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The Sun
3 days ago
- Automotive
- The Sun
Land Rover revamps Defender for 2025
LAND ROVER has unveiled a comprehensive refresh of its Defender range for 2025, introducing significant powertrain upgrades, enhanced off-road technology, and subtle design revisions aimed at solidifying its position as the go-to SUV for adventurous motorists. The headline update is the introduction of the new P425 5.0-litre supercharged V8 petrol engine, which produces 425hp and 550Nm of torque. This powerhouse replaces the P400 inline-six petrol variant and is now available in both the Defender 90 and 110. The addition marks a substantial performance boost for both models. Also joining the Defender family is the D250 mild-hybrid diesel, which delivers 245hp and a robust 570Nm of torque. In the updated line-up, the Defender 90 can now be specified with either the new V8 or the D250 diesel, while the larger Defender 110 finally gains access to both. A new trim, dubbed S D250, adds electronic air suspension and 19-inch alloy wheels as standard, with 18-inch steel wheels offered as a no-cost option for those preferring a more utilitarian setup. These new additions supplement an already diverse Defender powertrain line-up, which includes the D350 mild-hybrid diesel, the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) variant, and the performance-oriented Defender OCTA, which is powered by a twin-turbocharged P635 V8 mild-hybrid engine. Styling updates for 2025 include revised headlight and taillight designs and the introduction of new exterior colours such as Woolstone Green, Borasco Grey, and Sargasso Blue–the latter reserved exclusively for the OCTA. Land Rover has also added striking 22-inch seven-spoke alloy wheels, finished in Gloss Black with Defender-branded centre caps. Inside the cabin, the Defender gains a larger 13.1-inch touchscreen interface, part of a broader effort to improve user interaction and support tech-driven journeys. Storage areas have also been reconfigured to enhance practicality for touring and off-road escapades. Land Rover has added new technologies to boost off-road capability and safety. A notable innovation is the Adaptive Off-Road Cruise Control, designed to automatically maintain a preset level of comfort when traversing uneven terrain. Additionally, the Defender 130 variant now features an integrated air compressor, allowing drivers to adjust tyre pressures on demand. Safety has also been given attention with the introduction of a new Driver Attention Monitor that uses a driver-facing camera to detect and alert for lapses in concentration. From commercial-focused Hard-Top models to the high-performance OCTA flagship, the 2025 Defender range represents Land Rover's most complete and capable SUV offering yet.
NZ Autocar
15-05-2025
- Automotive
- NZ Autocar
Defending the Women's Rugby World Cup Trophy
A special Defender 110 will help to fire the enthusiasm of rugby fans by taking the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 trophy on a nationwide tour ahead of the tournament. With 100 days until the first game, the unique 4×4 made its premiere at Battersea Power Station in London. It is delivering the trophy for a public display ahead of its tour. The one-off Defender features extended rear glazing and bespoke lighting to give onlookers the best possible view of the trophy. It will show up at each of the eight tournament locations. Defender is the Principal Partner of the event, having ties with rugby that reach back through the decades. The Brit was a Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. This particular Defender 110 Trophy Vehicle features two-tone matte and gloss black bodywork. There's also gold detailing on its alloy wheels, grille and Defender bonnet script. Mark Cameron, Managing Director, Defender, remarked: 'We are very proud to demonstrate our support of the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 with this custom-built