When Land Rover South Africa introduces blinged-up Defender models with special edition trimmings, they literally fly off showroom floors like spot-welded aluminium and knobbly-tyred hotcakes.
When it brought out a blackened 60th anniversary SVX edition a couple of years ago, customers hardly had the chance to snap one up before all were accounted for by Landy fans. And again, this LE (Limited Edition) version, of which only sixty were imported, are all sold.
This Defender LE comes in either Zermatt Silver or Nara Bronze, with special Ebony or Ebony/Almond interiors, but the most noticeable additions are that of black exterior add-ons and a set of hugely lugged Goodyear tyres.
It got a special SVX grille with black headlight surrounds, roof and wheel arches, chequer plate bumper tops, a unique set of black “Saw Tooth” mags and a special Defender decal.
Mechanically the Defender LE is identical to all other 2.4-litre turbodiesel models with 90kW and 360Nm, but the limited-edition bits and pieces as well as the chance to own one of just 60 units, comes at a premium or R33 000 (R439 995) over a normal Defender 110 SUV. All Defender LEs are already sold but Land Rover SA is hoping to import another batch next year. -Star Motoring