TIGHTENING EMISSIONS legislation is expected to sound the death knell for Land Rover’s iconic Defender off-roader within the next couple of years, and the company is reportedly hard at work on its replacement.

Codenamed Project Icon, the next-generation Defender will ditch its traditional aluminium body and ladder-frame chassis in favour of the Discovery’s steel T5 platform.

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LAND ROVER’S EVERGREEN Defender has been given a big boost in Australia, with the British manufacturer sending a brace of new variants of its most rugged off-roader our way.

Six models have been added to the local Defender line-up, bringing the total number of offerings to eight. Four new 110 wheelbase models now feature in the [...]

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If serious 4WDs are your thing then the following news will be music to your ears. Land Rover Australia has taken delivery of the most unique version of its iconic Defender, the 60th Anniversary SVX Limited Edition. Boasting distinctive exterior design and interior features, it will likely be one of the most sought-after Defenders [...]

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Land Rover, all going well will be under the stewardship of India’s Tata Motors sometime around the middle of this year and it looks like Tata are buying in just as the iconic English brand stages a comeback. Land Rover is experiencing record sales globally and strong growth locally, with Land Rover Australia starting this [...]

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It is a limited edition kind of week and following hard on the heels of the Lotus Elise S 40th anniversary edition and the Land Rover Defender SVX comes an altogether different and rather more expensive beast. Rolls-Royce have just announced their Phantom Tungsten edition.

The exterior treatment mirrors the 101EX concept (we’ll see it [...]

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In the midst of its pending sale, Land Rover is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a special edition UK-only Defender 90 dubbed the Land Rover Defender SVX .

Gussied up with some anniversary extras, the SVX is possibly the most up-market version of the short-wheelbase 90 series yet seen. The SVX comes with metallic black [...]

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If you’re into the ‘rough and tumble’ then there is arguably no better vehicle on the market than the Landrover Defender. Landrover may be up for sale but that hasn’t stopped them introducing a raft of changes to the 2007 Defender.

Greater ability both on-road and off-road plus increased comfort, performance and refinement are among the [...]

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