Defender 110. Creating an individual commission for the trophy was a mission we were very pleased to undertake.' Land Rover built the one-off vehicle in Coventry, England, and it features plug-in electric hybrid propulsion. Sarah Massey, Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Managing Director, said: 'Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 promises to be an unforgettable tournament for the sport. It is only enhanced by the Defender partnership and our shared value of driving the visibility and awareness of the tournament. The bespoke Defender 110 acts as the perfect vehicle for the newly created trophy. Its appearances across the UK will ignite excitement and intrigue for new and existing fans.' The Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 trophy tour begins in various site around London and finishes on 6 June in Sunderland. The Defender 110 and its precious cargo will visit cathedrals, cross the famous Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, and appear at Silverstone for the British round of the MotoGP championship. Fair enough, but this link to rugby is tenuous. However, who wouldn't want to attend MotoGP at Silverstone? Trophy Tour itinerary: 14-16 May, London 17-19 May, Brighton and Hove 20-22 May, Exeter 23-24 May, Bristol 26-27 May, Northampton 29-31 May, Manchester 1-3 June, York 4-6 June, Sunderland
News.com.au
06-05-2025
- Automotive
- News.com.au
‘Cringe': Bed Judd roasted over luxury SUV clip
Influencer and AFL WAG Rebecca Judd has been roasted over her promotional material for a luxury car dealership. Judd, 42, is a partner of Melbourne City Land Rover and recently shared a video promoting the Defender 110 – touted as 'the fastest and most powerful Defender ever' – in a Sedona Red edition. In the clip, she wears an outfit from her new clothing collection with Aussie fashion label Sabo's Zãco. The crop top has a price tag of $180, the pants retail for $270 and the overshirt costs $280. Judd, who is married to former AFL player Chris Judd, is also carrying a Fendi bag in the clip. 'What have you got for me,' she asks, before the salesman named Ben introduces her to the car. He then explains it was named after the Arizona mountains. She comments that warm tones are 'so in right now', adding it is 'very on trend' and 'matches my outfit too'. Land Rover Defenders retail between $92,600 to $317,000 for 2025 models, dependent on SUV body types. Meanwhile, the 2025 Range Rover Sport PHEV starts at $198,097. 'And why do you think the Defenders are selling so well at the moment?' the Aussie model asks. 'They're so liveable, the most common bit of feedback we get is people are surprised at actually just how refined it is,' the salesman replies. Judd was introduced to two more luxury cars, before she ultimately drives away in a black Santorini plug-in hybrid Defender. 'This is my first Range Rover Sport, for a long time. I mean, I used to drive one back in the day but I think it's been about eight years,' she says. At the end of the promo clip, Judd quips that it's the 'luxury details that make it' before driving away in her shiny black ride. It is unclear whether the mother-of-four got to keep the car. Many social media users had a huge reaction to the social media video, calling it 'cringe' and likening it to a parody sketch. 'Didn't know Chris Judd sold cars too,' one joked. Another added: 'Ehhhh it's like a parody sketch but fair dinkum.' 'Selling so well? Come on,' another questioned. 'Most unreliable vehicles in history. Buy a Macan,' another weighed in. One social media user said: ''I don't know how you can get any more cringe. Your self importance reeks out of you. Ewww.' But others chose to focus on the positives, complimenting Judd on her outfit instead. 'That outfit,' one person commented, coupled with a fire emoji. Another social media user asked: 'What's the outfit??' 'Very chic,' another posted. One said they loved the video, but couldn't give up their AMG.
