2022 Land Rover Defender Review

The Land Rover Defender has been a smashing success since its reintroduction into the Land Rover lineup. The boxy SUV exudes the elegant charm many crave in a daily driver around Lafayette, Gonzales, and Baton Rouge, LA. Plus, it also serves as an impressive off-roading machine. Various trim options help you customize the Land Rover Defender to your liking.

With the 2022 model year upon us, we’ve created a 2022 Land Rover Defender review. What can you expect from this SUV? That’s what our Land Rover Baton Rouge team is here to help you figure out!

Land Rover Defender: 2 Body Styles and Numerous Trim Levels

Before you consider anything else about the 2022 Land Rover Defender, you have to decide which body style you prefer. There’s the Land Rover Defender 90, which is a 2-door SUV, and the Land Rover Defender 110 that comes in a 4-door body style.

Whether you choose the Land Rover Defender 90 or 110 body style, your trim options are going to be the same. The Land Rover Defender base trim doesn’t have any specific name. So, you can either have the standard Land Rover Defender 90 or the Land Rover Defender 110.

The other trim options are:

Land Rover Defender X-Dynamic
Land Rover Defender X
Land Rover Defender V8
Land Rover Defender V8 Carpathian Edition

Land Rover Defender: Hearty Powertrain Options

From a 4-cylinder engine to a 6-cylinder one and a hearty V8 option, Land Rover gives you the choice of customizing your Defender SUV’s performance.

The base 4-cylinder engine is going to provide plenty of gusto for daily use. With 296 horsepower, your SUV can accelerate from 0 to 60 MPH in 7.7 seconds. The 3.0L 6-cylinder engine generates 395 horsepower and gets your model moving from 0 to 60 MPH in just 5.7 seconds.

If you want to go full steam ahead on performance, it’s the 5.0L V8 engine you should be test driving. The V8 engine generates 518 horsepower and gets your SUV going from 0 to 60 MPH in just 4.9 seconds!

Land Rover Defender: Extensive Off-roading Technologies

The Land Rover Defender will begin to impress you as soon as you take it onto a dirt trail or a muddy field. The SUV is loaded with all the new-age technologies that have made other Land Rover vehicles so adept at off-roading exploration.

The available Electronic Air Suspension with Adaptive Dynamics can raise or lower your SUV to better combat varying surfaces. An Electronic Active Differential is going to improve traction and responsiveness. Terrain Response® 2 with Dynamic Program allows for the alteration of the driving dynamics in your SUV.

You can also expect optional features, such as:

Configurable Terrain Response
All Terrain Progress Control
Advanced Tow Assist