next year.
As a country bumpkin I can confirm that no farmers drive land rovers, they all drive Japanese pickup trucks of some sort. And I like how you very diplomatically called them frugal! You definitely have a point there.
Try Harry's Farm reviews of this Defender and Harry owns a number of cars so knows his business.
I went to see a farmer in East Anglia once, with a 35% price increase. I said ‘I am sure your costs increase each year’. He said ‘we are selling peas for less than we were in 1950’, whilst enjoying a large, possibly Cuban, cigar. In the car park was a line of nearly new Range Rovers with expensive personalised plates 😳
@@howardlake6178 Yep, I'm yet to meet a poor farmer. And I've met a lot of farmers, poor ones don't exist in the UK.
@@srspower ignorance at its best. Seeing one element and always reinforcing your own belief while wearing blinkers. Farmers are consistently the highest suicide rates, all around the world. A Peugeot 206 wouldnt do the job but you're not intelligent enough to know that many farmers have £200,000+ in debt. You probably don't know what real pressure is.
Comparing skiing arable farmers with 1000 acres in Eastern England is not comparable to normal farmers. As daughter of a farmer that died of suicide, you represent the scum which alienates farmers more and more with your ignorance and words. Spend some time being a better person before your vitriol goes any further
@@BackToNature123 yet I bet I know more farmers than you do. Go crawl back under your stone.
This is what you tube needs more of. A matter of fact, realistic, unemotional well thought out presentation of a car. Well done and thank you sir.
Wow, thank you!
I second that.
Don't have much [enough] spare time but always make time for Matt's vids 👌
As a farmer I liked your comments Re farmers. Very true.
Thanks 👍
The new Defender is a replacement for the old Discovery. The New Discovery has now become more of a soft roader.
I've been driving Land Rover and Rangerovers for over 40 years, and as much as I appreciate the old defender, the new Defender is the evolution we've been waiting for.
I only hope that there will also be more commercial variants such as a pickup with double cabin.
Nice review Matt!
I hope so too. They've got to do that. Theres so much scope.
So Anton, what does this deliver? What is the evolution?
So true. Well said Anton. 👍👍
John Wood If u don’t get it, u don’t get it. No amount of explanation will make sense to u or satisfactorily answer ur question
@@StephenFogarty2023 Going all esoteric are we Stevie? Waiting for you or your boy to provide a straight answer
Wow Matt looks like your getting noticed and rightfully so, Well done your doing it well.
Thanks! I appreciate it
I've had the new 6 cyl SE job 7 months now and it's fantastic and faultless with easy 40 mpg on a run with a light foot. The power is amazing and it's a joy to ride and having had two of the old ones and two disco's I do have a little experience. Fingers crossed for it's reliability and I'm hanging on to my Morgan 4/4 for Sundays.
I’ve owned Land Rovers of various models including several Range Rovers fo nearly 30 years and I agree with you, I think it looks great and Land Rover has got it spot on. I also think that given how rounded and in my opinion non-descript the latest Discovery is, I think traditional Discovery buyers will turn to buying a Defender in a heartbeat (no pun intended with your Aidensfield section)
I can not believe that it has taken large dealerships this long to realise your potential. I know for a fact that if I was a director/owner/ manager of a large dealership I would have contacted you about a year ago begging you to drive and review one of our motors and then simply sat back and watched our sales increase. You will defiantly reach your milestone of 1000k subs by Crimbo mate.👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
Haha thanks! Fingers crossed. Thanks for the support :)
@@HighPeakAutos 👍👍👍👍👍
i agree i would buy a car from this dude blind he is a rare car dealer and should be on top gear cos i watch more of this channel cos i no longer watch top gear since the boys left, and one is lucky 2 hv found a channel that i watch 2 maybe 3 times a month... gr8 channel
Great review. I really like this guy’s tone and delivery. Feels like you’re just riding along and having a chat.
Cheers!
I’m having to endure I’m a celebrity with the Mrs, when it’s over this is going on the tele, 👍thanks
Haha good stuff!
