Land Rover Defender lineup rejigged in India

The Land Rover Defender line-up in India now has three engine options as the 3.0-litre petrol and the PHEV variants have been discontinued. The Defender, however, continues to be on sale in all its three body styles – 90, 110 and 130.

1. 3.0-litre petrol, PHEV variants discontinued from Defender line-up
2. All three body styles remain – 90, 110 and 130

Land Rover Defender variant rejig

So far, the Defender was available with as many as 5 engine options: a 2.0-litre petrol, a 3.0-litre petrol, a 3.0-litre diesel, a 5.0-litre V8 and even a 2.0-litre plug-in hybrid. Of these, the 2.0-litre petrol, 5.0-litre V8 and the 3.0-litre diesel engines remain on sale.

The 2.0-litre petrol engine is now available only in the 110 body style in X-Dynamic HSE trim. The 3.0-litre diesel engine, on the other hand, is offered across all three body styles and in three trims: X-Dynamic HSE, X, and Sedona Edition.

As for the 5.0-litre V8, it can be had in two states of tune - 420hp and 518hp. Do note that the recently introduced Defender Octa V8 is still available to order, but only within its limited allocation for India.

Our dealer sources say that only the most popular engines have been kept on sale to rationalise the lineup. The Defender continues to be a fully imported vehicle, unlike the flagship Range Rover and Range Rover Sport which were recently localised. In other news, Land Rover has also commenced deliveries of the locally assembled Range Rover Sport from today.