Photo: S. Baldauf / R. Kah
Inspired by the Willys Army Jeep, the Land Rover Series I of 1948 is, boiled down to its core characteristics, the first offroader produced for the general public. The Series II and III succeed it, then 1985 saw the old Landie adopt its current name.
Like any other good automotive story out there, the Defender will soon be phased out because of increasingly stringent emission standards. In a way, we shouldn’t be sorry that the legendary nameplate will be killed off in the detriment of a more modernized, DC100-inspired design with loads of eco-friendly tech, slated to debut in early 2016.
But before the last Landie rolls off the Solihull assembly line in December 2015, Land Rover did its best trying to send the Defender off into the history books with a considerable bang at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. Dubbed the Heritage, Autobiography and Adventure Edition, the celebratory offroaders you can admire in the gallery below are the bee’s knees.
With 600 Adventure, 400 Heritage and only 80 Autobiography Editions slated to be offered in the UK, these babies are as rare as hen’s teeth and command quite a premium over standard Defender models. But come on, what gearhead could say no to that blend of nostalgic cues with a few modern creature comforts?
With prices starting from £27,800 and stopping at £61,845, these special edition Land Rover Defender models will be highly sought-after machines in five to ten years time. It’s a given that the DC100-inspired next-gen model will be superior to the current Defender, but still, this is your last chance to acquire what’s probably the most British automobile ever made, along with the original MINI and the Jaguar E-Type.
But before the last Landie rolls off the Solihull assembly line in December 2015, Land Rover did its best trying to send the Defender off into the history books with a considerable bang at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. Dubbed the Heritage, Autobiography and Adventure Edition, the celebratory offroaders you can admire in the gallery below are the bee’s knees.
With 600 Adventure, 400 Heritage and only 80 Autobiography Editions slated to be offered in the UK, these babies are as rare as hen’s teeth and command quite a premium over standard Defender models. But come on, what gearhead could say no to that blend of nostalgic cues with a few modern creature comforts?
With prices starting from £27,800 and stopping at £61,845, these special edition Land Rover Defender models will be highly sought-after machines in five to ten years time. It’s a given that the DC100-inspired next-gen model will be superior to the current Defender, but still, this is your last chance to acquire what’s probably the most British automobile ever made, along with the original MINI and the Jaguar E-Type.
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