High Peak Autos just watched it, great review
Can’t stand that show these days soon be hiring me and you as celebs lol
@@lukeferguson9010 It’s much better in Wales, gotta love that Castle.
We are on LOCKDOWN, now we are watching people on TV📺 on a LOCKDOWN in Wales. If there is an event in the Olympics called Irony, this country will win GOLD🥇 easily.
Farmers bought Defenders until the last revision where the new dashboard was introduced that compounded the cripplingly compromised cabin. It was 15 years past its 'sell by' date.
On the new one, only the 240hp four cylinder was ever actually sold in the UK. Oh and farmers are actually queuing up to buy automatic pickups. The 2.0 has plenty of power to tow a 3.5 ton cattle trailer, no bother. I managed it with an old 2.5 litre 110 for years and that only had 67 hp. Managed it for 22 years actually, desperately waiting in vain for a modernised new model but when its engine finally blew and it was scrapped, back in 2007, I succumbed and bought my first Ford Ranger. Currently running a 2017 Ranger automatic.
Would I buy one of these? Yes probably, the commercial, as a second car and utility for taxation reasons and I don't need the rear seats in a second car. I did order a 110 First Edition long before they became available but had kittens and eventually cancelled it after seeing some in the metal. It just didn't make my heart go boom-boom-boom like when I bought previous Range Rovers. Maybe its my age.
Always been a defender fan. New one is the right step forward in design and engineering.
Have a Defender 110 X Dynamic P400e and it is by some distance the best car I’ve ever had. Super capable, super comfortable can’t fault it.
You are the new Jeremy Clarkson of funny analogies 👍🏼
Haha thanks!
Perhaps this is your chance towards your acting career
Most of the analogies were written by Richard Porter (look up Sniff Petrol, his brilliant car fan site)
Better than Clarkson. Clarkson is a prime Bell End
@@themancuniancandidate2744 Yes I’ve read his book. Very funny man.
Had my defender for over a year now, no issues so far. But even if there were id still fix it and keep it cause I love it. Worth it.
The Fast Lane channel had an interesting experience with their 1st Defender, broken after 160 miles/21 days, replaced, broken now on their 3rd. Nice to see that LR are remaining faithful to their reliability heritage.
The second one, somebody chopped into the wiring loom. Don't think that is a build quality issue
I personally believe High Peak Autos reviews are the best on TH-cam. Always a pleasure to watch. Full of humour, facts and interesting comments. I'm always looking forward to the next video. Great job Matt.
Who agrees with me!
I certainly do my friend 👍👍
Wow, thank you!
More grab handles than an OAP shower! Lovely 😂🤣😂🤣👍
Haha thanks!
Oi! I resemble that remark. This OAP only has one shower grab handle TYVM!! :-D
Claude greengrass & Aidensfield. I can see that car on Lord Ashfordly's estate.
@@dailyhunter3683 oh yes definitely
That made me chuckle
Just got my P300 X Dynamic last week , I could drive it to the ends of the earth! Now the defenders road manners have improved Its like a Swiss army knife and almost the only vehicle you will need .
As a tradesman I’m using one as a Van, then at wk ends it’s a nice car, save a fortune running a separate van and car now. Nothing else around you can do that in. It’s superb.
I agree. You get the feeling you can rough it up
PS I bought a 6 cylinder Defender 90, absolutely amazing car and plastic and rubber throughout. Just introduce a hosepipe into the cabin and victim residue just washes straight out!
I love the new Defender, and would defo have one if my budget allowed. I do think it is a really cool car. However, for some, it may be too cool. Whereas the old Defender was a basic, rudimentary 4x4, it filled a gap in the market. Whereby it was a robust car with relatively simple mechanics that a lot of owners could fix themselves with a socket set. The new Defender is possibly too sophisticated for it's own good. And will need to be towed to the nearest dealership if it goes wrong, possibly leaving the owner without a car. And if you live in the outer Hebrides, or some other remote area, your trusty old Defender is your lifeline, your link to civilisation.
