Land Rover to sponsor new Defender Challenge

[VladTepes]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/01/380.jpg

Practice for Dakar anyone ? A lead-in category.... have a look.

Land Rover to sponsor new Defender Challenge | Auto Express (http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/land-rover/defender/66642/land-rover-sponsor-new-defender-challenge)

[uninformed]

looks like a good bit of kit, but then you would expect so from Bowler. Id like to know what dampers and spring rates they are using. Also mentioned different bushes....

Very nice cage work to get it in that small cab!

[Landy Smurf]

Now that would be fun...
...still waiting for that lotto win though :(

[Pickles2]

For sure, that would be fun.
As far as "Challenges" are concerned, I was watching a Camel Trophy DVD that I have, covering the 3 events 87-89,.....some say that was "fun"??!!...I don't know about that,..."crazy stuff" would be more appropriate IMHO,...but magic stuff to watch all the same.
Cheers, Pickles.

[Chops]

Ohh yeah,, lots of fun.

I wonder just what they've done to the motor. I'd be keen to see some specs on that.

[Gerokent]

The standard 2.2-litre diesel is carried over, albeit with power hiked by 50bhp to 170bhp, and torque boosted by 90Nm to 450Nm. All cars use the standard six-speed manual gearbox, too.

Read more: Land Rover to sponsor new Defender Challenge | Auto Express (http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/land-rover/defender/66642/land-rover-sponsor-new-defender-challenge#ixzz2r5lg49Zj)


The engine specs sound interesting. wonder how the transmission (and the rest of the driveline) will stand up to the incerease.

[VladTepes]

CT - fun - hell yeah. But some of it would have been more fuun in retrospect and maybe not so much on the day !

G4 got nothing on CT