Finest for: Desirability
This largest Land Rover Defender should have been a candidate for the highest of this chart, as a result of whereas it is costly, its cleverly configurable inside presents the choice of as many as eight seats.
Purchase a long-wheelbase, five-door Defender 110 and JLR will give you a selection of 5, six or seven passenger seats, whereas the elongated Defender 130 can seat eight in a 2/3/3 formation.
Sadly, for legislative causes, you possibly can’t order the latter with the soar seat in between the driving force and entrance seat passenger, which might have made it a nine-seater (and, within the UK at the least, in want of registration as a minibus).
Even with out this as an official choice, although, this automotive has spectacular versatility. The seven-seat Defender has third-row seats which are slightly smaller than these of the associated Land Rover Discovery’s however nonetheless completely usable by kids, youngsters and smaller adults.
Within the 130, you possibly can take all eight on board and nonetheless have a really usable 400-litre boot, though the trade-off is the automotive’s huge 5358mm size that makes it one thing of a squash and a squeeze in most parking areas.
That is additionally an costly automotive, with even the very least expensive fashions ranging from greater than £70,000. However not like the previous Defender, it drives practically in addition to nearly any luxurious SUV of its dimension and kind, has a broad vary of contemporary electrified powertrains and has off-road functionality to spare.