Land Rover has revealed an official restomod of the classic Defender, I turning the legendary 4x4 into a bona fide rival for the Mercedes-Benz G-Class.
Produced by Land Rover Classic, it promises to modernise the original Defender as far as is possible, with a reworked chassis, interior and exterior.
Each example will be based on a Defender that was produced between 2012 and 2016 and will be sourced by Land Rover itself.
The reworked 4x4 is powered by JLR's ubiquitous naturally aspirated 5.0-litre 'AJ' V8, sending 405bhp and 380lb ft through an eightspeed gearbox supplied by ZF.
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