Land Rover Defender Rental
A boxy, capable SUV built for weekends off pavement, with real water fording and low-range control.
Overview
The Land Rover Defender is Land Rover's off road focused SUV, a boxy five seater on a 3.0 liter turbocharged inline six with a mild hybrid boost, with a wading depth of 900mm and a live water depth readout on screen. Renters book it for weekends off pavement and for photo shoots that need a rugged natural backdrop behind the car.
How It Drives
Step-off from a stop is instant, helped by an electric supercharger that fills the gap before the turbocharger spools, and standard air suspension glides over potholes instead of thumping through them. That suits a mountain road or an open desert weekend more than a formal arrival.
Who Rents It
The Land Rover Defender is booked for weekend trips built around getting off pavement, from mountain roads to open desert, and for content and photo shoots that need a rugged natural backdrop. Dog owners, surfers, and skiers book it because the interior is washable and the five seats can take wet gear without a conversation with the front desk. A wading depth of 900mm and real all terrain capability make it the one vehicle in the fleet a renter can hand over without asking what happens if the weather turns. It also gets booked simply for the way it reads, a deliberate outdoor choice rather than a badge for arriving somewhere formal.
Trim Breakdown
Land Rover splits the Defender two ways, by body length across the 90, 110 and 130, and by grade across S, SE, HSE, X and the V8 cars. Our fleet runs the Defender X.
Land Rover Defender 90
The Defender 90 is the short wheelbase three door. It seats five, drops roughly 440 millimetres of length against the 110, and has a tighter turning circle and a shorter overhang behind the rear axle. The trade is a small boot behind the rear seats and a longer reach to the rear doors. We do not run the 90.
Land Rover Defender 110
The Defender 110 is the five door body and the one most renters picture. It carries five seats as standard with an optional third row for six, and it is the body our Defender uses. Engine choices across the range run from a 296 hp four cylinder to the 395 hp turbocharged inline-six and a plug-in hybrid in some markets.
Land Rover Defender 130
The Defender 130 stretches the 110 body behind the rear axle to give a genuine eight seat cabin with a usable third row and a longer rear overhang. It shares the 110 wheelbase, so it drives much the same until you park it. It is the family length Defender. We do not run the 130.
Land Rover Defender X
The Defender X is the top of the six cylinder ladder and the version we run. It keeps the 395 hp inline-six but adds electronic air suspension in place of coil springs, an electronic active differential, a head-up display, 22 inch wheels, orange brake calipers and a camera rearview mirror that sees past the tailgate mounted spare wheel.
Land Rover Defender V8 and Octa
Above the X sit two V8 cars. The Defender V8 uses a 5.0 liter supercharged engine making 518 hp, with a quad exhaust and a lower, firmer suspension tune. The Defender Octa goes further with a 4.4 liter twin-turbo V8 making 626 hp, wider tracks and hydraulic cross-linked dampers for high speed rough ground. We run neither.
Frequently Asked Questions
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