| For the model year 2007, Defender will amaze | | | | models. This is because of identical styling used. |
| auto aficionados with significant upgrades to meet | | | | Additionally, several body parts are compatible |
| vehicle legislation and enhance the overall features | | | | with new models which are nearly 30 years old. |
| of the vehicle. The automaker designed the new | | | | Nonetheless, the differences are significant. Land |
| Defender to make it an iconic vehicle to deviate | | | | Rover Defender auto parts are coil-sprung with |
| from its predecessors established stigma. | | | | permanent AWD and locking central differential. |
| The new Defender, famed for its toughness and | | | | Since 1948, several versions of Land Rover |
| durability, uses rugged ladder-frame box-section | | | | Defender have been produced by the automaker. |
| chassis and aluminium bodywork to deliver | | | | As a fact, Defender preserves more than 750 |
| unmatched off-road supremacy mated with | | | | jobs in Rover's Solihull factory. The factory also |
| improved towing and carrying capabilities. | | | | assembles Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, and |
| Defender, which is the descendant of the Series | | | | Discovery Land Rover parts. The automaker is |
| models, is an off-road vehicle with over 50 years | | | | also extending the production of Rover Defender |
| of evolution though maintaining its conventional | | | | 2010 or beyond. |
| looks. Richard Hammond of Top Gear said that | | | | "With sales growth forecast in 2006, Defender |
| 70% of all these Defenders ever made are still | | | | remains a significant contributor to the business as |
| running today. Production of Defender and its | | | | well as an enduring symbol of Land Rover's 4x4 |
| predecessors has exceeded 1.8 million. Its annual | | | | heritage," said Phil Popham, Land Rover's managing |
| production remained consistent at about 25,000 | | | | director. "Its simple concept hasn't changed |
| units in the previous years and most of the | | | | fundamentally over the years, but it remains as |
| demand came from large contract orders. | | | | relevant as ever. |
| Example of which is the order for over 900 | | | | Popham added, "Defender continues to play a vital |
| Defenders by Ente Nazionale Elettricita, an Italian | | | | role for emergency services, aid workers and |
| energy distribution company. | | | | farmers around the world. As we grow Land |
| Land Rover Defender off road parts are | | | | Rover we're not forgetting our core values and |
| oftentimes confused with those of the Series | | | | our traditional customers. |