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The 2025 Land Rover Defender range of configurations is currently priced from $92,626.
Our most recent review of the 2025 Land Rover Defender resulted in a score of 7.6 out of 10 for that particular example.
Carsguide Contributing Journalist Marcus Craft had this to say at the time: The Land Rover Defender 130 P500 V8 is big, roomy and great to drive. It’s supremely plush without sacrificing practicality and if you’re in the market for a spacious, comfortable and refined package and aren’t afraid to open your wallet, then this long Landie is well worth your consideration.
You can read the full review here.
This is what Marcus Craft liked most about this particular version of the Land Rover Defender: Great to drive, Very practical, Very comfortable
The 2025 Land Rover Defender carries a braked towing capacity of up to 3500 Kg, but check to ensure this applies to the configuration you're considering.
The Land Rover Defender is also known as Land Rover 90, Ninety, 110, One Ten, 127 (1983–90), 130 in markets outside Australia.
The Land Rover Defender 2025 prices range from $92,626 for the basic trim level SUV 90 D250 S (183KW) to $317,592 for the top of the range SUV 110 P635 Octa ED ONE (467KW).
At a minimum, a Defender's standard features will include 19-inch wheels, LED headlights, Resist and Resolve seats, 3D surround camera, adaptive dynamics and more.
Engine choices in the Land Rover Defender line-up range from a diesel mild hybrid engine, producing 183kW, through to a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 petrol engine, producing 368kW.
Indeed it will so get in quick.
With its mix of classic Range Rover and a Rover Group parts-bin bits, Morris Marina door handles, Austin Montego van tail-lights and Buick’s ancient alloy V8 all part of the mix, this thing is pre-BMW/post-BMC era British engineering genius.
Also, the original Disco is cool, with its lovely two-door wagon body, stepped roof with skylights and airy, inviting cabin offering minimalist, attractive design. And please don't forget the Land Rover's formidable 4x4 capabilities.
All-in-all, a '90s classic worth collecting. Land Rover doesn't make 'em like this any more.
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Both are perfect for what you want to do. The LandCruiser has a well-proven record, but it’s heavy and can be costly to run. The Defender, while also a proven off-roader, is more expensive the service and repair and there aren’t Land Rover dealers everywhere, like there are Toyota dealers.
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At a minimum, a Defender's interior will feature textile trim and fabric seats. Higher-spec Defenders get Windsor leather.
Seats in the Land Rover Defender line-up range from five or six (with a front jump seat) in the 90 Series through to seven- or eight-seat configurations in the 130 Series.
Seat configurations in the Land Rover Defender line-up range from two-three (in a five-seater) or three-three (in a five-seater, with a front jump seat) in the 90 Series through to seven- or eight-seat configurations (two-two-three and two-three-three, respectively) in the 130 Series.
Materials include Land Rover's Resist trim, and Windsor leather.
A Defender's boot space is a claimed 397 litres, even in the Defender 90.
The Land Rover Defender is capable of doing the 0-100km/h sprint between a claimed 5.7 seconds (Defender 130 P500 V8) and 8 seconds (Defender 90 D250 diesel mild hybrid).
The Land Rover Defender is available in numerous variants and body types, either fuelled by diesel or PULP.
It has an estimated fuel consumption starting from 7.9L/100km (diesel) through to 12.7L/100km (V8 petrol), so, going by those fuel-consumption figures, driving range in a Defender with a 90-litre fuel tank would be 1139km (diesel) and 708km (V8 petrol).