{"id":247765,"date":"2023-12-07T19:19:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=247765"},"modified":"2023-12-07T19:19:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:19:09","slug":"new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive\/","title":{"rendered":"New Land Rover Defender 130 P500 2024 review: plenty of space and power, but also rather excessive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fitting the biggest Defender with a thumping great V8 results in plenty of brawn, but it does feel a bit unnecessary<\/h2>\n


\n<\/p>\n

  • <\/stop><\/stop><\/stop><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/path><\/svg><\/path><\/svg><\/path><\/svg><\/path><\/svg><\/path><\/svg>\n

    3.5<\/span> out of 5<\/span><\/p>\n

    How we review cars<\/span>Find your Land Rover DefenderOffers from our trusted partners on this car and its predecessors…New Car DealsNew Car Deals<\/span><\/use><\/svg>Find your perfect new car<\/span>Find your perfect new car<\/span><\/p>\n

    But utilise that straight line speed and you\u2019ll soon need to consider the lardy 2,631kg kerbweight, which takes a little while to reign in. We\u2019ve no complaints about the brakes themselves, but physics has its limitations and the Defender\u2019s outright size is definitely one of them.<\/p>\n

    Another limitation closely linked to this car\u2019s mass \u2013 plus that old-school supercharged V8 \u2013 is its ability to return sub 20mpg fuel economy even in test conditions. In reality, you\u2019ll likely see mpg numbers in the mid-teens, or less if you drive with anything other than a featherweight right foot. Emissions of 325g\/km mean this Defender isn\u2019t likely to feature on anyone\u2019s company car wish list any time soon, either.<\/p>\n


    \n<\/p>\n

    But all that bulk cannot detract from what is still a surprisingly good car to drive. The ride is plush and refinement is solid for something this bluff-fronted. And while there\u2019s plenty of pitch and roll to contend with, grip is unbreakable; the pictures you see here are not representative of the lashing rain we had to contend with on our drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    The one benefit of the sodden winter weather was a dramatic off-road route that showed off the Defender\u2019s capabilities to their fullest. Slippery tracks, rutted ravines and deep water proved no match for this evergreen off-roader. The longer rear overhang posed few problems, and the 130\u2019s turning circle is only slightly wider than the 110\u2019s, meaning there\u2019s little tangible trade-off when the going gets tough.<\/p>\n

    Otherwise, the Defender is a car that continues to justify its price point with a high-quality cabin and usable technology, plus controls that feel both sturdy and luxurious. You don\u2019t get the same squashy dashboard finishes you\u2019ll find on a Bentley Bentayga\u00a0or even a Mercedes G-Class, but the Land Rover\u2019s Suedecloth steering wheel is lovely to hold, and we found the seats comfortable yet supportive, even after a long day of driving.<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    That huge body means there is space in all three rows; most 130s get eight seats, and while you wouldn\u2019t want to sit in the rearmost middle seat for long stints, it\u2019s accommodating enough for children, or short trips.<\/p>\n

    Of course, the boot is vast, whether you go for the existing diesel or this new V8. Even with every seat occupied there\u2019s more space (389 litres) than you\u2019ll find in a Volkswagen Golf, while folding the third row gives you 1,232 litres to play with. The Defender can even double as a van with everything down; a maximum 2,291 litres of load space makes this one of the most practical cars on sale \u2013 if you can contend with that huge side-hinged back door.<\/p>\n

    Unlike the rest of the Land Rover range, the V8 isn\u2019t available with the usual choice of trims \u2013 instead acting as a standalone specification. As you\u2019d assume for almost \u00a3117,000, it comes well equipped, proven by the fact our car was fitted with just one option: a \u00a3530 extended subscription to a secure tracker service.<\/p>\n

    Every version of the 130 V8 gets 22-inch wheels wrapped in all-season tyres, a sliding panoramic roof, matrix-LED lights and privacy glass. Inside, there are 14-way heated and cooled leather seats, plus the excellent Pivi Pro 11.4-inch touchscreen infotainment set-up, digital dials and a Meridian sound system. All of the Terrain Response systems are included, and every model rides on electronic air suspension \u2013 helping the car both on and off road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Price:<\/td>\n\u00a3116,845 (Defender 130 from \u00a381,285 \/ \u00a3117,375 as tested)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Engine:<\/td>\n5.0-litre V8 supercharged petrol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Power\/torque:<\/td>\n493bhp\/610Nm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Transmission:<\/td>\nEight-speed auto, four-wheel drive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    0-62mph:<\/td>\n5.7 seconds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Top speed:<\/td>\n149mph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Fuel economy\/CO2:<\/td>\n19.6mpg, 325g\/km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    On sale:<\/td>\nNow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Fitting the biggest Defender with a thumping great V8 results in plenty of brawn, but it does feel a bit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":247764,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nNew Land Rover Defender 130 P500 2024 review: plenty of space and power, but also rather excessive - AutoMotoBuzz.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Land Rover Defender 130 P500 2024 review: plenty of space and power, but also rather excessive - AutoMotoBuzz.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fitting the biggest Defender with a thumping great V8 results in plenty of brawn, but it does feel a bit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AutoMotoBuzz.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-07T19:19:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/New-Land-Rover-Defender-130-P500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive-.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive\/\",\"name\":\"New Land Rover Defender 130 P500 2024 review: plenty of space and power, but also rather excessive - AutoMotoBuzz.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-07T19:19:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-07T19:19:09+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Car Reviews\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/category\/car-reviews\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"New Land Rover Defender 130 P500 2024 review: plenty of space and power, but also rather excessive\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/\",\"name\":\"AutoMotoBuzz.com\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\",\"name\":\"mediabest\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"mediabest\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"New Land Rover Defender 130 P500 2024 review: plenty of space and power, but also rather excessive - AutoMotoBuzz.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"New Land Rover Defender 130 P500 2024 review: plenty of space and power, but also rather excessive - AutoMotoBuzz.com","og_description":"Fitting the biggest Defender with a thumping great V8 results in plenty of brawn, but it does feel a bit","og_url":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive\/","og_site_name":"AutoMotoBuzz.com","article_published_time":"2023-12-07T19:19:09+00:00","author":"mediabest","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/New-Land-Rover-Defender-130-P500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive-.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"mediabest","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive\/","url":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive\/","name":"New Land Rover Defender 130 P500 2024 review: plenty of space and power, but also rather excessive - AutoMotoBuzz.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-12-07T19:19:09+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-07T19:19:09+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-land-rover-defender-130-p500-2024-review-plenty-of-space-and-power-but-also-rather-excessive\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Car Reviews","item":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/category\/car-reviews\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"New Land Rover Defender 130 P500 2024 review: plenty of space and power, but also rather excessive"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/","name":"AutoMotoBuzz.com","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609","name":"mediabest","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"mediabest"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247765"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}