Land Rover Defender 2021 in-depth on and off-road REVIEW

This is the new

defender

, let's be honest, redesigning a great British icon will never be easy in this video. I'll make sure Land Rover hasn't screwed it up. I stopped this

review

seeing what this new

defender

is like. driving off

road

because after all, if you got into this, what's the point? I now have the gearbox in low range mode. I have the rock car off-

road

program. I'm going to drive it over this known obstacle. as chassis articulation, many people have complained that no, the new defender does not hurt the traditional supplier. The frame chassis does not matter.

This car's unibody chassis is stiffer than any other chassis a Land Rover has ever made, and that helps. when you are offroading other people have complained about the fact that it doesn't have rigid axles once again it doesn't matter it has independent suspension because the travel of the independent suspension is 500 millimeters which is a lot when you combine that with the fact that that you have this clever electronic program that stops the wheels in the air from spinning and this particular vehicle has the optional real mechanical differential that also stops the rear wheels from spinning and gives you constant traction that you can overcome.

Everything the old defender can do and more, it's just a little more difficult now. One of the best things about the fact that this chassis is like a regular car instead of a traditional ladder frame is the off-road ladder frame chassis when you're going over bumpy surfaces like this and you even get all the vibrations that They reach right into the cabin, it's almost like you're sitting on a sex toy, whereas this is much softer. I don't get that excited, but it's gentle. a promise to never use the word excited in the video. I can illustrate that I don't get much of a vibe from drinking from this big, precariously full water bottle running around this track, so mm, hm, look, I couldn't have spilled any.

If I had been on the old defender, he would have fallen on me like he had just dribbled me and that wouldn't look good. The 1:10 version of the new defender comes with air suspension as standard and is really good for all terrain because it can be raised to the correct height if you are about to tackle an obstacle where you think you might bottom out you can raise it a maximum of 145 millimeters and you end up with a total ground clearance of 291 millimeters, which is a lot of effort. For perspective, the older defender had 250 millimeters of ground clearance, a Jeep Wrangler has about 250, a Land Cruiser Prado has about 210, so now I can tackle that horrible obstacle.

There I can see where other vehicles have bottomed out. I'll be using the Terrain Response System in mud and ruts, so the traction control should keep me moving even though it's very slippery. This is my look over the hood. I don't want to catch the wings because they stick out quite a bit. I'm not bottoming out, this is doing a great job here, the side of the car just touches. I'm sure other off-roaders might have found it a bit fiddly, although let me tell you how that's an extra 4 centimeters over the competition. The Jeep Wrangler is so much that it can make a difference.

This new Defender is about 10 centimeters longer between the front and rear wheels than a Discovery, but can tackle steeper hills because it has what is known as a better braking angle. you can do 28 degrees which is a little less than the old defender but it's more than discovery something like a Land Cruiser Prado can do 25 degrees it's impressive now if I wanted to be really lazy I could use the progress control all terrain which is effectively off road cruise control so I'm just going to press this button down here and then they're going to ask me if I want to select it so press set to set the speed and it will do it for me.

I do not have to. controlling anything is very useful when you are on very slippery surfaces to relax look look I'm doing absolutely nothing the car does everything and I'm going up a steep slope but I don't care because I'm in my Land Rover Defender and it has all the amenities I need To be an off-road expert, even though I'm not at all a chimpanzee, I could drive this new off-road defender anyway, enough for that. I think I'll have to drive it a bit myself. here comes a hill, now normally I press this button again to go into hill descent control so the car will take me down the hill nice and safe, but no, I'm not going to do that.

I'm going to do all this myself which means I'll have to operate the brake and this is quite steep I can't see what's happening I can't see what's happening at all oh there it is this is quite unusual I'm actually doing something myself I don't need I just want that's The idea with this is that all the electronic components are there to help you whether you want to or don't have to use them. Now up to you. Oh, that's interesting. This is complicated, so one of the key things with off-roaders is. the angle of approach when you go down or up a slope and you don't want to bottom out, you cheated on the floor.

It has a really good approach angle for a modern off-roader so it's 38 degrees so it's better than the discovery it's better than a Jeep Wrangler and it's better than a Land Cruiser Prado isn't as good as the old defender which was 49 degrees but that vehicle has no crash protection in the front it has a much shorter overhang now the departure angle is what matters when you exit the slope so as not to touch the ground when you exit the slope. Now the one on this car is 40 degrees, that's better than the previous bumper and it's better than almost any other. all-terrain vehicle that you can buy today so that you can go down steep slopes safely without damaging your expensive SUV now this seems a bit complicated it is so rigid and strong that it can really take anything you throw at it it is absolutely unstoppable.