I have no doubts it will sell, but it will now be bought by a different demographic, and will probably become just another "Chelsea tractor"
And in the process of trying to drag the car kicking and screaming into the 21st century, I fear that Land Rover have reopened that gap in the market, which almost exclusively belonged to them and their country set customers, who need a basic, uncomplicated, no holds barred 4x4, that you would not be scared of reversing into a tree, or ploughing into a ditch. The traditional Defender owner probably just wants a relatively cheap 4x4, with a speedo and temperature gauge on the dash, and chunky heater controls. Can you imagine a farmer for example, negotiating a touchscreen with muddy or gloved hands to engage low range gears?
That is the demographic the original Defender was designed for. And Sadly, this new Defender just won't cut the mustard with the game keepers, estate managers, farmers, engineers, construction workers, or even the armed forces, I think.
They probably will look for something else now, which is sad. Because like red phone boxes, it will be just another little piece of Britain that will eventually disappear from view.
Spot on, I can afford a new defender, but I don’t want one, a very nice car, to nice for what I need. Can’t see me dragging a dead bullock up the paddock in it, throwing a bunch of star pickets in the back, bashing through small scrub with it. So I bought a Isuzu d-max, I will look at grenadier next year and kick the tyres so to speak to see if it adds up, have my doubts though, but maybe.
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You and Harry make THE best car review videos. Superb as always.
Wow, thanks! I'm a fan of Harry's too
That is high praise!
I am so excited to watch this video. Did not expect it!
Spot on matt..apparently its full of reliabilty issues already. Have heard stories of cars leaving the showroom and within 8 miles warning lights have been illuminating..land cruiser all the way for me.
As always the best, no BS reviews on YT. I love the new 90 style over the 110, and I'm not into 4x4, yet I still watched for the dry delivery and spot-on one liners.
Yes I agree with some of the other comments about this generations JC ( not the messiah, the other one!!) Keep doing what your doing. Love it.
Thanks! I appreciate it
Having driven one for 3 hours at the invitation of Land Rover. I agree with most things you say. I am a huge fan of the brand and I was very impressed with the new one. The rear view mirror camera does take a couple of minutes to adjust to but then it becomes the "New Normal". The air suspension really impressed my 17 year old. Like you the 90 would/will be my model of choice but the 110 has the added practicality for dogs, bikes, kids and camping gear. Old Defender owners may not wave at you but on my drive I passed another new 110 and they waved. I think Land Rover nailed it with the spare on the rear door again but maybe they should have put it on the bonnet.
Styling Q's from a Skoda Yeti. Currently looking at a green yeti, will put steelies on it and black wrap the roof. Think it will look great.
Great car and it will look great with steelies and black roof. 👍👍
Agreed! I was so close to buying a Yeti!
I had one for a year and did 18k (k's) in it. Loved it to drive .....but. Cracked windscreen, electronic issues with speakers, recalled for seals, rear door hard to open, trim started to wear. Decided to sell it for what I paid for it and felt like a win.
What did you move on to?
@@electricbreeze LandCruiser 300 series
As always, great review. If only, Land Rover put as much effort into building reliable SUVs as they do on brand image, their products would be even more desirable.
If Land Rovers were reliable, they would undoubtedly be the best vehicles on and off the road.
Well, I put off buying a Land Rover for 20 years because I had read that they were unreliable but 10 years ago a friend convinced me to buy a Land Rover Freelander and then three years ago I bought a Land Rover Discovery Sdv6 HSE. Both have been superb vehicles and a joy to own. They have been the most reliable vehicles I have ever owned. I will never buy another brand.
Newsflash: they are incredibly reliable. I’ve owned an LR4 and now a Defender for the past 12 years and never had a single reliability problem.
@@lbco5229 I agree. I own an old Defender and before that I owned a D1. Now, they _are_ maintenance heavy vehicles. In that you will be attending to it (on a maintenance basis) a fair bit more often that your regular run-about car. But if you do the maintenance that you should be doing, and you look after the vehicle, then the vehicle will look after you. In almost 20 years of ownership I have been broken down _twice_ , both of those were in my D1. The first was a snapped fan belt which is 100% a maintenance issue and therefore my fault. The second was a dodgy starter, although that only took a whack with a hammer to free the solenoid and I was on my way (and after which I replaced the starter). In my Defender, with all maintenance always done, literally no issues.
