New supersized Land Rover Defender will seat 8 people
A SUPERSIZED Land Rover Defender that can seat up to eight people has been unveiled by Jaguar Land Rover. The vehicle is the Land Rover Defender 130, a new larger member of the Defender family.
The addition of a longer wheelbases Defender to supplement the 90 and 110 variants currently available has always been mooted. It is in line with Land Rover’s tradition of offering three different wheelbases for the old Defender, which went out of production in January 2016 after almost 70 years in production.
The new Defender was first unveiled in September 2019 and went on sale the following year. Originally it was only the 110 model but the shorter Defender 90 was subsequently added to the range.
The Defender 130 is the longest and largest of the bunch, with the capacity to transport eight people in three rows of seats. We recently speculated that it will be one of the new Land Rover models unveiled this year.
Jaguar Land Rover says the Defender 130 adds another dimension to the Defender family of allterrain vehicles. Like the Defender 90 and 110, the new 130 body design borrows its name from the original Defender family, inspired by the longest model in the line-up.
The Coventry car maker says it allows customers to effortlessly transport up to eight people across any terrain and is the ultimate demonstration of Defender’s breadth of talents. Prices start from £73,895.
To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Jaguar Land Rover is gifting Her Majesty and the British Red Cross a specially commissioned new Defender 130 to support operations in the UK. Land Rover engineers will work with representatives from the charity, of which the Queen is a patron, to adapt the Defender 130 before it goes into service later this year.
Nick Collins, executive director, vehicle programmes, Land Rover, said: “New Defender 130 brings a new dimension of capability to our most durable and rugged family of vehicles. Its spacious interior welcomes and transports up to eight people in supreme comfort, enabling unparalleled sophisticated adventuring opportunities for families, with unique design signatures to create a distinct New Defender experience.”
Defender 130 has its own colour palette, with a new, exclusive
Sedona Red option. The exterior is complemented by the optional Extended Bright Pack - available in addition to the existing Bright Pack which provides a distinct exterior design with Ceres Silver Satin finish around all lower body cladding and front and rear skid plates in Noble Chrome.
Inside, a number of storage and convenience solutions are provided for every passenger across all three rows of seating. Jaguar Land Rover say this ensures Defender 130 caters for passengers in every seat, with effortless access to the spacious three-abreast third row in a bright and airy cabin.
The interior design features new colour and material options. The latest connected technologies and chassis systems - including a new, larger 11.4-inch Pivi Pro touchscreen, standard Electronic Air Suspension and Cabin Air Purification Plus - provide the ultimate support and comfort for modern off-road excursions.
The new Defender 130 is available in HSE, X-dynamic SE, X-dynamic HSE and X specifications, in addition to a First Edition. The First Edition is available in three combinations carefully curated by the designers, each one featuring a distinct colour and design theme.