Land Rover Defender (L663)

Land Rover
	Land Rover Defender 110 at the IAA 2019
Defender
Production period:	since 2020
Class :	Off-road vehicle
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	; Otto engines : 2.0–3.0 liters ; (221–294 kW) ; Diesel engines : ; 2.0 liters ; (147–177 kW)
Length:	4583-5018 mm
Width:	2008 mm
Height:	1967-1974 mm
Wheelbase :	2587-3022 mm
Empty weight :	2140-2361 kg
Previous model	Land Rover Defender

The Land Rover Defender (L663) is an off-road vehicle produced by the British car manufacturer Land Rover . It is the successor to the Land Rover Defender , which was built until 2016 .

Model history

Land Rover Defender Concept 100 (2011)

After production of the Defender ended at the end of January 2016, no successor model was presented until 2019. As early as 2011, however, Land Rover showed what a new Defender could look like with the Land Rover Defender Concept 100 concept vehicle .

On September 10, 2019, the manufacturer finally presented the new Defender at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main . Since then, the Defender has been available as a five-door 110 . The off-road vehicle is also available as a limited special First Edition model. The Defender is to come to dealerships in spring 2020. The shorter three-door Defender 90 , the longer five-door Defender 130 and a commercial version are to follow in the course of 2020.

The Defender is no longer produced in Solihull , UK , but in Nitra, Slovakia .

body

Compared to the previous model, the Defender L663 is over 20 cm wider. Due to the height of almost two meters, Land Rover offers a side-mounted ladder as an accessory to better reach the roof, for example for mounting a roof rack. In addition, a snorkel for crossing water, a cable winch and a side-mounted additional case are available. Again, the Defender has a fully-fledged spare wheel that is attached to the tailgate that opens to the side. As a reminiscence of the previous model, numerous screws can be seen on the new Defender, with which, for example, the door panels are attached.

Rear view with side-mounted ladder
Tailgate that opens to the side
inside view

The 110 , available at the market launch, is just over five meters long and has five, six or seven seats. The six-seater has a third seat between the driver and front passenger. The seven-seater is not available with the center seat that Land Rover calls the “ jump seat ”. Instead, it has a third row of seats. The 4.58 m long 90 has five or six seats.

Land Rover Defender 110 X
Land Rover Defender 90
Land Rover Defender 90 (commercial version)

Technical specifications

The Defender L663 has independent suspension on all wheels . Land Rover gives the ground clearance with 291 mm, the maximum fording depth with 90 cm. The approach angle at the front is 38 degrees, the rear 40 degrees. With the 90 the tilt angle is 31 degrees, with the 110 28 degrees. In North America the maximum towable weight of the Defender is 3720 kg, in Europe it is 3500 kg.

The drive range includes two gasoline engines and two diesel engines at the market launch . All Defenders have all-wheel drive and an 8- speed automatic transmission from ZF . A variant with a plug-in hybrid drive is to be offered later. A gasoline particulate filter is used for exhaust aftertreatment in gasoline engines and an SCR catalytic converter in diesel engines .

Defender 90

	90 P300 AWD	90 P400 AWD	90 D200 AWD	90 D240 AWD
Construction period:	since 02/2020
Engine type:	Four-cylinder in- line petrol engine , direct petrol injection	Six-cylinder in-line petrol engine, direct petrol injection	Four-cylinder in-line diesel engine , common rail injection
Engine charging :	turbocharger
Displacement :	1997 cc	2996 cc	1999 cc
Compression ratio :	9.5: 1	10.5: 1	15.5: 1
Max. Performance in min ^-1 :	221 kW (300 PS) / 5500	294 kW (400 PS) / 5500	147 kW (200 PS) / 4000	177 kW (240 PS) / 4000
Max. Torque at min ^-1 :	400 Nm / 1500-4000	550 Nm / 2000-5000	430 Nm / 1400
Drive type, standard:	all wheel drive
Gear type, standard:	8- speed automatic transmission
Empty weight:	2140 kg	2245 kg	2208 kg
maximum payload:	770 kg	725 kg	732 kg
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h:	8.0 s	6.0 s	10.2 s	9.0 s
Top speed:	191 km / h	191-208 km / h	175 km / h	188 km / h
Fuel consumption over 100 km (combined):	9.9-10.2 l super	9.6–9.9 l super	7.5–7.7 l diesel
CO ₂ emissions, combined:	227-233 g / km	219-226 g / km	199-203 g / km
Tank capacity:	88.5 l		83.5 l
Emissions standard according to EU classification:	Euro 6d-TEMP

Defender 110

	110 P300 AWD	110 P400 AWD	110 D200 AWD	110 D240 AWD
Construction period:	since 09/2019
Engine type:	Four-cylinder in- line petrol engine , direct petrol injection	Six-cylinder in-line petrol engine, direct petrol injection	Four-cylinder in-line diesel engine , common rail injection
Engine charging :	turbocharger
Displacement :	1997 cc	2996 cc	1999 cc
Compression ratio :	9.5: 1	10.5: 1	15.5: 1
Max. Performance in min ^-1 :	221 kW (300 PS) / 5500	294 kW (400 PS) / 5500	147 kW (200 PS) / 4000	177 kW (240 PS) / 4000
Max. Torque at min ^-1 :	400 Nm / 1500-4000	550 Nm / 2000-5000	430 Nm / 1400
Drive type, standard:	all wheel drive
Gear type, standard:	8- speed automatic transmission
Empty weight:	2261 kg	2361 kg	2323 kg
maximum payload:	844 kg	804 kg	827 kg
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h:	8.1 s	6.1 s	10.3 s	9.1 s
Top speed:	191 km / h	191-208 km / h	175 km / h	188 km / h
Fuel consumption over 100 km (combined):	9.9-10.2 l super	9.6–9.9 l super	7.6–7.8 l diesel
CO ₂ emissions, combined:	228-234 g / km	220-227 g / km	199-205 g / km
Tank capacity:	90 l		85 l
Emissions standard according to EU classification:	Euro 6d-TEMP

Trivia

Lego has been selling a 1:10 scale replica of the Defender 90 since October 1, 2019. It took around a year to develop the almost 2,600 building blocks.

Web links

Commons : Land Rover Defender - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Official website

Individual evidence

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↑ 2020 Land Rover Defender: official photos, price, off-road ability and on sale date. In: driving.co.uk. September 10, 2019, accessed October 13, 2019 .

↑ Stefan Grundhoff: Land Rover Defender will come from Nitra in the future. In: automobil-produktion.de. May 2, 2019, accessed October 13, 2019 .

↑ Gregor Hebermehl: Land Rover Defender in the first check: This is how the new SUV feels. In: auto-motor-und-sport.de. September 10, 2019, accessed October 13, 2019 .

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[auto-mot-2020-2] Gregor Hebermehl, Torsten Seibt: Land Rover Defender: Finally new after 70 years. In: auto-motor-und-sport.de. September 10, 2019, accessed October 13, 2019 .

[motor1-612020-3] Roland Hildebrandt: Revealed: New Details on the Land Rover Defender (2020). In: de.motor1.com. July 4, 2019, accessed October 13, 2019 .

[co-2020-4] 2020 Land Rover Defender: official photos, price, off-road ability and on sale date. In: driving.co.uk. September 10, 2019, accessed October 13, 2019 .

[automobi-388-5] Stefan Grundhoff: Land Rover Defender will come from Nitra in the future. In: automobil-produktion.de. May 2, 2019, accessed October 13, 2019 .