Good review - definitely makes me want one? However, I hear service centres are somewhat of a let down.. any comments?
I agree, the old defender is cool but it was past its sell by date about 20 years ago. This is a breath of fresh air and well worthy of its name.
I loved the old ones ,in fact i had a 110 V8 petrol and never thought that new ones could come anywhere near. Uhh how wrong i was.They're absolutely stunning cars....can't wait to save enough penny's to buy one....
I agree. I loved it
I like it - it’s not a showy off-roader, I can’t abide those and Land Rover are as guilty as other manufacturers of chasing the Chelsea crowd - so pleased it looks fit for purpose 👌🏻 looks a touch like a Yeti on roids....
Having ordered the 110X I have watched loads of reviews and got to say this is the best yet 👍🏻
Wow thanks! Thats some statement. Enjoy your 110! I'm jealous
my dad bought one and we have been visiting the dealership on weekly basis. it a piece of crap
@@charlowreign3639 which engine?
@@HighPeakAutos 2.0 litre D200
Absolutely love your commentary (1) more grab handles than an OAP shower (2) great looking and no parts from the Alegro bin - timeless and brilliant
Hands down my favourite Land Rover, I love the the styling from every angle and I'd have to have mine in the green with a white roof.
Apart from the back which looks exactly the same as an 80's Suzuki Vitara
Leave it for a year before deciding on a new Defender, l'm looking at a new 90" commercial if reliability is okay!!!!!
@@clooperman3745 you are wise to wait, and a stripped out basic 90 would be a good seller if JLR get round to making one
I know I'm late but its really good to see a genuine guy getting noticed by the big boys. Nice work Matt
As for the Defender that poor ingenium is a product of the world we live in so not a fault of Land Rover. Replacing a car that had such a long run as the original did is impossible, especially when you cannot repair the new one with shoe laces and a hammer. Now you need a nasa degree and a laptop before you open the bonnet, good look finding one of those in the middle of Siberia
That’s quite right. Thanks for watching
Thanks for a well balanced and honest review. In a world of health and safety restrictions/regulations that protect us from ourselves, Land Rover have done a great job with the sequel to what was a motoring legend. Yes, it is modern and hi-tech with lots of electronic wizardry but no more so than the cab of a Fendt, JCB, MF, JD these days. I feel it is designed and engineered for a generation that has only seen the yellow end of a dip-stick….whilst filling the washer bottle….with latex gloves on.
"In a world of health and safety restrictions/regulations that protect us from ourselves" - Blah blah blah.... 🙄🙄they protect you from people like Ford accountants and management, who worked out it was cheaper to pay off the families of people who burned to death in rear-ended Pinto's than spend 5 bucks improving Pinto petrol tanks.
You said it and I've said it on a comments section before, it's the coolest car on sale at the moment. Nothing bar a G wagon has the wow factor of this. With the right spec and the I6 diesel it's the only car you will ever need.
I agree!
Next video; should you buy a Bugatti Cheron. Seriously though, saw one of these Defenders in the flesh and they’re massive.
The defender 130 is going to be even bigger with an 8 seat option.
Hahaha
I used to have an old defender, I loved it. I now have a much more practical and affordable to run Disco Sport. I recently got an off road day with the new defender and it is immense. It beats the old car hands down at everything except looks. Even then the looks are growing on me. Well done LR
You should go right ahead and buy it!!
Oh, wrong channel!! 😂😂
He only says that about VAG stuff!
Ah, but he didn’t put a water bottle in the door pocket!
Its better then the original one in my opinion
I absolutely love it! ..... It MAY appeal more to the welly brigade if a toned down, 'tec-less version was available and a manual option. Also, unlike the old one, I suspect DIY servicing and repair is out of the question without the correct diagnostic equipment. (not ideal while on safari!) The styling is fantastic!
