Land Rover Defender

Land Rover Defender
2015 Land Rover Defender 90 (Australia)
Overview
Manufacturer	Land Rover
Also called	Land Rover 90, Ninety, 110, One Ten, 127 (1983–90) & 130
Production	1983–2016
Assembly	Solihull plant, Solihull, United Kingdom Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia
Body and chassis
Class	Off-road vehicle
Layout	Front engine, four-wheel drive
Chronology
Predecessor	Land Rover Series III

90, 110 & 127
Overview
Production	1983–1990
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door 4x4 5-door 4x4 2-door pickup 3-door van
Related	Land Rover Wolf Santana PS-10
Powertrain
Engine	2.25 L 11H petrol I4 (1983–1985) 2.25 L 10J diesel I4 (1983) 2.5 L 11J/12J diesel I4 (1984–1993) 2.5 L 17H petrol I4 (1985–1993) 2.5 L Diesel Turbo turbodiesel I4 (1986–1990) 3.5 L Rover V8 petrol V8 (1983–1986) 3.5 L Rover V8 petrol V8 (1986–1993)
Transmission	4-speed LT95 manual 5-speed LT77 manual 5-speed LT85 manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	92.9 in (2,360 mm) (90) 110 in (2,794 mm) (110) 127 in (3,226 mm) (127)
Length	160.5 in (4,077 mm) (90) 181.1 in (4,600 mm) (110)
Width	70.5 in (1,791 mm)
Height	80.2 in (2,037 mm) (90) 84 in (2,134 mm) (110)

Land Rover Defender
Overview
Production	1990-2016
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door 4x4 5-door 4x4 2-door single cab pickup 4-door double cab pickup 2-door hardtop
Related	Land Rover Wolf Santana PS-10 Iveco Massif MDT David
Powertrain
Engine	2.8 L BMW M52B28 petrol I6 3.9 L Rover V8 petrol V8 2.2 L Ford Duratorq turbodiesel I4 2.4 L Ford Duratorq turbodiesel I4 2.5 L 200 Tdi turbodiesel I4 2.5 L 300 Tdi turbodiesel I4 2.5 L Td5 turbodiesel I5
Transmission	5-speed LT77 manual 5-speed R380 manual 4-speed ZF 4HP22 automatic 6-speed GFT MT-82 manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	92.9 in (2,360 mm) (90) 110 in (2,794 mm) (110) 127 in (3,226 mm) (130)
Length	144 in (3,658 mm) (90 pickup) 153 in (3,886 mm) (2000s 90) 172 in (4,369 mm) (110 Pickup) 182.3 in (4,630 mm) (2000s 110) 183 in (4,648 mm) (110 Hardtop) 174.7 in (4,437 mm) 157.1 in (3,990 mm) (1997-2000s 90) 160.5 in (4,077 mm) (1990-94 90) 181.1 in (4,600 mm) (1990s 110) 204 in (5,182 mm) (130)
Width	70.5 in (1,791 mm) (1990s) 70 in (1,778 mm) (2000s 90)
Height	80 in (2,032 mm) (2000s 90) 80.2 in (2,037 mm) (1990s 90) 80.0 in (2,032 mm) (110)

The Land Rover Defender (initially called the Land Rover Ninety and Land Rover One Ten) is a British four-wheel-drive off-road utility vehicle developed from the original Land Rover Series launched in June 1948. In October 2013 Land Rover announced that production would end in December 2015 after a continuous run of 67 years. Production finally ended on 29 January 2016 when the last Defender, H166 HUE, rolled off the production line at 9:22.Jaguar Land Rover announced their intention to launch a replacement "new Defender", which motoring journalists speculate will be "quite different" from the original version.

The model was introduced in 1983 as "Land Rover One Ten", and in 1984 the "Land Rover Ninety" was added - the numbers representing the respective wheelbases in inches. (In fact the Ninety was nearer 93 inches at 92.9".) The number was spelled in full in advertising and in handbooks and manuals, and the vehicles also carried badges above the radiator grille which read "Land Rover 90" or "Land Rover 110", with the number rendered numerically. The Ninety and One Ten replaced the earlier Land Rover Series, and at the time of launch, the only other Land Rover model in production was the Range Rover.

In 1989, a third model was brought out by Land Rover to be produced in parallel with the other two: the Land Rover Discovery. To avoid possible confusion, from 1991 the Ninety and the One Ten were renamed the "Defender 90" and "Defender 110". These carried front badges that said "Defender", with a badge on the rear of the vehicle saying "Defender 90" or "Defender 110". The most recent model, from 2007-2016, still featured the space above the radiator for the badge but was blank. Instead had "Land Rover" spelled across the leading edge of the bonnet in raised individual letters, in keeping with the Discovery and Freelander. At the rear was a new style of '"Defender" badge with an underlining "swoosh". On these last models there are no badges defining the wheelbase model of the vehicle.

The 127-inch (3,226 mm) wheelbase Land Rover 127, available from 1985, was always marketed with the name rendered numerically. Following the adoption of the Defender name, it became the "Defender 130", although the wheelbase remained unchanged.

The North American Specification (NAS) Defender 110 sold for the 1993 model year carried a badge above the radiator grille which read "Defender," whereas the NAS Defender 90 sold for the 1994 to 1997 model years had "Land Rover" spelled across the top of the radiator grille in individual letter decals. NAS Defenders also carried a cast plaque on the rear tub in the original style of the Series Station wagons with "Defender 110" or "Defender 90" below the Land Rover lozenge and the vehicle's unique limited edition production run number.