Land Rover has launched the short wheelbase Defender 90 in South Africa. Customers can order any of 16 models driven by a choice of four engine options — two diesels and two petrols — on top of which customers can add four accessory packs.
Prices are aimed at owners of oil wells, starting at R1 095 600 for the D240S and top out at R1 575 000 for the P400X (all excluding CO2 tax).
In South Africa, the Landy 90 has only three competing two-door 4x4 sport utility vehicles — all three at much lower prices.
They are the Jeep Wrangler, with the 3,6 Rubicon listing at some R880 k; the 1,5-litre Suzuki Jimny, the top-end, automating model which sells for some R373 k; and the very capable 2,5-litre Mahindra Thar, which lists for R306 k.
