Just when the car was getting in its stride as far as sales are concerned, it’s almost time for the Land Rover Defender to get a facelift. Perhaps JLR did not necessarily anticipate the mega success (115 000 units sold in 2025) the burly SUV has received since it first appeared six years ago. Otherwise why tempt fate by “improving” on a winning formula? Nevertheless, here we are.
As you can tell from this barely-camouflaged 110 example, much of the work – expectedly – is on the front and rear ends. The front grille and lower bumper will most certainly be redesigned, whether heavily or otherwise. Parts of the lights cluster are also getting slightly reworked. The rear rooftop seems to receive a type of cap, and the lower rear bumper has some new bits changed. Surprisingly – or not – the interior could also see some updates; otherwise why would Land Rover be covering those rear seats? The interior door linings appear to be the same as current. Updated infotainment systems will be the order of the day, although we cannot yet tell if the screen itself will be different or not.
With the powertrain situation evolving so quickly, it would not be amiss to guess that some added plugin Hybrid options will be available, while reducing the number of diesels in the mix. Of course the only improvement we would like to see from the OCTA model is more power. Of course.
