More Rugged Appeal With the Land Rover Defender Special Edition

The iconic Land Rover Defender now has even more rugged appeal with the launch of a Defender Special Edition.

Offering customers the same assured breadth of capability, the Defender Special Edition stands out from the crowd in Orkney Grey or striking Nara Bronze with contrast Santorini Black roof and wheel arches and black chequer plate along the bumper and sills.


A special 'DEFENDER' decal sits above the rear LED lights whilst the the jewel like design to the front lights is enhanced with Santorini Black headlamp surrounds in contrast to the body colour. This distinctive front end design is complemented with a body colour grille and gloss black Land Rover lettering on the bonnet. A rear step bumper assembly aids entry, exit and loading. Saw Tooth 16-inch alloy wheels and MTR off-road tyres complete the look giving the Defender Special Edition a powerfully strong and purposeful stance.

Nara Bronze is unique to this special edition and is available with a duo-tone Ebony & Almond interior with contrast Nutmeg stitching to the steering wheel and seats. A pure Ebony interior complements both the Orkney Grey and Nara Bronze with contrast Lunar stitching. The Land Rover logo is embossed on front headrests whilst carpet mats have the Defender logo woven in. To harmonise with the exterior of this special edition, the central switch panel matches the body colour of the vehicle with the same paint finish.


With a choice of the 90 Hard Top, 90 Station Wagon, 110 Station Wagon and 110 Utility Wagon, a range of standard options and accessories are available to add even more capability and character to this iconic four-wheel drive vehicle.

Powered by the 2.2-litre diesel engine with six-speed manual transmission, the Defender boasts 360Nm of torque for effortless towing and excellent driver refinement whether on or off-road.


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Land Rover Honoured With 2012 MacRobert Award

The 2012 MacRobert Award has been presented to Land Rover for its innovative work in creating and manufacturing the Range Rover Evoque. The most prestigious prize in its field in the UK, it further reinforces the exceptional success enjoyed by Evoque since its launch last year including over 100 international awards and high customer demand.

The Evoque was among three British engineering projects from different industrial sectors that were finalists for this year's award. In its profile of the vehicle, the academy noted how its "striking concept car design" has been achieved while maintaining the ground clearance required for it to have genuine all-terrain capability. It credits this to the ingenuity of Land Rover engineers who succeeded in packaging the underfloor components, exhaust, suspension systems, chassis frame and a 70-litre fuel tank "with millimetre accuracy".

The judges also highlighted the use of safety and weight-saving technologies throughout the bodyshell and chassis, such as the ultra-high strength boron steel that helps give Evoque both its characteristic slim profile and a high degree of body rigidity. New technologies were developed for Evoque, including new Magneto-rheological shock absorbers that enable continuous control of damping performance, and an evolution of Land Rover's award-winning Terrain Response programme for optimum adjustment of suspension and transmission settings to suit the demands of different off-road conditions.

The Evoque project has also seen Land Rover making significant advances in environmental performance, supported by an internal life cycle analysis for the vehicle. This impact assessment made it one of few cars to receive accreditation from the Vehicle Certification Agency. Thanks to highly efficient new powertrains and comprehensive weight-saving measures throughout the car's construction, Evoque is the most efficient Range Rover yet, with emissions as low as 129g/km and average fuel consumption at 56.5mpg. In production, different recycled materials are used for trims, linings, covers and even parts of the audio speakers.

Evoque's achievements are not just about the nuts and bolts of engineering, however. The academy also took into account the fact that the model's international sales success has helped increase production at Land Rover's Halewood factory and secure 40,000 jobs within the company and the wider economy.

David Mitchell, Chief Programme Engineer for Evoque said: "The MacRobert Award is a high honour for Land Rover and the team that created Evoque. We are very proud that the innovations we brought to the project, and the way in which they have helped make the vehicle so successful and appealing to customers worldwide, have been recognised by the academy as representing the very best in British engineering."

In making the award, the academy commended the Evoque team members: David Mitchell, Chief Programme Engineer; David Saddington, Design Studio Director; Peter Cockle, Vehicle Engineering Manager; Brain Lidgard, Body Engineering Manager; and Ian Hulme, Principal Chassis Engineer.

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