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eno

Member Since: 15 Apr 2024
Location: Qld
Posts: 30

Stacey007 wrote:
All interesting points,

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That gives me more options looking at the spec I would like rather than engine and spec.

Also, don't forget the weights of the different models. A P300 is about 65kg lighter than a P400 and about 200kg lighter than a D250. That extra weight costs fuel to accelerate and can numb the handling feeling too.

17th Oct 2024 6:09am

Crazymind

Member Since: 11 Jun 2024
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 156

I didn’t know we also have handling feeling with ours Defender!
It doesn’t really inspire confidence driving winding roads…
It does well for a massive barge.
This is another reason why I find the diesel being the perfect match to the nature of the Defender. Or the V8 for their “waft” along nature. And of course the V8 just for the burble at idle and push it hard and to me sounds like the Angel calling for the Armageddon.

17th Oct 2024 6:45am

A1C6

Member Since: 15 Oct 2024
Location: Australia
Posts: 54

I think, regardless of the engine, the Defender handles windy roads pretty well considering what it actually is. In NZ we may or may not have gone 'a few' km/h over the speed limit in a rental 130 up the Remarkables

17th Oct 2024 10:47am

CincyRovers1

Member Since: 30 Nov 2023
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 84

Crazymind wrote:
I didn’t know we also have handling feeling with ours Defender!
It doesn’t really inspire confidence driving winding roads…
It does well for a massive barge.
This is another reason why I find the diesel being the perfect match to the nature of the Defender. Or the V8 for their “waft” along nature. And of course the V8 just for the burble at idle and push it hard and to me sounds like the Angel calling for the Armageddon.

The V8 models come with the Dynamic Response active anti-roll bars, which significantly reduces body roll. It isn't perfectly flat, but it works incredibly well. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟏𝟎 𝐒 𝐏𝟑𝟎𝟎 (Pangea Green over Acorn/Lunar)
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐒 (Dolomite Silver over Black/Bordeaux Red)
𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟕 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐒𝐄 𝐋𝐮𝐱𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝟔 (Aintree Green over Vintage Tan/Ebony) - Gone
𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟏 𝐋𝐑𝟒 𝐇𝐒𝐄 𝟓.𝟎 (Ipanema Sand over Almond/Arabica) - Gone

17th Oct 2024 1:06pm

CincyRovers1

Member Since: 30 Nov 2023
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 84

Crazymind wrote:
I didn’t know we also have handling feeling with ours Defender!
It doesn’t really inspire confidence driving winding roads…
It does well for a massive barge.
This is another reason why I find the diesel being the perfect match to the nature of the Defender. Or the V8 for their “waft” along nature. And of course the V8 just for the burble at idle and push it hard and to me sounds like the Angel calling for the Armageddon.

17th Oct 2024 1:07pm

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