Why not capitalize on a cool nameplate? The new 2021 Land Rover Defender is a long-awaited return of an iconic vehicle. The Defender’s launch was anything but smooth due to the global pandemic, but the new SUV is now arriving at dealerships, while Land Rover is making a major recovery. Now that the Defender is back, it seems hard […]
That looks serious… And it is. It’s the version of the new Defender that’s fastest on the road, and most capable off it. How so? It’s the short-wheelbase 90 body motored along by the new 3.0-liter gasoline straight-six engine, with 400bhp. It has mild hybridization, too, but this is not a vehicle to which the term ‘mild’ naturally cleaves. Being […]
These days, every manufacturer is jumping on the rugged rig bandwagon. Those cute little urban crossovers you see by the dozen in the mall parking lot are probably offered with some sort of “Trail Edition,” “Adventure Pack,” or “Crunchy Granola” flavour. It’s all a bit ridiculous since few will ever venture any further from the […]
Four doors are convenient, but the Defender 90 proves that Land Rover’s redesigned off-roader can impress even in its simpler two-door form. Supercar makers rarely boast about ground clearance, breakover angles, or wading depths. Acceleration numbers for rugged SUVs are barely more relevant. Yet, being shorter and lighter than its four-door sister, the new two-door Defender […]
although awash with all-new design cues inside and out, the land rover defender still retained its iconic boxy silhouette upon its highly anticipated reveal at IAA 2019. a year on, designboom finally gets behind the wheel of the reimagined SUV. it has four decades of history to build upon – not replace – pushing the british brand’s designers […]