Knocked the review out the park mate, I loved it when you went all Doug Demuro
"I borrowed this car from....." he's in Beverly Hills and Matt is Aidensfield 😂😂😂😂 Absolutely brilliant.
How you are not on a motoring show on the telly is beyond me, great work mate.
Hahah that pretty much sums it up!
Very useful for those off the grid dogging activities of the middle class
Balanced and informative and fun....easily the best review so far....!
Nice enough car, but as always, when does the new version of a classic ever improve on its predecessor or match it for that matter... never. This is more similar to the disco in my opinion. Great video as always, Matt.
Thanks for watching
I personally love it . I do think it's funny how it's referenced to be the rightful replacement for the Discovery. If people only realised that was what the original Discovery was intended to be . A follow on replacement for the Defender . Itsall DNA . I think they have it right . 6 pot all the way ! Great review as always 👏
I was waiting for you to move onto new stuff... love the car
I'm out of my comfort zone with new stuff. I think it shows a little in this video
@@HighPeakAutos. Don’t be silly dude, your a natural, I’ve be watching from her in Ireland from the start, and you’ve made me laugh and gave me great insight into all different types of vehicles. 100K subscribers very soon lad 👍
You have nailed it, I was a Land Rover buyer of old defender, I was and am exactly as you described, I want a relative cheap car, good in the bush, reliable, load carrying truck, which is what I had in my old defenders. The new thing is a good looking nice car but it just isn’t what I want, and I know why Land Rover has gone the way they have, they want to sell tens of thousand of them and I occupy a niche client segment. I just wish they could have kept the defender true to the brand, Range Rover, discovery all moved up into the luxury poser market, couldn’t they have kept one, the defender a tough truck. Personally myself it seems a pointless thing, it occupies the same market space as Range Rover sport, discovery, discover sport, there all the same car with a few different accessories. None of them any good for remote bush work or longevity, putting rubber mats into a new discovery look a like does not a work truck make. I have accepted that Land Rover is no longer a country car maker and have bought Isuzu d-max and Mux to replace them and saved a heap of cash, will look at the grenadier when it comes out next year but am sceptical. I hoped that something like that is what Land Rover could have done, but they didn’t they spent billions on making another Uber tractor for the play 4wd sector.
Absolutely brilliant review , the hatred comes from the jealousy. Their a load better vehicle and when you see one they look awesome
My next car.
Thanks 👍 I agree. I loved it
You don't get it. It's not jealousy (well maybe the BMW/Merc/Audi crowd), it's something else. It's just not authentic, it's fake, just like their owners, 2 litre ingenium sums it up on 23" wheels with trade wraps. A good truck it may be in its own right, and I agree, I wish JLR well. Maybe it's a new world.
@@BRMCaptChaos I can barely make what you’re saying. How would you have done things differently in terms of design, cost etc?
I can honestly say that as the owner of a old landy I 100%agree with this review, it will be and should be better than a 70 year old design. People commenting on the new car should remember jlr is a business and the old car just took too long to build and didn't return enough profit per unit thats why production was ended. If jlr had called it discovery instead they wouldn't have recieved half of the negative comments on this car. A brilliant video👍as usual! im off now to clean the oil off my drive way💦🙄
Thanks for watching! Haha get the Karcher out
Nice additional camera angles, very nice indeed.
Thanks! I put the extra effort in with this one
It"s great the you reviewed this one already and we didn't have to wait for it. If there was someone I wanted to know his opinion about this car it was you from you . Thanks man - Like you I would also go for the 90
Thanks for watching.
Great video. I love the new defender, the old one is cool but the new one is just better
Yeah I agree
You know pal, if I'm after changing my car I will check out your video reviews first. Top notch assessments. Love the video about miserable pessimistic mechanics. Bang on
Haha thanks for watching!
Surely the straight six Diesel engine slowly being rolled out across many JLR models is an Ingenium engine made like all others in their Wolverhampton engine plant.
There have been photos online of a supposedly V8 engined Defender being tested possibly a BMW unit as BMW are moving production of their V8 and V12 engines from Germany to Hams Hall in U.K. where they already make BMW’s 4 pot petrol engines.
