2022 Land Rover Defender DEBUTS! Plus Some Cool Special Editions! Full Details And Photo Gallery!
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EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL EDITIONS FOR 2022
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Defender V8 90 and 110: New 518hp V8 supercharged engine powers fastest and most powerful production Defender ever made; 0-60mph
1 in 4.9 seconds, 149mph
1 top speed (Defender 90)
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Expanded Choice: Defender 90 model range grows to include X-Dynamic SE and X-Dynamic HSE, among other new trim levels for 2022
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Power meets durability: Bespoke chassis settings and transmission tuning combine to make the Defender V8 the most capable and dynamic example of the award-winning 4x4
2022 Land Rover Defender V8 brings 518hp to SUV icon
Chris Davies - Feb 24, 2021, 6:01pm CST
Land Rover has revealed its new 2022 Defender V8, adding a much-requested engine upgrade for the SUV, along with new special editions. Returning to the US for the first time in decades last year, the new Defender combines retro-inspired styling with the sort of off-road abilities you’d expect from what’s arguably the automaker’s most enduring nameplate.
While initial reviews – ours included – were generally positive, one omission was under the hood. Land Rover launched the Defender with a pair of inline-six engines as the biggest on offer, not exactly slow but also not having that V8 grunt that some fans of the SUVs really wanted. Happily, it’s being corrected for the new 2022 model year.
25 February 2021 12:11 pm / 1 comment
The Land Rover Defender now gains a V8 model, aptly named the Defender V8, and comes in two bodystyles – the 90 and the 110. The bent-eight petrol-powered version comes slightly more than a year after the latest-generation, aluminium monocoque-bodied 4×4 made its debut, and sits atop the Defender line-up in terms of performance.
The Defender V8 – in both 90 and 110 bodystyles – is identifiable through its V8 badging, quad exhaust pipes and available 22-inch wheels in a Satin Dark Grey finish, along with front brake calipers painted in Xenon Blue.
Power comes courtesy of the brand’s venerable 5.0 litre supercharged V8 petrol engine that makes 525 PS from 6,000 rpm to 6,500 rpm, and 625 Nm of torque from 2,500 rpm to 5,500 rpm.This yields performance figures of 0-100 km/h in 5.2 seconds for the Defender 90 V8 (5.4 seconds for the 110), while top speeds for both are identical at 240 km/h. Both versions feature a towing capability of