Land Rover Defender

Land Rover Defender Latest Updates

1. 06 January 2025: Land Rover launches the 2025 Defender in India at a starting price of INR 39 Crores. It comes equipped with a V8 P425 engine that generates up to 420bhp.
2. 29 August 2024: JLR Classic is bringing back the retro Land Rover Defender, now equipped with a V8 engine.
3. 14 August 2024: The engine options of the Land Rover Defender have been rejigged in India and the price range have also been updated.
4. 03 July 2024: Land Rover reveals the Defender Octa in India. It shall come with a twin-turbo V8 engine at a starting price of 2.65 crores.
5. 09 May 2024: JLR globally unveils the updated Land Rover Defender with new powertrains and captain seat configuration.
6. 25 April 2024: Land Rover will launch Defender Octa with a Twin-Turbo V8 Engine globally on 03 July 2024.

Land Rover Defender Engine and Transmission

The new Defender has a V8 P425 5.0-litre petrol engine that delivers a maximum power and torque of 420bhp and 610Nm. It also comes with a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine, a 3.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine, and a 4.4-litre V8 petrol engine. The 4.4-litre engine is available in the top – Octa – variant, producing peak power and torque of 626bhp and 750Nm. The power transmission task is handled by an automatic (TC) gearbox.

Land Rover Defender Performance

The base variant with a 2.0-litre engine achieves an acceleration of 0-100 km/h within 7.4 seconds on its way to the top speed of 191 km/h. The top ‘Octa’ variant does the same acceleration within 4 seconds while the 3.0-litre diesel variant does it in 7 seconds. Speaking of the newest 5.0-litre engine variant, it does the same acceleration in 5.2 seconds. As this vehicle is available in multiple variants, each offers different performance figures.   

Land Rover Defender Specifications

This Land Rover SUV is equipped with a double wishbone with coil springs and electronic air suspension in the front. In the rear, it gets a multi-link with coil springs and electronic air suspension. The car rolls on 20/22-inch alloy wheels sporting wide tyres for optimum performance. On the braking front, it has a solid front disc and a ventilated rear disc brake.

Land Rover Defender Exterior

The design of each variant of the defender is refreshing and elegant. The front end flaunts a protruding in-built bull bar with a single-slat grille above it. It is flanked by large, rectangular LED headlamps with arc-shaped daytime running lights. It also gets a lot of black cladding all around, giving it a rather butch stance. The bonnet gets a raised portion with some black highlights on either side. The side profile is quite slab-sided, but you will notice the flared wheel arches that house these massive, rugged tyres. It sports vertically stacked tail lights in the shape of cubes. The rail section also showcases a spare wheel and a skid plate on the lower half of the bumper. The overall silhouette is of a proper, no-nonsense old-school SUV in modern times.

Land Rover Defender Interior

The newest version of the Defender car comes with impressive upgrades such as Windsor leather seats. It also gets 14-way heated and cooled front seats with memory function and climate-controlled rear seats, offering ultimate comfort. It also incorporates an 11.4-inch touchscreen infotainment system, a panoramic sunroof, and a front-row refrigerator. Additionally, a 3-D surround view camera, a meridian sound system, and caption seats in the second row are also included, among others.

Land Rover Defender Safety Features

On the safety front, the Land Rover Defender is heavily loaded. It has six airbags, over speed warning, and a seat belt warning, to name a few. It has also been awarded five stars by EURO NCAP for the crash safety test.

Land Rover Defender Price

The price of its base variants is similar to that of the Mercedes-Benz AMG E53, the Volvo XC90, and the Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron. You can scroll up to the price section to check the up-to-date Land Rover Defender on-road price.

Land Rover Defender Variants and Colours

The manufacturer sells this vehicle in multiple variants such as 90, 110, 130, OCTA, etc. The available colour options are Sedona Red, Faroe Green, Hakuba Silver, Carpathian Grey, Fuji White, Eiger Grey Metallic, Gondwana Stone Metallic, Petra Copper, Lantau Bronze, Silicon Silver, Yulong White, Santorini Black Metallic, Tasman Blue Metallic, and Pangea Green Metallic.