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Behind the wheel of the new 110

Dobbo Down Under

FINALLY, I got my hands on the new Defender. Land Rover Australia provided the P400 110 fitted with the 3.0-litre supercharged petrol engine that retails at $127k (Australian Dollars). Many of you will recall how dismissive I have been of the new Defender since its release so could a week with it make me change my mind? My answer is twofold.

In this past week I have covered about 1000 kilometres, whilst much of this was on paved roads I did manage a bit of off-road activity accompanied by

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