I tell you what I would like my mom to try this because I think she could do it as easily as I can. We would like to see that video. If you're Ward, let me know in the comments box below. We will make it. up and finally I want to check the wading ability of the new defenders, so here's a nice water feature and I'm going to drive through it. I have sensors in the exterior mirrors that can measure the

depth

of the water and show it to me. I see the screen here and I can wait until a

depth

of 0.9 meters, which is the most any other all-terrain vehicle can do.

In fact, only Land Rovers can reach that depth. The old defender can only do half a meter. probably around 0.8 meters which means the old defender would have drowned, in fact a Jeep Wrangler would drown just as much and so would a Land Cruiser Prado, but I can go ahead, in fact I should wash the car a little, Oh darling. I just completely soaked my cameraman, he won't be happy with me at all. I'm sorry, I didn't know he was going to do that, it was too late, you're right, he's angry, what's that noise? Turns out that screen noise was because there was water on a pulley belt, but now it's dried up and gone, so there's no need to worry about it.

Now let's talk about the design, so it's very, very simple to see this car, in fact, if you ask a child to do it. draw a Land Rover Defender, they would simply come up with this shape. I could draw this Land Rover Defender. When you get close to it, it doesn't look as simple as it actually is, there are a lot of surfaces in play, which is why If you just had pure sheet flat body panels, it would look a little ridiculous, yeah, sorry, you're not here At the rear, there are some cues of classic Defender design, so you have a spare wheel attached to the tailgate, which is very flat. it's hinged on the side instead of the top, oh look at that, but it's more than just looking, you can get it with soft clothes, oh no, it's too heavy for me, but ah, the car does it for me, too It has these Alpine lights. there so you can look at the mountains that don't dare here this plastic here on the front doesn't look so classic you didn't say defender there I probably wouldn't know yes, it has round headlights, but for me that's the only thing that reminds me of the original defender, In fact, it has a face.

This car, can you see it? Look at his eyes. It looks like the car is wearing a mask, even though Land Rover predicted the pandemic. Here in the interior there is also very little similarity with the old defender, but that's good in the old car, the seating position was really uncomfortable. you're holding an extreme yoga pose, it took me a long time to get used to it, while this one is perfect, it's very automotive, then there's the point of the materials in the old car, like the plastic and the switch and so on, they made everything recycled material.

Lego bricks or like this is much better, this is a nice rubber material here, this is a soft fabric, synthetic leather, this is soft on the board, there is some texture material here, everything is very good, just the slower part feels cheap and they aren't too cheap. He's pretty impressed and you can tell that Land

rover

is trying to make Defender into a cool brand, so look at this Defender there, it's almost like wearing a brand on your jersey, like a huge Burberry logo or something, and then they made this thing where they have like exposed screw heads there and you have exposed metal there.

I mean, that's all on purpose, it's like some kind of industrial art. They've got enough light, you know, when you've got a brick wall and you're in a flat in Shoreditch to It looks really cool, but it's all intentional and it works, and there's stuff here just for functionality and design, look at this thing that's got a grab handle integrated, there are also places to hold on here, everything is very well thought out, I actually like it. If you normally want to carry people in the back of your Land Rover Defender, you will need this 110 version because it has five doors and is a little longer than the three-door 90 version and as you can see, I have plenty of space. lots of new space, lots of headroom and since the floor is practically completely flat, if you need to transport three people across this seat you can do it, there's plenty of room for everyone, it's quite comfortable, in fact, in the middle seat, you can even get it as a seven-seater, although it is not the largest 7-seater, if you want a proper 7-seater from Land Rover, make a discovery; in fact, click the popup button there to see my detailed video

review

of that car now if you look at the ground. you will probably notice that it has rubber mats and that it is a plastic floor which is very useful if you are wandering around, friend it feels quite often like we have done today, however, if you are only going to use your car to go to school or just a normal displacement like a lot of people actually you can get it with mats so that's good this new defender has an absolutely huge boot so in terms of liters inches you have eight hundred and fifty seven in comparison a bindle x5 It has 645 liters.

