The new Defender tackles the Dubai desert. All photos courtesy Jaguar Land Rover
The new Defender tackles the Dubai desert. All photos courtesy Jaguar Land Rover
Now that's just showing off.
Now that's just showing off.
Ready for action.
Ready for action.
Toying with the UAE desert.
Toying with the UAE desert.
From the front.
From the front.
Defenders on the construction line.
Defenders on the construction line.
An International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent branded vehicle.
An International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent branded vehicle.
Inside the cabin.
Inside the cabin.
Defenders at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Defenders at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
The Land Rover's underside camera view.
The Land Rover's underside camera view.
A Defender at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
A Defender at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Ready to roll in any weather.
Ready to roll in any weather.
The driver's view.
The driver's view.
A look at the whole Defender.
A look at the whole Defender.

Motoring

It's back: Covers come off the new Land Rover Defender

Yes, the 2020 model is here, and it isn't scared of heights either

Simon Wilgress-Pipe
Simon Wilgress-Pipe

September 11, 2019

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  • Arabic

If you're reading this, you've read the headline and probably won't reach the end of this sentence before looking at the pictures. No one would blame you.

Yes, the 2020 Land Rover Defender has been unveiled, with all the pomp and circumstance of a royal wedding, and not a minor one at that.

The manufacturer hasn't been shy about building up the event, with a series of advance publicity stunts, including one involving footage of the new vehicle tearing up the desert around Dubai.

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This is no surprise, if the boasts being made about the Defender are, in fact, correct. It's said to be the most capable and durable Land Rover ever.

The covers came off at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany, with a display showing the new vehicle descending an incline of 42 degrees. That's enough to make your average 4x4 need scaffolding.

The new Defender will potentially serve in an official capacity in the UAE as it was put through its paces before a group of all-terrain experts from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies when it came to Dubai in August.

This relationship dates back 65 years, to 1954, when the first specially adapted Land Rover entered service in the region as a mobile dispensary.

A distinctive silhouette makes the new Defender instantly recognisable from its Range Rover and Discovery peers, and this new version comes complete with the latest electrified powertrains.

The range comprises Defender, S, SE, HSE, First Edition and top-of-the-range Defender X, and they'll be available in the Middle East soon.

Prices start at around £40,000, which is currently around Dh180,000.

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Sole survivors
  • Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
  • George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
  • Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
  • Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
THE BIO

Ms Davison came to Dubai from Kerala after her marriage in 1996 when she was 21-years-old

Since 2001, Ms Davison has worked at many affordable schools such as Our Own English High School in Sharjah, and The Apple International School and Amled School in Dubai

Favourite Book: The Alchemist

Favourite quote: Failing to prepare is preparing to fail

Favourite place to Travel to: Vienna

Favourite cuisine: Italian food

Favourite Movie : Scent of a Woman

 

 

The specs: 2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo

The specs: 2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo
Price, base / as tested: Dh182,178
Engine: 3.7-litre V6
Power: 350hp @ 7,400rpm
Torque: 374Nm @ 5,200rpm
Transmission: Seven-speed automatic
​​​​​​​Fuel consumption, combined: 10.5L / 100km

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Report to local authorities

Warn others to prevent further harm

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Specs

Engine: Dual-motor all-wheel-drive electric

Range: Up to 610km

Power: 905hp

Torque: 985Nm

Price: From Dh439,000

Available: Now

Specs

Engine: Duel electric motors
Power: 659hp
Torque: 1075Nm
On sale: Available for pre-order now
Price: On request

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