in DefenderThis is mythical name, for the model that stood at the origins of the Land Rover brand. Before changing the name to Defender, this 4X4 and pure franchisor was simply called Land Rover. When the brand was so small that it only had one model! Appeared in 1948, the Earth was as much a recreational machine as it was a utility one. The technical conditions for its development in 1947 had already set the tone. ” Agricultural machinery capable of being both a tractor and a van, offering power take-offs for all types of machines and developing speeds similar to those of a normal car.” The Land Rover saga was born! It was available in variants: short pickup, long station wagon, short panel, long tarpaulin many bodies For all tastes!

A legendary saga

With the arrival of 1970 Range Roverthen from Opening in 1989, Land Rover will have to change its name. Will be called from 1990 Defender, to distinguish between make and model. He has since acquired a new generation of 2019, which still borrowed the name Defender, but under a completely different silhouette. This new Defender really looks like it more like an SUV than a true 4×4 intersection However, its high ground clearance, four-wheel drive and powerful engines always allow it claim the joys of off-piste tracks. This generation has so far been available in petrol mode, in dieseland plug-in hybrid.

Earth of the 21st century

Here you can add a electric version ! Our UK colleagues at Auto Express have indeed learned that an electric Defender will be in the works. He could come to complete the range in 2025 ! In particular, this could become possible thanks to the adoption of a a new platform techniques at the same time as his mid-career restyling. Then it will be created on the MLA Flex platform, which will also serve as a common basis for future Range Rover and Range Rover Sport electric We already inform a Battery 100 kWh which would allow a autonomy of about 480 kilometers ! These developments shouldn’t compromise its off-road abilities, which Land Rover already knows how to do with the current plug-in hybrid versions. There is no doubt that batteries will punish its weightit’s hard…