We’ve known that a three-row version of the Land Rover Defender was coming for some time; the British SUV brand confirmed the project’s existence last year. Now we’re looking at the reality of this substantially extended version, one that will offer three rows of seats and space for eight occupants.
Land rover defender 130 seats eight priced under seventy thousand dollars this longer version of the boxy go anywhere vehicle will have more room especially storage capacity but one thing it won’t get is a v8 we’ve known that a three-row version of the land rover defender was coming for some time the british suv brand confirmed the project’s existence last year
Now we’re looking at the reality of this substantially extended version one that will offer three rows of seats in space for eight occupants the existing defender 110 came with the option of a part-time third row but the defender 130 is much more spacious offering eight seats in a 233 configuration at 211.0 inches in overall length the 130 is a massive 13.4 inches
Longer than the defender 110 and 15.9 inches longer than land rover’s other three row suv the discovery despite that it sits on the same 119 inch wheelbase as the defender 110 the link between the 130 name and the gap between the axles no longer applies with the increase in length all being in the increased rear overhang that means usable luggage space even with
All seats in use land rover claims there is 13.7 cubic feet of trunk volume with the third row upright that rises to 43.5 cubic feet with the third row folded in a panel van rivaling 80.9 cubic feet when the second row gets collapsed as well land rover says that the range will start at sixty nine thousand three hundred fifty dollars a fourteen thousand five
Hundred dollar supplement over the entry level defender 110 but while the model lineup will offer most of the same trim levels as the existing defender it will lack a base version instead the lineup progresses through s s e x dynamic sc and x specifications together with a fully loaded first edition at the top of the tree new engine there won’t be a v8 option at
Least not from launch with land rover saying buyers will be able to choose between two six cylinder power plants surprisingly neither of these will be the turbocharged 2.0 liter four-cylinder p300 version that we’ve experienced and liked in both the 90 and the 110. instead land rover is launching the 130 with a new p300 powertrain that uses a downtuned version of
The bigger 3.0 liter six-cylinder engine delivering an identical peak 296 horsepower to the four-pot but accompanying this with a more substantial 347 pound-feet of torque above this a bronier p-400 version of the same engine offers the same output as in other land rover applications 395 horsepower and 406 pound feet both engines use 48 volt hybrid assistance it
Seems likely that the six cylinder p300 will also replace the four-cylinder version in other applications land rover hasn’t released any performance figures for the defender 130 but we can safely anticipate it will be slightly slower than the 110 given the increase in size and weight we ran the 2020 defender 110 p 400 to the 60 mph benchmark in an impressively
Brisk 6.3 seconds and recorded a 14.8 second quarter mile at 94 miles per hour similarly off-road ability should be only fractionally compromised by the increase in mass and larger rear overhang land rover says that air suspension will be standard on the defender 130 in the us which allows an increase in ground clearance by up to 2.8 inches off-road land rover
Claims approach departure and ramp over angles of 37.5 28.5 and 27.8 degrees respectively the corresponding figures for the defender 110 are 38 40 and 28 degrees the 35.4 inch maximum weighting depth is unchanged the popularity of both defender 90 and defender 110 models makes the defender 130 an obvious extension in the family it certainly seems set to make the
Land rover discovery look increasingly threadbare when compared to the defender with its superior space and off-road prowess it should reach customers in the u.s before the end of the year all that’s left is for us to hope land rover eventually opts to combine the 130 with v8 power
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