New Defender 90

[zilch]

allegedly rocking up not much after the 110 hits our shores i would suggest if you go by this article..

2021 Land Rover Defender 90 'shorty' in Australia from October | Drive (https://www.drive.com.au/news/2021-land-rover-defender-90-shorty-in-australia-from-october-123316'trackLink=articleResults1)

[ramblingboy42]

isn't it good to see another article on the defender?

there have only been several hundred in the last 2 years.

we still can't get a date on when we can get to see or drive a defender

why would they send 100 90's here when they can't even confirm if and when there will be any 110's here?

I was having a look at a new Disco the other day , some car.....I think you might get used to the barge arse.....might be a better buy.

[p38arover]

Re better buys and having owned both RRC and a 110 County, I think an RRC is the better buy and more practical vehicle.

But we love our Defenders. :)

[chuck]

"I was having a look at a new Disco the other day , some car.....I think you might get used to the barge arse.....might be a better buy."

That's what i ended up doing

Bought a D5 SDV6 HSE on 31st December.

Far better value than the New Defender (for what i use it for) & the 225KW 700nm diesel is awsome.

[Pickles2]

I think I read somewhere that the first 90s to arrive in Aus would be highly optioned including the 400HP petrol engine.
Pickles.

[zilch]

I think I read somewhere that the first 90s to arrive in Aus would be highly optioned including the 400HP petrol engine.
Pickles.

In the article from drive in the link below it confirms they are P400 First Editions, turbo charged straight six 3 litre petrol with MHEV. 0-100 K's in about 6.1 seconds.

[Vern]

In the article from drive in the link below it confirms they are P400 First Editions, turbo charged straight six 3 litre petrol with MHEV. 0-100 K's in about 6.1 seconds.Similar performance specs to our patrol, which i was going to trade in on the p400 110, until i saw the price, at which was close to double what i paid for the patrol, which i couldn't justify.

[zilch]

Similar performance specs to our patrol, which i was going to trade in on the p400 110, until i saw the price, at which was close to double what i paid for the patrol, which i couldn't justify.

entry level P400 on the 110 model is the S, so would be a tad just over 100K ish on road.

[scarry]

entry level P400 on the 110 model is the S, so would be a tad just over 100K ish on road.

I don’t think too many would want the S,we wouldn’t after having the 7/seat D4,that’s for sure.

Small fuel tank is an issue with the P400,particularly if towing.

Going from a Patrol,LC or D4 to a new 110 also means losing a lot of room,particularly behind the center row of seats.

[Vern]

entry level P400 on the 110 model is the S, so would be a tad just over 100K ish on road.Apples for apples, would need to have the same specs as the patrol, e.g 8 seats, rear locker etc..makes my brand new $65k patrol look like a better option, would be guessing the 110 would be $120k+

[zilch]

Apples for apples, would need to have the same specs as the patrol, e.g 8 seats, rear locker etc..makes my brand new $65k patrol look like a better option, would be guessing the 110 would be $120k+

not far off Vern, if you have to add the +2 row of seats (i have and that adds a whole lot of other options (3 zone climate etc), which are not optional :) ) and the e-diff,

I went for the SE model has it seemed to have most things i want.. I could not go for a Patrol, my bro-in-law has one, therefore its a matter of principal to have
something different ;)

[Pickles2]

Similar performance specs to our patrol, which i was going to trade in on the p400 110, until i saw the price, at which was close to double what i paid for the patrol, which i couldn't justify.
0-100 in 6.1?...jeez that's a pretty quick Patrol!!...what do you have under the bonnet?
Pickles.

[zilch]

I don’t think too many would want the S,we wouldn’t after having the 7/seat D4,that’s for sure.

Small fuel tank is an issue with the P400,particularly if towing.

Going from a Patrol,LC or D4 to a new 110 also means losing a lot of room,particularly behind the center row of seats.

SE seems to be a popular compromise, which has been my selection. With only 2 of us, the room in a 110 is more than adequate, especially for touring,
our RRS had ample space, however the 90 may be a whole other issue

Like all modern Land Rovers, (D3/4/5/RRS), 88 litre tanks means the need to carry jerry cans is always possibly there.. imho even for the diesels..
Hopefully someone will come out with an after market larger capacity tank.. trying to find somewhere to install it will be interesting

[Vern]

0-100 in 6.1?...jeez that's a pretty quick Patrol!!...what do you have under the bonnet?
Pickles.They all come with a 5.6L 400hp petrol v8

[scarry]

SE seems to be a popular compromise, which has been my selection. With only 2 of us, the room in a 110 is more than adequate, especially for touring,
our RRS had ample space, however the 90 may be a whole other issue

Like all modern Land Rovers, (D3/4/5/RRS), 88 litre tanks means the need to carry jerry cans is always possibly there.. imho even for the diesels..
Hopefully someone will come out with an after market larger capacity tank.. trying to find somewhere to install it will be interesting

The SE would be our selection as well.

We had ample room in the D4, until the grandkids arrived.[bighmmm]
They often come away with us, and absolutely love it.[bigsad][biggrin]

On the fuel tank note,the D4,supposedly has a usable 82liters,but as many have found out its really around 76l,so it will be interesting to see what the real usable of the 110 is.

I was hoping the new 110 may have some spare room for batteries,which may leave room for an aftermarket fuel tank.

[Pickles2]

They all come with a 5.6L 400hp petrol v8
I know that, but I think 6.1 is a bit optimistic, the official figure is 8.5, which is still pretty respectable. I do like the V8 Patrol by the way!
As a matter of interest I was also wondering about the driveability/handling etc of 400HP in a 90.
Pickles.

[Gregz]

I know that, but I think 6.1 is a bit optimistic, the official figure is 8.5, which is still pretty respectable. .....
Pickles.
Actually, I notice on performancedrive.com.au, they give the 2019 Patrol a 7.1 sec time for 0-100. I will have to update my SUV 0-100 spreadsheet. In saying that, their 2018 time was 8.1. .....don't know what is going on there.

[Pickles2]

Actually, I notice on performancedrive.com.au, they give the 2019 Patrol a 7.1 sec time for 0-100. I will have to update my SUV 0-100 spreadsheet. In saying that, their 2018 time was 8.1. .....don't know what is going on there.
I got my info from Wheels magazine, not saying they're spot on either, but that's where I got the info!
Pickles.

[Vern]

I had a figure of 6.6 seconds[emoji38]
But I have seen figures from 6.2 - 7.1.

[grey_ghost]

So I contacted Land Rover Australia's "Customer Relationship Centre" and said: "I want to buy a new Defender 90 NOW as my current vehicle is about to run out of it's lease. Can somebody at LRA please tell me - what is the actual release date for a Defender 90 here in Australia? I can wait - but not forever. What is the release date?"

Their reply was: "To clarify, the new Defender 90 will start to arrive inAustralia from early 2021."

So nothing really new there... I just thought that I would pass it on.

I also said in my email: "The marketing “hype” around the new Defender is actually becoming quite boring – when will the vehicle actually be available? I know that Covid19 has caused some delays – but this has to be the longest “release” of a new vehicle in history..."

Cheers,
GG.

[loanrangie]

they are coming into private hands in the UK so not long now.