With the all-new Defender set to be revealed this year, Land Rover Classic has released a range of upgrades from wheels, to suspension and more to keep older Defenders updated.
Following the release of the limited-run Defender Works V8, Land Rover Classic has released a range of upgrades for 90 and 100 Defenders ranging from 1994 to 2016. The upgrade kits include wheels, suspension kits, handling upgrade kit, and engine tweaking.
While Land Rover Classic offers its products and services globally, Land Rover Australia has told Practical Motoring it’s product teams are still working through local availability. Stay tuned.
Calum McKechnie, Head of Land Rover Classic, said: “In 2018, Land Rover’s 70th Anniversary year, we saw unprecedented demand for the limited-edition Defender Works V8, which brought new levels of handling and performance to this iconic vehicle. Extending the range of fully engineered, tested and approved upgrades offered by Land Rover Classic underlines our commitment to supporting existing Defender owners, as we look forward to the new Defender’s world premiere later this year.”
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. This Defender Classic Works Upgrade Kit includes all the wheel, brake and suspension elements in addition to new performance-rated tyres and an engine upgrade. 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.
