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Land Rover stretches Defender 130 family wagon under banner Long-body model with 5 and 8-seat options • Same wheelbase as 110, 340mm longer suspension as standard • 3000kg towing limit • List prices from £73,895 to £100,645
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and Rover has unveiled the third and final member of the Defender family. The new 130 retains the wheelbase of the 110 but gains a longer rear overhang, with its body extended by 340mm (13.4”), allowing it to offer a larger load area and the ability to accommodate up to eight people in comfort. Wheres the old Defender was very much a utility vehicle in 130 form, this time the longest model in the range is presented under the ‘adventure for all’ banner, promising to be ‘perfect for all-terrain family expeditions.’ It comes with air suspension as standard and is priced from £73,895 on the road. As this suggests, the 130 is every bit as much of a premium vehicle as the 90 and 110. More so, in fact, if anything. It comes as standard with light oak veneers, Windsor leather trim and an enlarged 11.4” media screen running the latest version of Land Rover’s Pivi Pro infotainment system – with what3words navigation allowing it to pinpoint any location on the planet with no need for a phone signal. The 130 also features Cabin Air Purification Plus as standard. This constantly maintains the best possible air quality while filtering out odours, allergens and viruses, and allows owners to prime the
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condition of the cabin remotely via a smartphone app. On a slightly less esoteric level, the extended rear can accommodate up to 2516 litres of cargo, or 1329 with the second row of seats in place. The vehicle is available in five and eight-seat configurations; in the latter, even with all three rows in use it can hold 389 litres in the back. A payload of up to 750kg (8 seats) or 800kg (5 seats) allows you to make the most of this, though a towing limit of 3000kg will come as a rude shock to anyone used to assuming there’ll never be such a thing as a Defender that can’t haul the legal maximum. In another departure from Defender tradition, power for the 130 comes from a choice of engines including two petrol units and one diesel. Again, this illustrates its position as a premium model within an already premium range. The diesel option is the familiar D300, which produces 300bhp and 479lbf.ft, the latter from 1500rpm; the two petrol units are the P300 (300bhp, 347lbf.ft from 1500rpm) and the P400 (400bhp, 406lbf.ft from 2000rpm). Land Rover quotes 0-60 times of 7.1 seconds for the D300, 7.5 seconds for the P300 and 6.3 seconds for the P400. These are impressive figures for a two and a half tonne vehicle standing six and a half feet tall and measuring
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