See the 2020 Land Rover Defender from Every Angle
Land Rover's ultra-rugged SUV has returned, and it's coming to the U.S. in 2020.
Land Rover's Defender has an impressive reputation as one of the most rugged SUVs around, and now a new 2020 model has arrived and will be sold in the U.S. for the first time since 1997. It's quite different in construction to its predecessor, as it's unibody rather than body-on-frame, but it claims an impressive amount of off-road capability and retains certain classic Defender traits. As before, there will be two-door and four-door models offered, labeled 90 and 110. Click through the gallery to see the new Defender inside and out.
This is the four-door Defender 110, which will be the first to arrive in the U.S.
While the 110 name used to correspond to the wheelbase in inches, the new car's wheelbase actually measures 119.0 inches.
A 296-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four is the standard engine and claims a zero to 60 mph time of 7.7 seconds.
Land Rover's hybrid-assisted, electrically supercharged 3.0-liter inline-six is optional, producing 395 horsepower and 405- lb-ft of torque.
An eight-speed automatic transmission is standard on all models.
A two-speed transfer box is standard to help with off-roading and towing.
This two-door Defender 90 model will come to the U.S. after the four-door 110, likely by the end of 2020.
The 90 model has a wheelbase measuring 101.9 inches.
The rear-mounted external spare tire is a nod to tradition.
It's possible to choose all sorts of add-ons for the Defender via various accessory packs.
The roof rack and side panniers you see here are optional extras.
Some of the Defender's off-road capability figures include a 38-degree approach angle and a 40-degree departure angle.
The four accessory packs include Adventurer, Explorer, Urban, and Country.
Land Rover has emphasized utility over luxury inside the Defender, with rubberized materials and naked finishes throughout.
There's an available jump seat in front to increase seating capacity to six in two-row models, and 110 models also offer an optional third row of seats.
The Defender's infotainment system is said to be an updated version of Jaguar Land Rover's InControl Touch unit.
Higher trim levels can be equipped with leather upholstery, or with an alternative wool fabric.
Despite being raised on a steady diet of base-model Hondas and Toyotas—or perhaps because of it—Joey Capparella nonetheless cultivated an obsession for the automotive industry throughout his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee. He found a way to write about cars for the school newspaper during his college years at Rice University, which eventually led him to move to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for his first professional auto-writing gig at Automobile Magazine. He has been part of the Car and Driver team since 2016 and now lives in New York City. Â
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