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TECHNICAL DATA: CLASSIC DEFENDER V8 SOFT TOP
ENGINE & TRANSMISSION
Engine capacity (cc): 4,999
Cylinders: V8 naturally aspirated petrol (EU5)
Power PS: 405@6,000rpm
Torque Nm: 515@5,000rpm
Transmission: 8‑speed automatic with Pistol Shifter, All‑Wheel Drive, two‑speed transfer box, heavy‑duty front and rear differentials, torque‑biasing centre differential
CHASSIS
Front suspension: live beam axle, Eibach coil springs, Bilstein telescopic dampers. Panhard rod and Radius arms. Eibach anti‑roll bar.
Rear suspension: live beam axle, Eibach coil springs, Bilstein telescopic dampers. ‘A’ frame and Trailing Links. Eibach anti‑roll bar.
Front brakes: Alcon Four‑Piston Calipers 335mm Discs
Rear brakes: Alcon Four‑Piston Calipers 300mm Discs
Wheels and tyres: 16in heavy‑duty steel wheels, mud‑terrain tyres
Steering: Recirculating ball, power‑assisted
PERFORMANCE & ECONOMY
0‑60mph (sec): 5.6 secs
Top speed (mph): 106mph
V8 DEFENDER HISTORY
V8 powertrains in the Land Rover Defender and its production predecessors started with the Series III Stage 1 V8 of 1979. The carburetted 3.5‑litre Rover V8 produced 90bhp.
The Land Rover 110 from 1983, and 90 from 1984, used the same 3.5‑litre Rover V8 engine as the Series III Stage 1 V8, but in 113bhp form, uprated to 135bhp from 1987.
For North American Specification (NAS), Defender 90s and 110s only, from 1992, a 182bhp fuel‑injected 3.9‑litre version of the Rover V8 was fitted, along with a four‑speed automatic transmission.
In 1998, the fuel‑injected 190bhp 4.0‑litre V8 from the second‑generation Range Rover was fitted to a limited run of 50th Anniversary Defender 90s, with a four‑speed automatic transmission.
5.0‑litre naturally aspirated 2018 Defender Works V8 became the first official V8‑powered Land Rover Defender to be introduced since 1998.
Other editions of the Land Rover Classic Defender V8 include the Islay, Trophy and Trophy II variants.