Land Rover Defender User Reviews

The Defender is renowned for its ruggedness, off-road capabilities, and durability. It offers a unique driving experience with its boxy design, advanced terrain response systems, and powerful engines. Owners often appreciate its versatility, whether navigating city streets or exploring challenging terrain. It's more than just a car; it's an adventure companion.

Land Rover Defender Pros • Fabulous styling! Land Rover has perfectly amalgamated history with contemporariness • Solid, rugged and indestructible feel. You'll love driving the Defender. It oozes character • Interiors portray extreme thoughtfulness in design & offer loads of practicality • Wide engine range includes a 2.0P, 3.0P and 3.0D. V8 petrol is on the horizon too • Air suspension offers very good ride comfort • Comes fully loaded with kit & technology. Rugged, but has all the modern goodies • Offroad capability is top-class! • 5-star Euro NCAP safety rating & equipment Land Rover Defender Cons • 2.0 petrol feels strictly 'adequate'. Get the larger 3.0 motors if you can • Workhorse 2.0 diesel (usually the best seller in India) isn't on sale • 2.0 Petrol AT's low fuel economy (again, the 2.0 diesel will be missed) • Some interior parts don't feel luxurious, keeping the price tag in mind • Land Rover's questionable long-term reliability • Expensive, especially the higher variants & bigger engines • 3rd seat row is too small & tiny to be usable The Defender has been an iconic name ever since it came out in the mid-1980s. It’s known for its off-roading prowess and the ability to almost go anywhere. In fact, the body shape didn’t change until the 2020 model, when an all-new Defender was introduced. This is what we have driven, and what was recently launched in India. We get both the 3-door 90 version and the 5-door 110 version, akin to the original Defender. There are 4 and 6-cylinder options in both petrol and diesel, and a V8 Defender was recently introduced too (not yet in India though). The new Defender has some major changes. It has now shifted to a monocoque from the body-on-frame construction, and it also uses air suspension now, though a regular coil spring suspension is available too. Land Rover has tried to bring the Defender up to date with the latest tech and comfort while keeping its off-roading credentials intact. And it has done it well credentials and the need for it to take abuse. But, I believe the air suspension has been heavily updated and revised and will get the job done. The suspension is something I really loved about the Defender - the way it eats up the roads. Smaller bumps in the city are taken without one even feeling them inside and the larger bumps for which we would have to slow down in most cars, just make the Defender roll slightly from left to right. The suspension is comfortable & pliant and does its job silently. And that too with 20" wheels!! I think it's a great contributor to the effortless way the car munches miles. It just feels tough. High-speed stability is surprisingly good, and the Defender even holds its line in the corners as long as the driver isn't being too crazy with the tall SUV. One has the flexibility of adjusting the height from regular mode to a lower access height, to a high offroad mode which provides a maximum clearance of 291 mm and some good approach and departure angles (for the few who will actually bother to take it offroad). What is also surprising is the aplomb with which the suspension handled the offroad trails I managed to take the Defender on. I was absolutely comfortable inside. All in all, the Defender is a special car. It's one which can be used as a daily driver that's comfortable to drive in the city, it's good to cruise on the highway and covers distances with ease, and it can manage to take quite a beating off paved roads. Apart from that, with the road presence and brand value, it's got appeal for sure. Just make sure to get a 6-cylinder engine at the very least, although the 2.0P will do for most regular non-enthusiasts. No doubt, the Defender is a wonderful car. It's one tough off-roader that even gets all the creature comforts right. As for the looks, there's not one person that will detest this car design. It's a design that is worthy to be praised and even 15 years down the line, this design would not get old. About the engines, you are right, the 2.0 Diesel would sorely be missed. In addition to that. the 3.0 Litres a significantly more expensive than the 2.0 Petrol. But even for the price it commands, this car is a superb package. Although, I wouldn't be picking this car over its more conventional rivals at this price. But I sure can tell that no car is capable to defeat the defender in off-roading. Suspension seems just about right and those handling dynamics this car boasts of is just w-o-w. Once again, a wonderful review of an equally wonderful car.

I'm not buying this car but my driving experience is a 10/10 rating. the clutch is very soft and the handling system is very smooth. Very interesting car and my dream car. Servicing and maintenance costs I don't know. But my future car

Defenders first service is around 40 thousand it looks like a big elephant driving experience is very nice it pros is very good car and cons is very high maintenance and this car is good off roading car.

In love with my car, it was more of bull driving having bulky look, anyone who is looking for a good driving experience should have this car. Maintenance is easy. Only thing is stay away from idiots.

A defender is a defender is a defender. It's a great great off roader. Despite the defender fans saying that this defender is not as good as the previous defender, it's better than ever. All the off road tech, helps you be good at off-roading even if you are doing it for the first time. It has a great road presence and is a very good value for money car. It's a great car for the highways too! It's very comfortable and spacious.

It is a great car, superb quality, best comfort in his segment. I had got a chance to drive my friends car for some 150-200 km. It was my best experience ever. The initial pick-up is mind blowing.

I had bought this car 3 years ago and before buying this car I had taken too much test drive and red a lot about the car, this car is mainly for off roading and it has a very fluent driving experience on normal roads. It's looks are amazing and it's performance is extra brilliant. It's service is very nice and patience less. It has many advantages that its off roading is brilliant and it's mostly worth for money but there is only one disadvantage from my opinion is that the SUV mileage a very low but overall the SUV is extraordinary.

It's so good for everyone every situation and every ride as like as off road ride in highways drive it's so good features are very good very comfortable with long destination journey.