Land Rover launches new Classic Defender V8

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Land Rover launches new Classic Defender V8
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Meet the 'next chapter' in Land Rover's money-spinning efforts to keep selling restored 405hp Defenders

Meet the 'next chapter' in Land Rover's money-spinning efforts to keep selling restored 405hp DefendersYou have to wonder, given Land Rover’s years-long looting of Defenders produced between 2012 and 2016, precisely how deep the pool of suitable secondhand cars is for it to keep dipping into. Back in 2018, when it first came up with the idea of remaking old Defenders as ‘new’ Classic Works-issued V8s, the firm boasted about carefully sourcing the cream of a nearly-new crop.

The basic idea though is familiar enough. In return for a substantial amount of money Land Rover will build you the ‘fully remastered’ Defender of your dreams - assuming those dreams included the installation of a naturally aspirated 5.0-litre V8 and a thoroughly modern eight-speed ZF automatic transmission.

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