Yes he got it wrong in that the straight six Diesel engine is an Ingenium engine with mild hybrid technology replacing the Ford V6 diesel engines and not BMW.
Your dead right - the straight 6 is a diesel Ingenium from the JLR EMC. New this year and you can get it in other the RRS and RR also
@@plugsocket9432 straight six BMW diesel is going in the Ineos Grenadier
He won’t be told. I suspect he will triple check now though, because we all agree that it has nothing to do with BMW. It has design features closer to Fiat’s pulsair design.
As for the V8, they have just moved the diesel machine tools from Ford’s factory to their own. No idea what’s happening with V8 petrol engines. I suspect that the V8 petrol engines will end to be replaced by high power Ingenium 3.0 six cylinder units. They may need a V8 for the American market in the medium term though so if BMW are shifting production to the UK [why would they do that?] then they might as well continue to use it.
Nice to see you over in Yorkshire doing what you do with humour and honesty.
Thanks!
Thanks for the review - pretty much aligned with the other reviews. It seems a very capable off roader, but good for a daily driver as well. I took one for a drive, and was pretty impressed. Not having a door handle digging into my leg was most welcome. Optioned up, however, I wouldn’t get much change out of $120,000 in Oz. That money is very hard to justify, but my inner monologue has been really trying hard to though....
I agree. Its good value compared to others when you think about what you get, but they are way more expensive than I was hoping
Fully agree with your comment about the 2 litre diesel ingenium. I work at the landrover dealer not far from your dealership, and I can honestly say it's the engine that's stripped, and worked on the most in our workshop. Certainly not good unit for longevity.
needs to be a 3.0D, Driven one and really like it
I've not driven a 3.0d but I imagine its much better
Ray what's the engine noise like - I was surprised by the 2.0D how loud it was. More than road noise and I expected the opposite.
Great video, am a Landrover man owning loads of defenders in past afew sports and now a 4.4tdv8 l322 love you Landrover based videos👍
Yep, would need to be the 3.0 V6 diesel unit for me too. Having tried that 4 cylinder diesel in a test drive of the XF it just can't be compared to the larger V6 particularly in a big machine like the Defender. Interesting to see JLR replacing all of 4cylinder diesels with the 6 cylinder for 2021.
Hi there it’s a straight 6 diesel
250 hp or 300hp😀
You are bang on about farmers, I work in a farming community and everyone drives a pick up. I drive a 2010 Defender, I love it, but I’d buy one of the new ones, but I think they are priced too high. And drivers of the new ones don’t wave.
Haha yes thats right
Man City been looking for a.couple.
😂😂😂
Just two?, they need 11, plus subs every game.
Your definately right about farmers, very few buy an old Defender, most go for the Hilux or a Mitsubishi.
But once upon a time Old series’s 2’s and old 90’s and 110’s were used, I used to regularily see farmers driving around in an old smoky series 3 around the fields and B roads where I lived in North Wales.
The new Defender has flavours of the old Defender, and is more comfortable and nicer to drive, BUT the reason for the Hatred is quite simply the Defender was a tool, rugged and hard wearing, if you want comfort then go for a discovery, Discovery sport, or a Range Rover.
The old Defender wasn’t designed to be a Chelsea tractor.
But hopefully it will grow on people and there may be less hate for it in the future.
YOU'VE SOLD IT TO ME!!!
Where can I buy a 1:24 scale?
I got a small budget
Haha I'll have to settle for that too for now
You can actually get a 1:18 scale defender 110 with the explorer pack 😂😂
You can buy a Lego model it looks great.
Go for the 1:18 scale model, looks superb and a lot bigger.
I test drove a 110 HSE D240 7 seat last weekend and was very impressed, couldn’t find fault with it. Everything seemed well put together, no rattles. The interior is very modern and unlike any other LR and had plenty of kit,if I had to be critical I thought the infotainment screen was a little small. The exterior is stunning and a definite head turner, the ride was very comfortable and turn of speed was adequate enough for my requirements. Test driving a Range Rover tomorrow, so a decision will have to be made, first World problems eh!
