The rebuilding of Land Rover’s Defender lineup continues this summer season with the addition of the eight-seat, long-wheelbase 130 mannequin.
The 2023 three-row 130 is 34 centimetres (13.38 inches) longer than the Defender 110 and is designed to enchantment to households who take loads of tenting and different gear with them on trip. Most storage capability is 2,291 litres (89.9 cubic toes), and a roof rack is commonplace.
The seats are organized with two up entrance and two rows of three seats. The center row slides ahead and tilts to allow easy accessibility to the third row. The second- and third-row seats are raised barely to enhance passengers’ visibility.
Two 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder turbo Ingenium P400 engine produces 395 hp. It comes commonplace with a mild-hybrid system and are bolted to ZF eight-speed computerized transmissions. All-wheel drive can also be commonplace.
Earlier generations of the most important Defenders have been used for strenuous off-roading. The 130 is provided for that kind of driving. It comes commonplace with an electronically managed air suspension system, which is able to 16.9 inches of articulation to make driving over tough terrain safer. The Defender 130 can be pushed in water 900 miimetres (35.4 inches) deep. Land Rover’s Terrain Response system can also be commonplace.
The 130 will get some minor beauty and inside tweaks over the 90 and 110 variations. Wooden veneer sprint trim is optionally available, and the contact display grows to 10.25 inches.
“New Defender 130 brings a brand new dimension of functionality to our most sturdy and rugged household of automobiles,” Nick Collins, Jaguar Land Rover’s director of car applications, mentioned in an announcement. “Its spacious inside welcomes and transports as much as eight individuals in supreme consolation, enabling unparalleled refined adventuring alternatives for households.”
The Defender 130 can be accessible in SE, X-Dynamic SE, and X fashions, along with a First Version introductory mannequin. Pricing begins at $94,950, together with delivery.
The 130 may not be the final new variant. Land Rover officers are mentioned to be finding out returning pickup and convertible fashions to the lineup. The earlier technology of the Defender ended manufacturing in 2016 and did function these fashions.