They spent nearly $400,000 on a classic Defender, and didn’t even swap the engine

Helderburg’s Defender restomod keeps its diesel heart, but adds wild upgrades inside and out, including CarPlay and custom ...
The Drive

Vintage Land Rover Defender Gets Turbodiesel Backhoe Engine Swap

Leave the LS swaps to the Americans because the British would rather do engine swaps using heavy-duty construction vehicles. Too prim and classy to fuss with horsepower, they just want something ...
autoevolution

V8-Engined Land Rover Defender SVR Expected With BMW Twin-Turbo Power

You’ve heard this one before, and the rumor keeps coming back. This time around, Jaguar Land Rover is understood to borrow the 4.4-liter engine from the M5 and M8 for the all-new Defender SVR. Auto ...
Motor Authority

Land Rover Defender V-8 conversion marks 70th anniversary

It was 70 years ago that the Rover company introduced the first Land Rover. The vehicle stayed in production right through to the 1980s when it was replaced by the Defender, which itself finally ...
Forbes

JLR Hints At ‘Defender Octa’ Hybrid SUV With Twin-Turbo V8 Gas Engine

While many carmakers are tapping the brakes a bit on full electrification in favor of utilizing hybrid powertrains, recently formed Land Rover parent Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC (aka JLR) appears ...