The new Land Rover Defender may be loaded with all kinds of trick technology to make off-roading easier than ever before, but there’s something about the older models that make them even more appealing.
This particular example is one of the finest we’ve seen on the used car market. Listed up for auction on
Bring A Trailer, it is a 1992 model and is being sold with records of its comprehensive refurbishment, import documents, and a clean South Carolina title in the seller’s name.
As part of the refurbishment made to the Defender, it received a new hood, doors, and tailgate while also being refinished in Nardo Grey with matching wheel arches. Other key additions include a black soft top with roll-up sides, LED lighting, side steps, black badging, checker plating on the front wings, and Land Rover-branded mud flaps at all four corners.
Would You Rather: Kia K5 GT-Line AWD or Toyota RAV4 Hybrid XSE?
It s sedan versus crossover in a decision that millions of buyers face every year. The Kia K5 asks: How bad do you want that crossover? Car and Driver
This one snuck up on me. Not too many years ago, I might drive a Chevrolet SS one week and then a Ford Fusion the next, followed by a Dodge Dart or maybe a Buick Regal. Some of those were (much) better than others, but it never occurred to me to question the existence of the entire genre. Sedans weren t like wagons or minivans, perpetually floating on the edge of unironic dweeb status. Sedans were the BMW M5 and Mercedes S-class and Ford Taurus SHO. Not all sedans were cool, but the sedan itself, the three-box format, was an agreed-upon foundation for practical coolness. Until it wasn t.