Piako Post

UNDER THE BONNET

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The D200-spec Defender 90 gets a 2.0-litre diesel engine with two turbos attached, making 147kW/ 430Nm. For off-the-line poke it’s pretty good, and it doesn’t rattle much either. JLR pairs it with an eight-speed auto, same as the rest of the range, and it’s about as smooth as they come.

Weirdly, this one isn’t listed on the local website any more, the range starts with the SE-spec

D240 (same engine but making 177kW/430Nm).

You still get the same 4x4 setup as the 110, running on the same D7x platform, the auto centre differenti­al (opening and locking depending on the situation) and the Terrain

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