Land Rover Defender review - data
Land Rover Defender 90 2.4D XS Station Wagon Road Test
Test date 11 April 2007
Price as tested £28,895
For Unrivalled off-road ability; torquier, cleaner, more frugal diesel; rugged charm
Against Crude road manners; surprisingly inflexible interior; poor standard equipment
How much ?
- Price as tested £28,895
- Price as tested £26,220
How fast
- 0-30mph 4.5 sec
- 0-60mph no data
- 0-100mph no data
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
17 sec
- 0-400m
20.2 / 68.3 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
37.7 / 79.4 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
5.5 / 7.2
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
8.4 / 10.4 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
12.8 sec
- 60-0mph
3.48 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
73 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
19.3 mpg
- Test best/worst
27.6 / 15.6
Government figures
- Combined/urban
28.8 / 22.6 mpg
- CO2 emissions
266 g/km
How big?
- Length
3894 mm
- Width
1790 mm
- Height
2021 mm
- Wheelbase
2360 mm
- Weight
1797 kg
- Fuel tank
60.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 2401 cc
- Max power 121 bhp at 3500 rpm
- Max torque 266 ft at 2000 rpm
- Specific output 50bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 71bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 89.9x94.6 mm
- Compression ratio 17.5:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl4 per cyl,
- Ignition and fuel Common-rail injection. Variable geometry turbocharger. , Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st no data / 3.6
- 2nd no data / 6.8
- 3rd no data / 11.3
- 4th no data / 15.9
- 5th no data / 19.4
- 6th no data / 26.2
- Final drive no data
Suspension
- Front live beam axle, single rate coil springs, telescopic hydraulic dampers
- Rear live beam axle, single rate coil springs, telescopic hydraulic dampers
Steering
- Type power assisted, worm and roller
- Lock to lock 3.40
Brakes
- Front 298mm solid discs
- Rear 298mm solid discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 5.5J x 16 in
- Size rear 5.5J x 16 in
- Made of alloy
- Tyres front 235/85 R16
- Tyres rear 235/85 R16
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