Land Rover Defender 90 Returns to Australia

Land Rover announced that the Land Rover Defender 90 will return to the Australian market with a revised version. The car is already on sale in showrooms for $44,990 in order to take advantage of the Australian Government's Small Business 50% Tax Break, which ends on December 31, 2009, but the first deliveries will be made in the first quarter of 2010.

The revised Defender 90 has a 2.4-litre common rail diesel engine with better torque and improved drivability, over the previous Defender 90 engine. This engine is paired to a manual six-speed gearbox, which now provides a lower first gear ratio, for better off-road control, and a high sixth gear for those rare times you will take your Defender on the highway.

The interior got various design improvements, a high-output heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system and a Land River Defender 90 first: full size forward facing second row seats.

“Land Rover is immensely proud of Defender's reputation for off-road supremacy and dependability, it will get you there and back, regardless of climate or terrain. With the reintroduction of the 90 in Australia, Land Rover now offers nine different Defender derivatives, across three wheel bases. Whatever requirements, be they lifestyle or commercial, Defender has the specialised variant to better suit the off road and load carrying requirements of our customers," said Land Rover Australia's Marketing and Public Affairs Manager Kevin Goult.

"We believe the enhancements to the iconic Defender 90 will win the hearts and minds of new and existing customers alike." concluded Mr. Goult.