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Published on July 31st, 2019 | by Subhash Nair

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Land Rover Classic Can Upgrade Your Defender’s Performance

Land Rover Classic wants to upgrade your older Defender with parts from the limited-edition Defender Works V8 – 70th Edition. The new Upgrade Kits will work on Defender 90 and 110 vehicles built between 1994 and 2016.

18″ Sawtooth alloy wheels (1994 onwards)

Defender Suspension Upgrade Kit (2007 onwards)

  • uniquely-tuned suspension tailored for on-road comfort and dynamics
  • comes with revised coil spring rates, dampers, anti-roll bars, links and bushes.

Defender Handling Upgrade Kit

  • Works V8 specification brake discs, pads and callipers
  • Adds to the 18-inch Sawtooth alloy wheels and enhanced suspension

Classic Works Upgrade Kit (2.2-litre TDCi, 2012 onwards)

  • bespoke badging on the front wings
  • owner’s certificate
  • vehicle collection, health check and handover with a tour of Land Rover’s Classic Works, UK, or Essen, Germany, facility
  • wheel, brake and suspension elements
  • new performance-rated tyre
  • engine upgrade which delivers an extra 40PS – total output of 162PS and 463Nm torque.
  • Top speed is increased to 106mph.

For more information, check out the press release below.

PRESS RELEASE

Land Rover Classic is introducing a range of upgrades for older Defender models which deliver enhanced performance and on-road agility inspired by the exclusive limited-edition Defender Works V8 – 70th Edition.

The new Upgrade Kits, the first of their kind from Land Rover Classic, allow Defender owners to enhance 90 and 110 derivatives built between 1994 and 2016.

Upgrades start with diamond-turned 18-inch Sawtooth alloy wheels which can be fitted to Defenders built from 1994 model year* onwards.

The Defender Suspension Upgrade Kit is suitable from 2007 model year vehicles, comprising uniquely-tuned suspension tailored for on-road comfort and dynamics with revised coil spring rates, dampers, anti-roll bars, links and bushes.

The Defender Handling Upgrade Kit adds uprated Works V8 specification brake discs, pads and calipers to the 18-inch Sawtooth alloy wheels and enhanced suspension.

The final and most comprehensive upgrade option is only available on 2.2-litre TDCi models produced from 2012 model year onwards and is only available direct from Land Rover Classic. The Defender Classic Works Upgrade Kit includes all of the wheel, brake and suspension elements in addition to new performance-rated tyres and an engine upgrade which delivers an extra 40PS – total output of 162PS and 463Nm torque. Top speed is increased to 106mph.

The Classic Works Upgrade Kit also includes bespoke badging on the front wings, an owner’s certificate, vehicle collection, health check and handover with a tour of Land Rover’s Classic Works, UK, or Essen, Germany, facility – where the upgrade is carried-out.

All components have been fully assessed to the same standards as Works V8 in dynamic testing, with engineers meeting the same fast road and braking targets for Upgrade Kit components as last year’s limited-run model. CO2 emissions meet the same EU5 N1 Commercial standards as a standard 2.2 TDCi, with emissions control systems retained.

Customers can order the Sawtooth alloy wheels, Suspension and Handling Upgrade Kits and have them fitted by their local Land Rover Retailer as well as Land Rover Classic’s facilities in Coventry and Essen. The Sawtooth wheel kit with tyres, and the ultimate Defender Classic Works Upgrade Kit, can only be purchased and fitted at Land Rover Classic’s own facilities.


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