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Land Rover Defender SVR exposure, with BMW V8 engine, sword pointing to Mercedes-Benz G63

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Recently, foreign media exposed a set of Land Rover Defender SVR high-performance version of the road test spy photos, the car on the basis of the current Defender 110 upgraded power control, in fact, the car is expected to be officially released at the end of 2022, competitors point directly to Mercedes-AMG G 63.

Land Rover Defender SVR exposure, with BMW V8 engine, sword pointing to Mercedes-Benz G63

In fact, the current Defender already has a performance version equipped with an eight-cylinder engine, but the car uses a Land Rover self-developed 5.0L V8 supercharged engine, which has a maximum power of 525 horsepower, a maximum torque of 625 Nm, and a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 5.4 seconds.

Land Rover Defender SVR exposure, with BMW V8 engine, sword pointing to Mercedes-Benz G63
Land Rover Defender SVR exposure, with BMW V8 engine, sword pointing to Mercedes-Benz G63

The Road Test's Defender SVR is a more hardcore version, referring to the new generation of Range Rover's top model, this Defender SVR is likely to be equipped with a 4.4L V8 twin-turbo engine provided by BMW and tuned by Land Rover, which already has 530 hp / 750 Nm of book data on the Range Rover, the Guard SVR will only be more powerful, and may even reach 600 hp, after all, the BMW M8 Thunder Edition (625 hp / 750 Nm) has achieved this level of strong data.

Land Rover Defender SVR exposure, with BMW V8 engine, sword pointing to Mercedes-Benz G63

The current Land Rover Defender V8 version

With the blessing of this new powertrain, the Defender SVR is expected to achieve "breaking the hundred" in 4-5 seconds, which is obviously a big threat to the Mercedes-Benz G63 (4.5 seconds to break the hundred) equipped with a 4.0T V8 engine.

Land Rover Defender SVR exposure, with BMW V8 engine, sword pointing to Mercedes-Benz G63

AMG G 63

At the design level, the Guard SVR test vehicle displayed in the spy photo also has certain differences from the active 110 standard version, and the prominence of the four wheel eyebrows is more obvious, which means that the car has a wider wheelbase, which can strengthen the extreme control; the tail exhaust is also a solid bilateral four-out layout to optimize the intake and exhaust efficiency under high-turn conditions. In addition, the new car is expected to upgrade in the chassis, brakes, tires and other details.

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