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BigWheels



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green
Has anyone driven &/or own/s/ed the BMW 2.8 engine Defen
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Land Rover South Africa offered a unique Defender during the period the group was owned by BMW. Between 1997 and 2000, the Defender 90 and 110 were offered with a BMW petrol engine alongside the normal Tdi engine. The engine was the BMW M52 2800 cc, straight-six, 24-valve engine as found in the BMW 328i, 528i, 728i and the Z3. Power and torque output for this engine was 142 kW (190 hp) @ 5500 rpm and 280 N·m (207 lb·ft) @ 3500 rpm. This option was offered due to a demand for a petrol-driven alternative to the diesel engine after production of the V8 Defender had ended. The vehicles were built at Rosslyn outside Pretoria. Total production for the 2.8i was 632 Defender 90s and 410 Defender 110s. Early models were not speed-restricted, but later models were limited to 160 km/h.

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ickle



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I think Nene had one for sale recently.
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JeremyJ



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There's at least one that lives in west London, a green 90. I've poked around it but not driven it though
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United Kingdom 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Epsom Green
Couldnt you buy these from a company over here as a new car ( imported ) as i vagually remember
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JeremyJ



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speedymarktd6 wrote:
Couldnt you buy these from a company over here as a new car ( imported ) as i vagually remember


You're right, I think it was Rogers of Bedford that where importing them at one stage
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This was the engine bay of the one I saw


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Naks



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South Africa 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Alpine White
The only downside to that engine is the high fuel consumption. The 2.8i is an excellent engine, I know a few with 300,000+ km that have run without any engine issues.

IIRC, Rob Green motorsport in Joburg would bolt a supercharger kit on that. Quite a few GTis were mugged at the lights by these Rolling with laughter


See http://home.mweb.co.za/mo/moorea/zulu.html, power: 166 kW on the wheels and 434 Nm torque at 5050 rpm --
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Regard



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South Africa 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 X-Tech LE Orkney Grey
Very sought after here in SA.

And yes, I drove one.

Like Naks said......only downside is the fuel consumption.

IIRC in the 6km/l ball park......much the same as the old 3.9 V8's.

Lovely motors though!
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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey
They do churn out some really nice vehicles for the market in South Africa. Here was one I came upon at work in the Summer, heard it long before I saw it... the Ford Capri V8 5-litre Perana....

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic14132.html?highlight=capri If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

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Sounds amazing Thumbs Up My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years.
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