Defender Dispatch

It’s official! Land Rover finally announced probably the worst kept secret in the SUV market today: The new 2020 Defender is coming to America! Yep, obviously the boffins in Land Rover marketing Department didn’t consider Canada to essential enough to make the vehicle graphic package, but I guess Canada is technically part of the continent […]

Here it is! The 2020 Land Rover Defender. Although heavily camouflaged, we can still make out that the headlights are still mostly round, although now behind a clear lens, and Land Rover maintained the Defenders “Upright & Boxy” trademark look, unlike other modern Rovers which look a little squashed and stretched. Expected to be announced […]

Have you just watched the new Mission Impossible Movie starring Tom Cruise and wondering “What kind of SUV is that?” If so, you’ve found the answer. It’s a Land Rover Defender 110, and since the snorkel is on the right side, likely a 200tdi. But this isn’t the first time a Defender has helped Mr.Impossible […]

You want a Defender, badly. We understand why. But other than the fact that they are awesome, what other reasons are there to buy a Defender? How can you justify it to your significant other, who just may not be as enamored with the thought of owning a vehicle slightly more comfortable than a horse-drawn […]

What do you do when celebrating your 70th Anniversary? Get dressed up and go out in style! That is exactly what Land Rover as done to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the classic Defender by making a Special Edition for sale. This 150 unit limited run is the highest performance stock Defender ever, cramming a […]

When Land Rover revealed the Series I for the first time at the Amsterdam Motor Show in 1948 it brought three prototypes to show. One of those great, great, great grandfathers of the Defender went missing somewhere along the way, until it was rediscovered in 2016 just a few blocks away from the original Defender […]

Who says you are not going to like the new Defender? The guy who designed it, that’s who. In an interview with Australia’s Motoring, Gerry McGovern, head of design at Land Rover, said that fans of the original Defender won’t “be satisfied” “if they’re expecting to see a facsimile of the old one with all […]

Jim Ratcliffe, Billionaire CEO of Ineos Petrochemical corporation, has plans to pick up where Land Rover left off. After the discontinuation of the original Defender, Mr. Ratcliffe, announced his plans to make a modern “rugged off-roader, which is unbreakable, goes anywhere and does not have the reliability problems of the old Defender.” He would know […]

Own a piece of movie history with the gnarly “Spectre” SVX Defender. The highly- customized Defender is going up for sale at an auction in September at Sotheby’s. It took a few upgrades to be truly Bond worthy . Massive tires were mounted to Bead-locked rims, requiring huge fender flairs.   Then there is the […]

According to Automotive News, the new Defender will be built to global standards, meaning Canadians will likely be able to buy the new Defender as early as 2019. Don’t celebrate yet Defender fans, since it comes at a cost. Apparently Land Rover will build the new Defender on the same Unibody platform as the Range […]