So yes, Britain, now you might think it's cool that you can slide things out because there's no charging on, but isn't this all a bit too high, especially an internal lift? Don't worry, you can press a button and Lower the car and its suspension makes it more manageable so you don't bend your back when getting things in and out. It looks easy, in fact if you look at its shape, it's nice and square, so it's easy. By packing I mean illustrating it with all of our camera equipment, which hasn't been packed as neatly as I would like.

There are several other useful features like hooks to hang things and look down. Here we have a suitable three pin plug. and then there are more tie-down points there too, all very sensible, a little too sensible, but let's be a little stupid because this reminds me of part of the male anatomy. One of the most cont

rover

sial things about this new defender is the The price starts at 40 thousand dollars for the three-door or 45 thousand dollars for this five-door. This particular model I have here with options is $62k and you can spend over $80k on one which is crazy now if you want. see how much money you can save on a new car, click on the pop up banner there to get a car, why and I can forgive the defender for being quite expensive because it is very well equipped, even the base model has its charm. new 10 inch touch screen and includes look at these surround view cameras which is great of course you have climate control which you can also control using these dials and you get electrically operated seats as standard.

The next level is the S, which is what this car is and then you have a leather steering wheel, the gear selector, partly cloth seats is also quite good and a center console with armrest, so the cars of any level they don't have this and what you have is just a space there so you can quickly pass in the back if you want. Next is the SE, which includes keyless entry, a power steering column, a 400-watt Meridian sound system with 10 speakers, anda subwoofer and the clear rear view camera of this Land Rover, so it looks like a normal rear view mirror, but if I flip this switch, I actually receive the signal from a camera on the roof and it shows it on this digital screen, so that even if you have tall people in the back seats or a lot of luggage, you can still see behind you see, then there is the HSE which has adaptive cruise control with lane keep assist and also gets a parental control roof in the 110 or a cloth roof in the 90, finally there is the defender , so one is a 2-liter turbo four-cylinder with 300 horsepower or there is a three-liter turbo 6-cylinder with 400 horsepower, then there are two diesels, one 2-liter four-cylinder with 200 horsepower or another with 240 horsepower now if you want to see what is the best combination of engine and equipment for this new defender?

Click the pop-up banner there to see my perfect pick. I have built my ideal defender. You can see what it is and check out the best deals through the car. This particular defender is the 240 horsepower diesel and especially to get to sixty in eight point six seconds, but we're really going to find out so I called my specialist Tommy and fired it up because this is what people do with the defenders stocking up on alcohol. Come on, come on, it's definitely moving that fast, okay doctor, sixty miles per hour, zero to 60 in 9.1 seconds, that was good, this defender is built on a brand new Land Rover chassis and it's ten percent stiffer than that and the The Range Rover is much more expensive, in fact it is ten times stiffer than the chassis and the old defender.

The car's air suspension can monitor movements 500 times per second to keep you as comfortable as possible, regardless of the surface you're driving on. the car with electric drive, wait, come on, don't be shy, Tobar, now this car can tow three and a half laps, which is a lot of tons. This is a very practical car, so you can get it with rear seats. with side and recline this one doesn't have it but I can't show you this aspect you have an armrest that you can fold down or the center seat you can fold down anything you need to carry very long items or you can fold the back seats like this and think, oh no, that's it a small step, but don't worry, check this out, you can flip this base over, take it off, put it on the headrest and then when you fold it down it lays flat, thank goodness for that, there's plenty of cubby space.

Spaces here too, so there's room for storage underneath Koby. Space is really good here, so you have some storage under there. You've got that as a refrigerator, these cup holders here, more storage space here, the glove box alone is nice, but it doesn't really matter. Because we have all this space up here or space here in huge compartments in the doors, plus look how big they are and then you have these folders of airplane things in the backs of the seats and compartments in the doors of decent size, as well as the passengers RIT, let's talk about technology, it's nice.

Well, in this car, in fact, the new infotainment system is quite simple to navigate. The graphics are also nice and sharp and the screen is reasonably responsive, as is the digital controller screen, it's easy enough to navigate through and you can ride the bike. through different menus and move around all the screens as you wish, however I don't think it's as good as that in a Mercedes GLA, in fact if you click on the pop up window and up there you can see my full information. in depth video review of that car, however this defender has Mercedes taste for connectivity so it has a lot of USB connectors here, there is one there and the USB is seen there as well as the old 12 USB port volts, then there are some. more connectivity down here, look at everything, this is a whole bank of them, everyone will be able to keep their mobile device fully charged now, so it's time for the car, why five annoying things about this car, while you can get the loud version?

