Keeping the Defender well within the EU5 emissions regulations, Land Rover has decided to replace the Ford Transit-sourced 2,4-litre turbodiesel engine with a smaller 2,2-litre unit for 2012. The new engine might have more compact dimensions, but it produces the same amount of power and torque but, more importantly, coughs out less CO2 than its predecessor.
The new four-cylinder powerplant produces 90 kW at 3 500 r/min and 360 N.m of torque, but emissions outputs are now 295 g/km for the 110 and 130 and 266 g/km for the 90. The only figure that’s increased is the top speed, now claimed to be 145 km/h using the same six-speed manual gearbox.
To supplement the Defender's faily spartan specification, it will be offered overseas with two option packs – the first one (called Comfort Pack) including niceties such as air-con, CD player with auxiliary input, remote central locking and electric windows. The Off-Road Pack is said to include ABS, “heavy-duty” wheels with off-road tyres, tow hitch and underbody protection.
