[romeomidhun]

Disastrous design overall. Looks like a train bogie.



Atleast, they have to increase the bonnet length proportionately. Or, launch a new car and disassociate with the good-looking Defender.

[Black_Star]

While I dont really like it in-terms of looks, the Defender 130 looks like more of a successor the Land Rover Defender Station Wagon rather than being a typical three-row SUV.

Well you know Defender heritage

[Venkatesh]

2023 Land Rover Defender 130 debuts with 8 Seats, prices start from £73,895.

New Defender 130 measures in at 5358mm in length.



Eight seats in three rows, each slightly higher than the row ahead.



The longer 130 is the same as a 110 from its C-pillar forward



Rear has been shaped to enable a departure angle of 28.5deg



2516-litre load space with the two rows of back seats folded is 953 litres more than the 110.



The 130 comes as standard with the largest, 11.4in curved touchscreen in Land Rover’s portfolio, running the latest generation of the firm’s Pivi Pro software.



It is available in a choice of five trims from launch: SE, HSE, X-Dynamic, X and limited-run First Edition.



All variants are equipped with adaptive air suspension, giving up to 430mm of articulation and, in its highest setting, a wading depth of 900mm.



Ingenium D300 diesel engine with 295-hp and 650 Nm.

P300 in line-six with 300hp and 470 Nm. A 0-60 mph in the time of just 7.5 seconds.

P400 which also uses an inline-six as its base but makes 400-hp and 550 Nm.

P300 guise with a 296-hp 3.0-liter mild-hybrid inline six, and a more powerful version of the same unit named P400 delivering 395-hp.

Defender 130 comes fitted with Land Rover’s all-wheel-drive system and an eight-speed automatic transmission developed by ZF.



Land Rover has added a new color called Sedona Red that can only be had on the 130.



Land Rover Defender family: 90 vs 110 vs 130



Defender 130 with seating for Eight

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[amoi]

Oh my goodness , they've made a bus

Was a 7/8 seater defender really needed? its supposed to be an offroad baised landrover and the rear overhang is bad news for the departure angles. for proper 7/8 seats won't the road based rangerover series be better?

[amol4184]

Reminds me of Suburban XL. I see one peculiar use case for this strange vehicle. Rental agencies in Dubai that ferry people on dune bashing in Land Cruisers. This one seems like a perfect replacement for LCs with bit of a luxury thrown in for somewhat richer clientele.
But how I wish they had added Safari windows on the roof? That would have been perfect.

[lordrayden]

Originally Posted by Venkatesh

2023 Land Rover Defender 130 debuts with 8 Seats, prices start from £73,895.

New Defender 130 measures in at 5358mm in length.

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At first glance, I honestly thought this image was a photo-shop job. That rear end is a little TOO straight cut, especially in profile. It looks like they have taken a metro coach and sawed it somewhere in the middle. Something off about the proportions of this car.

[cbrspn]

Originally Posted by lordrayden

At first glance, I honestly thought this image was a photo-shop job. That rear end is a little TOO straight cut, especially in profile. It looks like they have taken a metro coach and sawed it somewhere in the middle. Something off about the proportions of this car.

It's the rear overhang that is off in proportions. Can't think of this as a proper off-roader really. The rear overhang is too much for a respectable departure angle. Not that passenger ride quality matters a lot in off-roaders, but the last row would definitely feel like a bouncy bus.

[black_rider]

Cross posting this pic of Defender 130 being offloaded a truck in India, from the "Supercars & Imports in Delhi" thread.

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Originally Posted by //M

Land Rover Defender 130

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Credit to the original owners.

[benbsb29]

The Defender 130 has to be the most disproportionate looking design to have come out in recent memory. I thought I'd get used to it by now, but no. Still reeks of poor aesthetics and not to forget the horrid departure angle for what is supposed to be an off-roader.