Test drove a RR Autobiography and after much consideration have put a deposit down on a 20 plate 110 HSE D 240 7 seat. I found the rear seats on the RR just a little to narrow and the centre rear seat uncomfortably tight for such a large car. With the 110 I can put the kids seats in comfortably and still travel in luxury. The RR seemed a little old World after driving the 110.
Oh dear... this one is a dangerous one! I'll come back in a couple of hours to enjoy the harsh comments! :D
Haha I'm watching through my hands too
That's a nice surprise Matt, seeing you with a current model and a really interesting one at that too.
Thanks! I enjoyed filming with it too
Brilliant review as usual. Beautiful car for sure.
Love to get one!
You and me both!
Land Rover know their market and have nailed it with this vehicle.
Absolutely love it (farmers son too 😉).
Just ordered one for March to replace my old defender
Glad they've got a warranty...you will need it
@@sweetfreedomGB Well I've driven JLR for over 30 years now with no breakdowns at all
Good stuff! Are you keeping your old Defender?
@@HighPeakAutos No my friends having it for his farm . Its been a good servant and he can pull his trailers round the farm with it . I've bought the X Model
This is the first spec I’ve seen, in which this car actually looks good. Those rims seem like a must. And that grey looks much smarter than this strange green
I'd order it in this colour. Not a fan of the dull colours like the green and flat blue. Look a bit bland
More handles than a OAP’s shower 😂
Looks really cool, definitely the 90!
I agree. Thats the one Id choose
I picked up a 2023 Defender 90 V8 Carpathian model. Love it, and it will probably be my last vehicle. I've always been a historical Defender 90 dude. Glad to finally have one.
Great choice
Great content as is your presentation mate .👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Totally came from left field this one mate but brilliant once again! My L405 is in for its big service next week and the stealership have promised me a new Defender as a courtesy car.......honestly cannot wait!! 😎 “If your into murdering, its wipeable and washable!” Absolutely buckled, spat my tea out and everything!! 🤣😂🤣😂
Hahaha If you're like me you'll love it, but be glad to get back in your L405 :)
@@HighPeakAutos Yeah defo mate! Do you think you’ll do a video about the recent statement regarding stopping production of petrol and diesel cars by 2030?? I think it’s a huge topic and quite frankly poorly thought out and unachievable. Would love to see what your other subscribers think. 👍🏻😎
Yuppie! 🤣🤣🤣 love it.
You’ve converted me, I wasn’t a huge fan of the new defender but after your review I like it, agreed though the backside isn’t anything to write home about.
I think this will be the wealthy family who want to appear unique new SUV but never use it for its true purpose.
Thats true. I think they may make a cheaper stripped back version so maybe that will be popular with farmers etc...
Why no manual gearbox?
Mate honestly the best review of these. Went to see one at the local dealer and it looked brilliant and thought it possessed a lot of character as well as modern tech/refinement
I really dont know what people are on about, they spout utter trout and act like they are LR officianados when in reality they just care about whether their coffee is decaf and their burrito is vegan, they dont know shite.
High peak autos, best reviews on youtube
Hahaha thanks!
This is the best video you made absolutely loved it ❤️ probably because we love Heartbeat.
I don’t comment about the new Defender anymore I got sick of the abuse from the die hard wannabe Defender dickheads that never owned one in the first place.
I think Land Rover nailed this Defender. Rip Bill Maynard and Alfred from Heartbeat.
Thanks for watching! Cheers
You’re right, farmers left the Defender a long time ago. It’s the old issue that although it’s great off road, your lightly specc’d £60k Defender will certainly never leave the tarmac on the school run. As a family car, it’s flawed due to its sheer size compared to a decent estate, try parking it at the supermarket. As a luxury car it’s too basic, you can get a decent Range Rover for that money. I can’t help feeling that the whole idea of this vehicle is out of touch with modern living. Nostalgia is a powerful thing, I’d look stupid driving it. .......but I’d still take one.....
You would be perfect for top gear my friend. Clarkson replacement for sure.
