Key Points: Urban Trucks Conversion, Engine Upgrade System (175HP)

The Land Rover Defender is an iconic classic 4x4, developed from the original Land Rover series. A British equivalent of the Second World War-derived Willys Jeep, it gained a global reputation for durability, due to its steel ladder chassis, aluminium alloy bodywork and detuned Rover engine. It incorporated significant changes compared to the traditional series Land Rovers, such as adopting coil springs front and rear, as well as a locking centre differential. Production of the model began in 1983 as the Land Rover 110, a name which reflected the 110-inch wheelbase. The Land Rover 90, with 93-inch wheelbase, and Land Rover 127, with 127-inch wheelbase, soon followed.

Major revisions came in 1990, 1998 and 2007, and in August 2011, Land Rover announced the final update for the Defender, prior to the introduction of the DC100 concept and subsequent L663-generation. Safety and emissions regulations due for introduction in 2015 meant that a complete redesign of the Defender was needed, the main change being fitment of a new 2.2-litre ‘ZSD-422’ variant of the Ford Duratorq engine, fitted with a diesel particulate filter for the first time. Although smaller than the existing 2.4-litre unit, the power and torque outputs remained unchanged, and the same six-speed gearbox was used.

This particular car has undergone an extensive Urban Automotive conversion, which included a 175hp engine upgrade, as well as installation of a TDC air filter, an Urban steering guard, protective window guards, a discreet interior safe, high-security door and bonnet hinges, a relocated wiring loom, a tracking system, an updated Pioneer head unit with reversing camera, JL Audio speakers, and an Optimill quick-release steering boss. The car is finished in Nardo Grey, over a luxurious re-trimmed black and grey leather interior with aftermarket sport seats.