Land Rover's upcoming launch of the SVR version, the high-performance sport version, on the New Defender has always been a rumor, but given the importance of the Guardian to Land Rover, it seems like a natural thing. A few days ago, foreign media photographed a camouflage car suspected of being a Land Rover Defender SVR version in the Nürburgring, can it do the existence of a high-performance version of the Defender?
The basic body used by the guard in the spy photo is 110, rather than the 90 body of the short shaft, it can be seen that its design of the front fender is larger than the standard version of the Land Rover, which can also confirm the identity of the car on the one hand, after all, high-performance models like to engage in some large-wheeled design to visually increase its sense of volume.
From the spy photos taken by foreign media, it can be seen that although the test vehicle is in Germany, it uses a British license plate. In addition, the vehicle in the test seems to have been pushed to the limit state, and even the right front wheel has appeared off the ground when cornering - such an extreme challenge is only necessary in the newly developed models of high-performance models, otherwise considering that the Defender 110 has been launched for several years, Land Rover has no need to test the "old car" in such a state.
In terms of powertrain, there is currently no definite news, on the one hand Land Rover can let the Defender SVR use its 5.0T V8 engine, with a maximum power of around 520 horsepower, which may be a very standard option. But Land Rover can also use BMW's M version of the 4.4T V8 engine, which is widely used on BMW's M-series models and easily exceeds 600 horsepower at its maximum power. If Land Rover wants the Defender to enter the High Performance Car Club, then using a BMW engine may be a better option.
Not surprisingly, the model of the new defender must be mercedes-Benz AMG version of the big G, and there are too many similarities between the two. However, the new generation of Defenders uses a load-bearing body, which seems to be a little less than the equally powerful AMG version of the Big G.