The Land Rover Series 1, 2, 3 and Defender has been one of the best off road vehicles of all time. Land Rover released the Defender in 1983 with the 110, followed by the 90 in 1984. They produced the traditional Land Rover for 67 years, finally stopping the production in January 2016, and now, they've announced a new one. The new 2020 Defender will be available as a long wheelbase 110, a five door with a choice of five, six, or seven seats. A three door, short wheelbase 90 model will follow afterwards. They will be available in a range of trim levels, an entry level S model followed by a SE, HSE and a range topping X trim. 

We're expecting a commercial 110 and 90 to be coming in late 2020. The 110 model will be coming with air suspension as standard as well as every defender having 4 wheel drive as standard. There are a few different diesel options to choose from, all being four cylinder units, and a couple of petrol engines. The smallest diesel engine is a 2l, D200 engine that puts out 197bhp with a 0-60 time of 9.9 seconds and the 2l D240 with 237 bhp knocks 0.8 seconds off the D200 0-60 time. Their both as efficient as each other, and have an official mpg of 37.2, however different wheel sizes may effect these figures. The petrol engines available are a P300 with 300bhp and a 0-60time of 7.7 seconds and the P400 engine which has a 0-60 time in 6.1 seconds, but only returns as much as 29mpg.

All of the Defenders come with an 8 speed automatic gearbox which comes with a twin-speed transfer box, which gives great low rang ratios for extreme off roading. The 6 seater option is due to the automatic gear selector mounted to the dashboard, giving the extra room for the option of a bench seat in the front. When the middle seat in the front isn't in use it can be used as an arm rest for the driver and front passenger by folding up. 

A 10 inch infotainment screen is fitted to the new defender, which uses Land Rovers latest system, Pivi Pro. The 10 inch screen gives you plenty of customisation, adjusting the layout and you can add additional information or features. A digital cockpit is standard across the range, with a screen size of 12.5 inches, the crisp colours and large screen size makes it easy to see and to use. Enhanced vision is also available, giving you 360 degrees view around the car on your screen. Optional wireless charging is also available and USB charging ports on every row of seats, plus an optional socket in the loads pace. Active key is also an option, which is Land Rovers new key bracelet, which allows you to unlock, lock and start the car without the need for a key. Heated and cooled seats, phone app, Wi-Fi and meridian sound system are just a few more the Defender has to offer. 

There are a few accessory packs available to suit everybody's needs. They offer a explorer pack which gives you raised air intake and side mounted gear carrier, or an urban pack, for those tackling the city jungle, an adventure pack offers mudguards and a integrated air compressor, and the country pack offers a portable rinse system and full-height load space partition. Land Rover offer a help you choose service on their website that ensures you get the right pack or your adventures. The new Defender starts from around £40,000 with the range topping X model starting at £78,000, quite the price tag. 

However you can get the Land Rover Discovery HSE for around £68k, giving more space and luxury, if of course you can ignore the horrible back end. The discovery sport HSE is around 48 grand, even though it can take you almost anywhere, it's a lot cheaper than the new defender. However, VW has plans for a new 4x4 that will rival the new Defender. It wouldn't arrive until 2021 at the very earliest, but VW claim it will stand out from the crowd with it being all electric. It will join the all new ID family, but it's only a concept at the moment.