The Art of Luxury Issue 41 2019 | Page 16

AUTOMOTIVE REDEFINING BREADTH OF CAPABILITY The Defender has always been a symbol of strength and the new model is the toughest and most capable Land Rover yet, combining a new body structure with world-first technologies and proven hardware to create a Defender that is fit for the 21st century. The lightweight all-aluminium monocoque construction of the new Configurable Terrain Response makes its debut in new Defender, D7x architecture delivers the stiffest Land Rover body ever created, allowing drivers to fine-tune the set-up of the vehicle to suit the with a torsional rigidity of 30kNm/Degree – making it three times precise off-road conditions like never before. more rigid than traditional body-on-frame designs. The Terrain Response 2 system also includes a new Wade These strong foundations provide the perfect basis for the all- programme to provide the ultimate reassurance when driving independent suspension, twin-speed transfer box and permanent through water by optimising all of the vehicle systems accordingly. all-wheel drive. Delivering transformational breadth of capability and on-road handling, Defender is in a category of its own. 16 The Art of Luxury Issue 41 2019