Daily Mail
05-05-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Bec Judd is gifted a new $220K 'bougie luxe' Range Rover Sport as she goes car shopping in $27,000 outfit - but her fans aren't impressed
Bec Judd has nabbed a new set of wheels while donning an outfit just a few bucks shy of $27,000. The AFL WAG, 42, posted a video on Instagram on Monday that showed her popping into Land Rover Melbourne City to check out some of their newest offerings, one of which she was seen driving away in. Bec arrived at the car dealership wearing a $750 top, pants and shirt set from Sabo, a $4,380 Fendi Bag and a $21,455 Dior Christal Watch encrusted with diamonds - adding up to an eye-watering $26,585. Her hair was worn down and she opted for her signature minimal beauty look, which left her skin looking bronzed and glowy as she shopped for her next Land Rover. In the clip, Land Rover salesman Ben introduced a number of new cars to the influencer, including the new Sedona red edition Defender 110 which Bec dubbed 'on trend'. However, it was the plug-in hybrid Range Rover Sport that the store assistant 'chose' for Bec. Bec arrived at the car dealership wearing a $750 top, pants and shirt set from Sabo, a $4,380 Fendi Bag and a $21,455 Dior Christal Watch encrusted with diamonds - adding up to an eye-watering $26,585 The car, which flaunted a Santorini black exterior with bronze features, retails for $219,450. 'We saved the best til last @melbcitylandrover,' she wrote in the caption, hinting at her new car. 'But the Defenders will always have my heart, especially in those insane colours!' she added. This isn't the first time Bec has shared a sponsored post for Land Rover Melbourne City. Last year, she was slammed online as 'cringe' after she took to Instagram to reveal her new Land Rover SUV. 'After a Discovery break for a couple of years I am back in the 7 seat Defender,' she wrote alongside a photo of herself standing next to a brand new white vehicle. 'I custom built this one with the team from @melbcitylandrover and can't wait to show you more.' However not all her followers were impressed. 'Why do superficial people keep putting up things that make them superficial?' wrote one critic. 'I don't know how you can get any more cringe. Your self importance reeks out of you. Ewww,' added another. One fan, who claimed to work for a car dealership, took aim at the product Judd was promoting. 'We have a defibrillator at work when we give our customers the Trade in value of a Land Rover,' they quipped. However many congratulated the model mother for her new acquisition. 'Jealous!!! I want one badly,' wrote one, while another added, 'Just got mine, you will love it!'
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Thinking About Buying a Classic Land Rover Defender Overseas? Learn From My Mistakes.
The plan, at least within my car-addled brain, sounded perfect in theory: buy a car in Italy and avoid rental fees by touring the country in it with the family for weeks, then ship the steed back home and sell it for a tidy profit. Being a chronic Land Rover addict, one particular model seemed to tick all the boxes—a classic Defender. Not only would an old-school Defender 110 provide enough space for the four of us and our luggage while crisscrossing from Como to Florence and parts in between, its rudimentary mechanicals should make it relatively straightforward to keep running, and its coveted status back home would make it easy to sell. More from Robb Report A Lavishly Restored 300-Year-Old Villa in Sicily Hits the Market for $5.6 Million This Ultra-Rare Custom '57 Chevy Convertible Is Heading to Auction Why the Lamborghini Espada Is One of Italy's Most Polarizing Grand Tourers I must have a knack for making a higher power laugh, because my plans went sideways even before my misadventures began. I touched down in Milan to pick up the family truckster from a transplanted Brit with an automotive resale business in Piacenza. His 1992 Defender 110 seemed to have all the right stuff: it was a left-hand drive model with a bulletproof 200 Tdi diesel engine, a rust-free body, and a striking matte-silver paint finish that set it apart from the sea of sun-bleached Defenders so common across European cities. The seller came highly recommended from several friends who had imported vehicles from him. Even better, the price was right, so I proceeded on the assumption that I was in good hands. After a few calls and a dozen or so low-res images, we organized a rendezvous just ahead of the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este—a mere 90-minute drive away from Piacenza, though probably longer in the pokey Defender. Excitement mounted when the dealer picked me up from the airport and we pulled up to the shop where my car-to-be was supposed to have completed a tune-up and inspection. Upon arrival, it seemed the mechanic had been enjoying a tad too much dolce far niente: the Defender was in pieces and clearly not ready for its close-up, let alone miles on the road. My seller was exasperated, and I was unsettled. How would my peripatetic vacation plans proceed without wheels? The dealer bore down on the wrench and demanded he piece it together then and there, while also offering to refund