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Smaller Defender 90 lands in SA
With its shorter wheelbase the 110’s baby brother is an even more adept off roader
03 June 2021 - 05:07
A year after the new-generation Land Rover Defender 110 was launched in SA as a modern reincarnation of the iconic 4x4, its little brother has arrived.
The Defender 90 is the lighter, short-wheelbase version of the resurrected British SUV, and what it loses in cabin space it makes up for in superior gravel-taming capabilities. Being shorter, it is less likely to scrape its belly when cresting steep hills, known in offroad parlance as the ramp breakover angle — the 90’s is 31° compared to the 110’s 28°...
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