3 days Ago By James Wong
/ (min cost $ 0 ) or signup to continue reading Before the OCTA, the Defender 130 V8 was the biggest, baddest Defender you could buy. Yes, its extended rear overhang is giving a bit of Neville Longbottom, but any Defender will still turn heads if that's your thing. Awkward rear quarter view aside, this monstrous off-roader is fitted with an equally monstrous engine.
.. which sadly is slightly detuned here compared to its smaller three-door and five-door siblings.
At $240,000 before on-road costs it's the biggest most expensive Defender variant on sale in Australia. Part of that hefty price tag gets you seating for up to eight passengers. The Defender range is far and away Jaguar Land Rover's top seller in Australia.
In 2023 there were 3846 new Defender units registered in Australia, compared to 2224 Range Rover Sports and then 713 Range Rovers. While it's 10 per cent down year to date so far in 2024, the Defender is still leading the way for Land Rover in Australia and outsells the related by about five-to-one. Crazy.
Retro-inspired looks, a range of powerful engines, and a cult-like following for the iconic off-roader badge no doubt are key contributors to its enduring success. This is our first bite of the Defender 130, which adds 340mm to the rear overhang for a whopping total length of 5358mm. It's meaningfully longer than a , , and the .
Is bigger in the case of the Defender? The V8-engined Defender 130 is a hefty $240,270 before on-road costs, but you can get into the ex.
