Land Rover Monthly

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING?

MUCH has been written about the new Defender, by ourselves too, of course. All my drives of the new Defender have been quick affairs, like a thief in the night. The first was as a passenger ride and then, just before the lockdown, I was given a tar road hour with one. Not enough time to get intimate or go off-road with one.

So when OV20 ULA, a D240 S 110 new Defender is dropped off at our office for a week-long review, the plan is to treat it like my own old Defender. That would involve off-roading, the tip run and of course, school drop-off and pickup. First up is the latter and my seven-year-old son Isaac jumps up and down in delight when I pull up outside

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