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THE DEFENDER 90 LOOKS THE GOODS, BUT IS IT ALL STYLE OVER SUBSTANCE? WE DIRVE THE D250 90 TO FIND OUT

LAND ROVER Australia has consolidated its Defender 90 line-up for MY23 with just six variants available, and only one of them is diesel-fuelled. That is the D250 in S specification, and we’re driving it here to reacquaint ourselves with the stubby Defender. The D250 S starts at $95,590, but this test car is fitted with a few extras that take the price as tested up to $106,263 plus on-road costs. The extras include the Off Road Pack at $1021, the Air Suspension Pack at $1309, the Cold Climate Pack at $1481, a tow bar for $1342, and a few smaller comfort and convenience features. From those extras, we’d say the air-suspension and the off-road packs are the only essentials for bush touring in Australia; although, you could forego the Off Road Pack…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2022

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