my money. Without a backup plan beyond a 1980s-era Bentley T2 that had caught my eye in a nearby neighborhood, I stuck to the original vision. A test drive, though, revealed deeper issues. The vehicle wandered across the road far more than any already ill-handling Defender should, its brakes were weak, and gear shifts were accompanied by a prominent clunk. Other disconcerting maladies included non-operable windshield wipers and a flickering water-temperature gauge. Left with dicey alternatives, I told the seller I would proceed if he could address the issues; he agreed and rolled up his sleeves, then washed and prepped the truck so I could at least get to Lake Como before returning to get its needs sorted. I'll admit that piloting a classic Defender to my favorite concours on the planet felt inimitably cool. But with the directional stability of a jellyfish, that disconcerting clunk, and the panoply of other issues, my Landy would need considerable TLC before I'd feel safe transporting my family in it. After the concours, my seller commissioned further work at a different shop, where the decades-old Defender received new brakes, suspension components, and fresh tires in time for me to scoop my family from the airport in the sort-of-fixed truck in the nick of time. While I'm often guilty of defending classic Land Rovers as being more reliable than their reputation might suggest, I got the sinking feeling that my purchase had been sitting undriven for quite some time; not a great thing for any vehicle. In our case, this was a potential vacation wrecker. With Rome, Florence, Venice, and eventually Genoa (to ship it home) on the agenda, we needed this ancient tractor to convey us safely, securely, and without fail. The only trouble with the follow-up repairs was that the Landy's considerable needs weren't fully addressed in time, throwing a further wrench in my plans. The seller recommended a mechanic once we arrived in the Eternal City, and I came to the grave realization that at least part of my family vacation would become a rolling restoration for our newly acquired bottomless pit of mechanical wants and needs. Perhaps foolishly, we anointed our four-wheeled friend a name, a surefire way to develop an irrational attachment: we christened it Za, after the first letters of its license plate. Driving this plus-sized terror through an ancient European city can make you feel like a modern-day emperor. The Defender's large footprint is justified by its considerable luggage capacity, but at the end of the day, the challenges of needling the 110 through narrow roadways and squeezing it into tight parking spots can become a chore. Furthermore, the lack of air conditioning made it feel that much scorchier at the height of Italy's toasty temps. As for road noise at highway speeds (once it reluctantly ambled its way there), let's just say that conversations turned into yelling matches. What the Defender lacked in basic creature comforts it made up for in personality, at least on the rare occasion when it was running right. One memorable moment came when my wife had a business meeting at Cinecittà, the film studios made famous by everyone from Federico Fellini to Michelangelo Antonioni. Catching a glimpse of an ancient Roman backlot while driving through the sprawling property, I defied her request to stay on the beaten path and diverted across the cobblestones that run through a re-creation of old Rome. We also traveled to one of our favorite Tuscan villas, Villa Torrigiani, making countless stops in between—from an Eataly restaurant at an Autogrill service station to our monthlong stay in Florence. Annoyingly, the Roman mechanic recommended by the seller was unable to solve the weak brakes, which required me to keep my distance and anticipate stopping ahead of time. A few other niggles lingered, including some electrical issues and the thunking sound. I thought I'd just deal with it, but when I least suspected it, I experienced a full and complete failure to proceed in Florence. Stopped on a busy uphill boulevard, a few miles from our temporary residence, I took a chance during a break in traffic and let the truck roll backwards before popping the clutch. Voilà, it fired right up, so I drove it closer to home to figure out my next step. Thanks to the miracle of Google Reviews, I was able to locate a highly rated mechanic nearby. More amazing, however, was what materialized a mere 20 minutes later: Angelo Zarbo, a German mechanic riding pillion on a BMW motorcycle and clutching a battery starter. The good news: Angelo's shop was a reassuringly pristine spot working on high-quality vehicles, from a classic MG to a contemporary Porsche. Even better, he was a former wrench for Kremer Racing in Germany and BMW racing in the U.S. The bad: my seller refused to cover any further repairs on the Defender, even though most of the truck's original issues were still not resolved. While my Defender was being worked on by the mechanic du jour, we got around in Ubers, on foot, and for longer jaunts, by train. After days under the knife and a substantial repair bill, the truck was ready to be picked up in time for our next destination. It drove better, but the steering wheel now cocked at an