This ultra brute SUV is Land Rover’s answer to the more effeminate deliveries
made by the company, especially the Evoque. The Land Rover defender has been a
staple for the company ever since its introduction in 1983 as the Land Rover 90,
110, and 127. The Land Rover Company was based upon small boxy vehicles that
were built for utility purposes and could get you into the areas or other
vehicles couldn’t. Through the lifespan of the Land Rover Defenders we witnessed
V-8 power or at least a torque happy diesel engine producing the power although
the diesels weren’t particularly reliable. Today we see the company under
ownership of Tata motors and unlike Ford the company is willing to deliver
stunning vehicles as well as popular designs to the public for the reason
because you’ve been asking for them for years.
It looks as though the Land Rover Defender 2014 will go on sale sometime in
2013. The problem is that we are unsure if these vehicles will make it to the
United States. We will likely however I better chance of receiving the vehicle
then with the company in the hands of Ford so don’t cross the Defender off your
list just yet. With the new vehicle arriving there is one thing for sure that
you can count on, that being efficiency, Land Rover does not need another gas
guzzling SUV to throw a wrench in the company’s fuel economy standards. Land
Rover needs lower emissions and higher efficiency and in order to do that we may
just see some unorthodox Land Rover Defender versions such as a hybrid. It looks
as though the company will be introducing a possible supercharged six-cylinder
that is going to be used in the new Jaguar F-type. If this is the case then we
should see around 350 hp and 350 lb-ft of torque. This is already make the
Defender a powerful means of transportation but it looks as though engineers are
working to lighten up the vehicles design by several hundred pounds over the
previous model in order to help with acceleration, efficiency and braking.
It looks as though the Land Rover Defender 2014 will utilize the company’s T5
chassis that will also deliver fully independent suspension therefore making
this vehicle a dominant force on the trails yet smooth enough on the roads to
keep the female passengers from complaining. Look for the price of the 2014 Land
Rover Defender to start out at around $40,000 if Tata Motors delivers it with
all the amenities of the Evoque. Hopefully they will have some more basic
versions therefore lowering the price in the lower $30s which would make a lot
more people happy and cause sales to boost. Either way this vehicle will
certainly be a winner in my book.
