Land Rover gave its new Defender a power boost with so-called mild-hybrid electric vehicle technology the didn't exist 22 years ago and helps give it 395 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque, making it capable of towing up to 8,201 pounds.
finally revealed its newly redesigned 2020 Defender at the Frankfurt auto show on Monday — a boxy SUV that was pulled off the market in North America in 1997.
"The new Defender is respectful of its past but is not harnessed by it," said Gerry McGovern, Chief Design Officer, Land Rover. For those looking for drive train closer to the original's, Land Rover is also offering an inline four-cylinder engine without the hybrid technology for the Defender 110. That model boasts a more modest 296 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque.
"The design of the new Defender is a manifestation of our modernist design philosophy, elemental yet incredibly sophisticated," said Massimo Frascella, Land Rover design's creative director.The latest installment also carries over the off-road credibility of the original. Land Rover also claims a wading depth for the Defender of 35.4 inches, that's over five inches higher than a Jeep Wrangler's.
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