absurd angle and the brakes were still not working properly despite an array of new parts. By the end of our Italian tour, we had completed approximately 1,000 loud and bumpy miles in the Defender. Despite the agricultural driving experience, the flawed mechanicals, and the irritating interruptions, we somehow developed an affection for the lumbering beast of burden. The Defender had been our companion across some of our most beloved Italian spots—through the pines of Rome, across the rolling hills of Monti Chianti extending through Florence, Arezzo and Siena, and the shores of Lake Como. When we finally pulled up to Genoa, our sendoff was bittersweet. The train ride to Venice offered time to reminisce on the miles of misadventures in our silver Landy, which was a ticket to freedom entwined in its paradoxical dependency on local mechanics. In a comedic twist of fate, the seller forwarded numerous photo tickets after our communications had soured; I offered to pay them, but the seller demurred. A few weeks later, we met Za on the other side—Houston, a more viable port of call than California, which has the curious habit of holding up Defenders in customs. At least on a Federal level, importing the Defender was no problem because it was more than 25 years old and therefore exempt from stringent U.S. crash-test and safety requirements. However, it's almost impossible for diesels imported to California to receive California registration. Sometimes they squeak through on luck, but the more common route is to hire a company to update the truck's emissions equipment to the tune of $20,000 and months of work. After paying the California state tax at my local DMV and complying to a VIN inspection by the California Highway Patrol, my registration request was nonetheless denied by the home office in Sacramento. I resorted to out-of-state registration, finding a solution in South Dakota. I was also able to have my Landy worked on by my beloved local mechanic, who was finally able to troubleshoot the brake issue (my 110 had been equipped with the incorrect brake master cylinder from a 90 model) and solve the clunking issue by replacing worn suspension bushings. My guy was also able to remedy a load of other automotive ailments while discovering such unsavory details as the fact that the Italians used tap water instead of coolant, requiring replacement of the rust-infiltrated radiator and turbo intercooler. Seeking the best rubber for our Za, I contacted The Tire Rack and connected with a specialist who reviewed a number of options. Intent on sticking to the truck's off-road roots, while lending it an imposing stance worthy of its rugged capability, I opted for a set of BF Goodrich KO2s (full disclosure: delivery and installation was gratis). Sorting the correct size was not straightforward, as the Italian tires on the truck were oddly proportioned and on metric measurements. With no U.S.-equivalent model available for reference, I was offered in-depth, well-considered options for which profile, width, and brand would be best suited to the Defender. In a small act of sprucing, I spray-painted the bolting nuts matte black so they set the wheels off more dramatically. Yet I was horrified to learn that the off-brand tires the seller had provided—installed in Italy just a few thousand miles previously—had developed a visible sidewall tear on the inside, which could have had catastrophic results at highway speeds—an important reminder that no-name rubber might save a few bucks, but at a potentially fatal cost. Wearing the new set of BF Goodriches, Za was safer and better-looking than ever in its new country of residence. A funny thing happened on the way to flipping this car for profit: we fell in love. Despite our sincerest efforts to buy low and sell high, we had grown hopelessly attached to our imported Landy and felt it had become one of the family. It was so different from everything else on the road, so unapologetically individualistic, that we grew attached to the view through its letterboxed windshield despite its copious flaws. Our happiness led us to cling to the Defender far longer than planned, though we finally decided to part with the truck. We found a buyer who might have loved our truck just as much as we did. 'I need to take stick-shift lessons,' he admitted, which made me fear he was more attracted to the idea of a rugged off-roader than its reality. However, he did in fact learn how to drive manual, and conveniently ended up taking possession of Za right around the same time we stumbled onto a considerably more modern (yet still appealingly retro) 2010 Range Rover HSE. That silver Defender is inextricably linked to memories of our Italian adventure, and we still talk about Za like it's a long-lost family member. I'm also in touch with the owner, and we have a pact to have first right of refusal in the unlikely event he decides he wants to move on. But with a U.K. stay on the agenda for this summer, I also wonder if another vacation vehicle might be in our near future. Best of Robb Report The 2024 Chevy C8 Corvette: Everything We Know About the Powerful Mid-Engine Beast The World's Best Superyacht Shipyards The ABCs of Chartering a Yacht Click here to read the full article.
