Land Rover Defender

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2023 Land Rover Defender 130 review: First drive

Bigger is better, right? The Defender now comes as an eight-seater

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2023 Land Rover Defender 90 review: P525 V8

V8-powered Defender 90 is Land Rover’s ultimate Q-car, but is it worth the high price of admission?

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Land Rover Defender 90 review: Exploring Victoria’s alpine forests

The old Land Rover Defender wouldn’t know its grandchild. So is the new short-wheelbase version a worthy successor to the original? Or just another luxo SUV wannabe?

2022 Land Rover Defender 110 D300 SE review feature
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2022 Land Rover Defender 110 D300 SE review

Land Rover Defender diesel is a functional balance of nostalgic design and modern technology

2022 Land Rover Defender 90 D250 S review
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Australian first drive: 2022 Land Rover Defender 90

The Defender ‘Shorty’ is Land Rover’s strongest modern-day interpretation of its off-road icon, but is it the pick over the 110?

2022 Land Rover Defender V8 first international drive review
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First Drive: 2022 Land Rover Defender V8

In these troubled times, Land Rover still has a sense of humour

2020 Land Rover Defender P400 SE
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We’ve finally driven the new Defender in Australia. Is it any good?

Can the all-new Defender live up to the legend status of its predecessors?

2016 Land Rover Defender Heritage 90 6MT
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2016 Land Rover Defender Heritage 90 review

It’s the end of the line for one of the world’s longest continuously manufactured vehicles, the Land Rover Defender

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2016 Mercedes-Benz G500 review

It’s as authentic as ever, but the latest update to the G-Wagen brings driving tweaks and a new V8 engine