Thread: Defender Works?

Oops, I posted it in general chat.

Looks like big new news to me?

It's about time someone put a proper JLR V8 in the Defender instead of all this blasphemous LS3 nonsense. I actually think that for under $300k it's a bit of a bargain considering how rare and special it will be. I mean, a Range Rover Sport SVR pushes $250k and will lose half of that value in 3 years.

I'd love to know more about the multimedia head unit they've used, it looks like it has a Land Rover logo on it which would suggest its in-house developed? Either way, I want it. In fact, a full parts list would be great.

I also think it's hilarious that a car that costs as much as this does, with a 400hp+ V8, is limited to 108MPH. Hard to know whether the limiter is factory fitter or a function of the basic laws of physics.

I just wish an AJV8 would fit into an RRC :-(

Originally Posted by Classic88

I just wish an AJV8 would fit into an RRC :-(

Can't see why not, bay is wide enough.

Apparently not, that's why everyone goes LS.

this reminds me of something my dad once said to me whilst i was busy strapping a big side draft carb to my '78 civic p-plate machine - "that's like buying a cripple running shoes"

Giving it a relatively low artificial speed limit has the advantage that they dont go putting low profile tyres and big brakes on it. It also means they dont feel pressure to make significant suspension changes. It keeps it more of an offroader.....