Autohome Defender roof tent

The paint may barely be dry on the first Land Rover Defenders, but Italian company Autohome has already created a bespoke roof tent for the new 4×4. Protected by a lightweight fibreglass shell when stowed, the 2.3-metre-long tent takes advantage of the car’s 300kg maximum static roof load and allows you to camp atop your […]

The changing face of motoring

Dear Doctor,   It seems that we are now in exciting, but dangerous times. The speed with which the motoring scene is changing is often hard to keep up with, particularly if you are a veteran driver brought up with the worst of the British motor industry’s post-WW2 products. These were mainly revived pre-war models, […]

Life In The Rough

Since its demise at the start of this year, the Land Rover Defender  has become seriously hot property. But few owners seem keen to keep things original,  and if you want to  invest in upgrades, the sky is the limit…   It’s funny how things evolve. When Land Rover launched the Series 1   soon after World War II, it was […]

The Name’s Bond

Need to outrun some baddies with rocket launchers and laser-guided missiles? Then you need a Land Rover Defender with a few tricks up its sleeve…   Land Rover got it all wrong when it turned the Defender into a movie star last year. Thereís a maxim that says if your career is flagging, die, and […]

Limited edition Defender launched by Land Rover

The iconic Land Rover Defender now has even more rugged appeal with the launch of the Defender XTech Special Edition.