Encore Springs I can only get the 110 with air suspension but it's a good thing but a bad thing if you do a lot of trail riding because you can take the air suspension off if you just lose a sensor and then you can't ride whereas if I have center springs that don't They are a problem. The smallest wheel size you can get on the new Defender is 18 inches, which is ideal if you're a hardcore off-roader and like a slightly smaller size for more tire sidewalls. so when you lower the tires you can increase the footprint considerably and that's really important when you're driving on sand.

I don't know why Land Rover's interior department couldn't get the seat back pockets to actually match. the color of the seat back is surely not that difficult, there is no doubt that this caused a real off-roader, so why didn't Land Rover manage to make the doors cover the entire threshold? This last part is exposed, which means that when you come in and out, you know that Ruby tries that on and gets dirty, and I shouldn't know about this stuff, it's her business. Land Rovers aren't known for their reliability, so what does it matter if you use this car for the school run, you don't want to break down if you venture into the outback.

Yes, you might want to trust a Toyota more than one of these. I'm just saying that that comes from a brother too. Fortunately, these cars. Lots of cool features to help make up for all of this, okay the roof rack on this car can hold up to 168 kilos when driving when stationary, it can hold 300 kilos which means you can actually mount a two-specification . Pitch a Land Rover tent there and just camp on the ferry to get away from all the lions. You can use the cos 4x4 info screen to measure slope angles, so plan a side slope by measuring it at 24 degrees, that's impressive now if that number reads 180 degrees.

You know things have gone very bad. The cargo cover has a very stylish fabric design because it will cover your luggage, but it is also very easy to remove and does not take up space because look at this, you can damage it. your camera is what's in it illustrates part of the car shiny appearance you can just fold it liar stay good oh you can use it look at it as a sarong which is basically a hiking skirt you get many different accessory packs depending on what you want To see with your defender , there is one called the off-road package that moves the air intake for the engine that is normally up there, which is useful for driving in very dusty environments.

You can also get something that is like a portable shower for the trunk. so you can have a nice shower when you're camping in the countryside, you can get an optional winch package for about five thousand pounds and you can control it remotely, look at that, yeah, come see me, come be very useful, you have obviously , we're not stuck here just doing a demo, now it's time to find out what this new defender is like by driving it on the road. Let's start by testing it in the city because, after all, this is where most people will be driving it.

Instead of off-roading, the first thing I like is the air suspension. Now air suspension is a bit like the automotive equivalent of Valium because it makes everything soft and floaty and relaxed, and then it's like acceleration takes away the pain. Staggering down rough British roads, there's steering that's super light and makes for easy maneuvering too. You have good visibility because it is high up. There are some huge exterior mirrors. There is only one thing that is a little strange and that is the brakes. They are electrically assisted, you just touch them, they light up very loudly, I mean the car behind was always going backwards, here we go again, so all the traffic lights are like a car, now it takes a while to get used to it, but once.

You get used to it, you're just softer on the pedal, other than that it's very easy to drive around town. One thing that is not so good is the rear visibility due to the spare tire. I can't really see the car behind me. when you go on a faster road it feels like it's a luxury SUV, you get a little bit of noise from the offroad tires but I'm sure if you have tires in a row it will be quieter, it will be cold, comfortable, relaxing, let's see what it's like to step on again if I need to pass so I'm going 44 miles per hour florette it's slow but now we're going in and that's fast enough so I'm going to help the economy by doing it so this one has a average of twenty-four point eight.

The miles per gallon should be around 31 miles per gallon, so that's probably just because I've been driving off-road all day and that affects if you look at me, so now let's see what these new defenders like when you encounter some curves with old. almost rubbish, this one is really good, now it's not really sporty because the steering is a little vague, which won't matter to anyone who buys it, but I have to go to my job as a motoring journalist and evaluate its dynamic prowess and what would do. Say I've been doing x5, it feels sporty, but can you imagine I'd do it anyway?

If you want to see my in-depth review of a bearded , think off-road or else. I'll do anything today, so what's my final verdict on the new Land Rover Defender? Should you avoid it? Should you consider him shortlisted? or you just went ahead and bought it right. I think if you are looking for a nice comfortable and really cool looking vehicle to drive an incredibly capable off roader you should go ahead and buy it it's great we have been trying to film the new defender and made parts for the camera but this guy bothers me, come on, come on, sir.

Turkey was very aggressive before laying his feathers, everything went away. I just got chased away by a turkey.