2021 Land Rover Defender Test Drive Review

2021 Land Rover Defender Test Drive ReviewAuto Worldzz#Land Rover Defender Test Drive Review You wait twenty years for a new Land Rover Defender, then two come along in the space of a few months. The 2020 Land Rover Defender 110 only just landed in the US in June, but buyers can already opt for the three-door 90 introduced for 2021. That's the model we recently got to sample in the UK, where we spent an intensive couple of days in the English countryside, putting the 90 to test at Land Rover's Gaydon and Eastnor proving grounds. Just a couple of weeks after giving the 110 a proper going over in the Californian desert, we were keen to see if the shorter, trendier Defender 90 could match its bigger brother. Our first taste was of the range-topping X P400, finished in Gondwana Stone with a black roof, 20-inch wheels, and a circa 400-horsepower 3.0-liter six-cylinder powerplant. From looks alone, this is the Defender to get, but having spent time cruising along the highway, threading through villages and subjecting the car to some serious off-roading, under the handsome facade is a complex, highly competent machine. Just ask the stunt guys and girls working on the new James Bond film, No Time To Die. To hammer that point home, a morning tackling grueling off-road terrain in an Indus Silver 90 SE P300 on coil springs powered by a 2.0-liter four-pot revealed that whether you are after an SUV that will show up your neighbor's Wrangler or a true off-roader for serious work, Land Rover offers a Defender in a variety of flavors to suit your needs. 2021 Land Rover Defender Changes: What's the difference vs 2020 Defender? 2021 officially marks the second model year for the latest Land Rover Defender. After a limited 2020 release, the range has now expanded with the addition of more three-door Defender 90 variants in base, S, X-Dynamic S, and X trims. It's the smaller 90 that we got to experience here, with 2020 production of this three-door model having being delayed initially. The X-Dynamic models are a new addition to the range and are offered on the larger Defender 110 as well. This trim comes with unique interior fittings to set it apart from other versions in the lineup. Hopefully, the broader range will bolster Defender sales. Defender Exterior Without losing its Land Rover identity, the latest Defender is a much more polished and modern offering than the last Defender vehicle to be sold here. The chunky, retro design looks as if it will age well, with blocky headlight clusters and thick cladding around the wheel arches. The smaller Defender 90 is likely to appeal to a younger clientele and, in its base specification, comes with LED headlights/taillights, utilitarian-looking 18-inch steel wheels, and a body-color roof. Other versions come with a white contrast roof, a folding fabric roof, front fog lights, and alloy wheels measuring up to 20-inches. On the Defender X, orange brake calipers, a gloss black hood, and a sliding panoramic roof are equipped. Dimensions With a length of 170.2 inches excluding the rear-mounted spare wheel, the three-door Defender 90 is 3.4 inches longer than the three-door Jeep Wrangler. It has a 101.9-inch wheelbase and a width of 79.1 inches excluding the mirrors (82.9 inches including the mirrors). The height is either 77.5 inches with the air suspension (standard on upper trims) or 77.7 inches with the coil suspension. Key dimensions for the larger Defender 110 include a 118.9-inch wheelbase, a length of 187.4 inches excluding the spare wheel (197.6 inches including the spare wheel), and the same width as the Defender 90. The Defender 110 has a height of 77.4 inches. Off-roading numbers matter when it comes to any Land Rover, and the Defender 110 impresses with an off-road ride height of 11.5 inches and maximum approach/departure/ramp angles of 38/40/28 degrees respectively for the 110. The more compact Defender 90 has a superior ramp angle of 31 degrees. The SUV's lifted suspension can afford a maximum wading depth of 35.4 inches. In terms of curb weight, the lightest model is the entry-level Defender 90 with the 2.0-liter engine at 4,550 pounds, with the heaviest being the Defender 110 X in seven-seater guise, which weighs a bulky 5,385 lbs.https://youtu.be/tz3okAXx7Ls1327985231220137985

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