The Citizen (Gauteng)

A fashion accessory on wheels

- Thami Kwazi

There’s something about the three-door Defender X ... it’s cute like a fashion accessory.

Although it has the same features as the five-door with this model, it’s really more about owning a piece of Land Rover.

Spatially it isn’t practical, as you have to lower the front seats to get into the back, while the boot is quite tiny. But for anyone who wants a smaller four-wheel drive... who cares?

As Vogue editor Anna Wintour puts it: “Why fit in when you were made to stand out?” And no matter the size, this vehicle does stand out above many others that play in the same lane.”

The driver of this particular smaller Defender would definitely be discerning in price and style.

Land Rover have kept to the upgraded exterior design on the new fleet while taking into considerat­ion that as much as people in South Africa love their bigger cars, there is a market for those who just don’t want and need as much space as the five-door Defender X and prefer something in a cuter zippier size.

The three-door Defender X is certainly as zippy yet still with the same amount of smoothness when navigating corners as well as steep hills once you have better understand­ing of your vehicle and it’s capabiliti­es, “ain’t no mountain high enough”.

You’ll be taking this fashion piece on wheels and testing her skills and trust me she delivers, especially around tricky parking areas, sharp decent and ridiculous­ly trick inclines.

The well-crafted leather interior is just as beautiful and no detail was spared to fit all the necessary tech parts and comforts anyone driving this vehicle needs.

City slicking is about more than just driving through town, in the current days, you really need that unique signature that just push you a smidgen above the rest.

A Defender X will do that, not only is it fantastic visually but it also gives the total package of a better life image that many who drive it don’t want to admit to. Inside a Discovery, you will feel like royalty.

Whatever your reason for positive emotion, the car manufactur­ers had in mind when designing it comes through strongly without destroying your pocket.

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