Wow, thanks!
Yeah! I’ll 2nd that. After all Matt has experience in TV, I don’t think he’d be as cocky too. 😂
Best car reviewer on YT - real reviews for real car buyers not fantasists
Thanks! That means a lot
I love these, not a fan of the old one tho
The styling is spot on, especially the short version
Only place I have seen these is at my golf club and I doubt the greenkeepers own them...
Haha good point
@@HighPeakAutos Keep up the good work.
I think you hit the nail on the head when you said "If you could afford it you'd have one". This is JL's base utility vehicle, yet it's competing directly with the Discovery which suggests there's no profit in the "farmer" market so they're making another car for Chelsea mums and dads.
I love it though!
Me too!
I'd love one
Me too
Good morning, I have seen the Dfender reviews lot several,But every one is making complaint for the back door. Why its wrong ? Loading and unloading ? Park it accordingly when you need to load much. Every one is not always in the tight supermarket to load big huge groceries .Best thing everyone dont like to highlighte is how best and safe for this Defender is while there is a huge protective spare wheel on its backdoor. Is this chunky big spare wheel will never protect a crash impact from the behind ?
Omg i never knew adensfield was a real location !, was a kid when i last watched heartbeat though
Every sunday at 8pm...That was the cue for me to go to bed haha
@@HighPeakAutos should we burst the bubble and say it’s not a real place ?? 😆😆😆
Adensfield is fictional. I was told by Peter Walker, the author of the Heartbeat books, that the inspiration for Adensfield is Oswaldkirk where he was a young copper.
It’s a place called Goathland in North Yorkshire 👍🏻
@@bandiflip Yes, Goathland is where they filmed the fictional village of Adensfield. The real village is Oswaldkirk near Helmsley. So I was told by the author of the Heartbeat books, Peter Walker who wrote under the name of Nicholas Rhea and who was a young policeman there.
Absolutely love your commentary. Keep up the great work 👍
Thanks!
80 odd ecu's in that baby. Yeah..let me know how that goes!
I know... Thats what I was getting at, they will go wrong just as everything else will but they couldn't have released a car with no extras for fear of things breaking
There is only one ECU (engine control unit) but plenty of other modules to give the customer the features that are specc'd
@@richardmcdonell1108 ECU also stands for Electronic Control Unit.
Yes, much better to spend the weekend welding and covered in grease. The old defender has no ECUs and is less likely to get you there. I also like the idea when I look out the window in the morning that the car will still be there. In the time it took to write this there is a new hole in a defender chassis.
In this case they are using poetic license in defining ‘ECU’. It on;y has a small number of what we usually call the electronic brain, or control units, or computers. The others are just CAN-BUS terminals that receive and send data from their individually coded selves, that control individual components/actuators through a common ring main, which is the ‘bus’. This type of wiring is fairly universal on cars these days and saves a massive amount of wiring.
It is unfortunate that LR’s publicity machine chose to highlight something that is common to a myriad vehicles as if it was something special, particularly as the majority of customers inevitably look upon it as a negative because they don’t understand what it actually means or the advantages it allows, such as multi-mode switches or duplicate instrument data readouts and a whole lot of things we are already raking for granted in 21st C vehicles.
As you say . Land rover knocked it out of the park . Love the look . I want one . But new 3.0 one should do the job .
Welcome to God's Country
It looks EPIC with those Range Rover wheels. Yes please.
I agree. Although I do like the steels
@@HighPeakAutos agreed!
Good review love the car I’d have one in a Heartbeat....:)
I see what you did there! So would I
Great review. I’ve recently bought the 110 SE 7 seater with the 2 litre engine and there is plenty of poke and after almost 2k miles everything still works! I went to test drive a 12 month old RR Vogue SE but left having bought the show room Defender as it looks amazing and the tech is right up there, where as the Vogue was dated. Best feature is the rear view camera 👍🏽😂
Great choice! Keep me updated with reliability! Cheers
Steve. I am doing the same tomorrow (see my post above) Always wanted a RR but it’s going to have to be something special to beat the 110 HSE