Land Rover Car
Defender
The Defender Land Rover India launched in October 2020: a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo petrol at 300 PS and 400 Nm, priced from ₹79.94 lakh ex-showroom for the 110, with 900 mm of wading and 3,720 kg of towing on the announcement’s own figures.
- Price
- ₹79.94L
- India ex-showroom
- Power
- 300 PS
- Torque
- 400 Nm
- Fuel
- petrol
- Gearbox
- automatic
Overview
This record is the Defender as Land Rover India announced it on 15 October 2020, and that car is not the one this page carried before. The India launch offered a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine producing 221 kW (300 PS) and 400 Nm, in two body styles — the three-door 90 from ₹73.98 lakh and the five-door 110 from ₹79.94 lakh ex-showroom India. The announcement names no gearbox for the India car; the permanent all-wheel drive and twin-speed automatic gearbox in this record come from the global launch overview of the same generation. The six-cylinder mild-hybrid diesel that the earlier version of this page specified was not the car Land Rover India launched, and its figures have been removed.
The capability figures are the substance of the announcement. Ground clearance is 291 mm with approach, breakover and departure angles of 38, 28 (31 on the 90) and 40 degrees; wading depth is 900 mm, supported by a Wade programme in Terrain Response 2; towing is 3,720 kg with a dynamic roof load of 168 kg and a static roof load of 300 kg on the global launch figures. The structure is the D7x all-aluminium monocoque, which Land Rover states is up to three times stiffer than a comparable body-on-frame vehicle, and the 110 is offered with five, six or 5+2 seating, with load space ranging from 231 litres with the 5+2 seats in use to 2,380 litres with the second row folded.
What the launch documents do not state, this record does not claim: there is no kerb weight, no top speed, no mileage figure, no boot figure in the single-number form the catalogue usually uses, no dimensions beyond ground clearance, and no tyre or brake specification. The safety row is quoted from Euro NCAP’s 2020 assessment of a European Defender 110 2.0 diesel SE rather than from the India announcement, which lists no airbag or stability hardware, and no star value is stored for this record.
- The India launch car is a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol: 221 kW (300 PS) and 400 Nm
- 291 mm of ground clearance with 38/28/40-degree angles and a 900 mm wading depth on the launch figures
- D7x all-aluminium monocoque, stated as up to three times stiffer than a comparable body-on-frame vehicle
Price
Ex-showroom price
₹79.94 lakh
India
Launched October 2020
Land Rover Defender variant prices
| Variant | Ex-showroom |
|---|---|
| Defender 110 petrol automatic 2.0-litre turbo petrol, 300 PS · Terrain Response 2 and Wade Sensing | ₹79.94L |
The price is the ex-showroom India figure in Land Rover India’s launch announcement of 15 October 2020, for the Defender 110; the shorter 90 was announced from ₹73.98 Lakh the same day. It is a launch price with a date attached, not a current showroom quotation.
Specifications
Engine and performance
| Engine | 4-cylinder |
|---|---|
| Max power | 300 PS |
| Max torque | 400 Nm |
| Gearbox | Automatic |
Chassis and safety
| Suspension | All-independent chassis with Configurable Terrain Response and Terrain Response 2; Adaptive Dynamics available with electronic air suspension |
|---|---|
| Safety equipment | Equipment and scores recorded by Euro NCAP for a Defender 110 2.0 diesel SE tested in 2020: autonomous emergency braking fitted as standard, lane support with steering intervention, driver drowsiness detection, front and rear seatbelt reminders and a multi-collision braking system, with 85% adult occupant, 85% child occupant, 71% vulnerable road user and 79% safety assist scores. No star rating is stored for this record, and these findings describe a European specification, not the India petrol car |
Dimensions
| Ground clearance | 291 mm |
|---|
These figures are transcribed from the launch announcement Land Rover India published on 15 October 2020, with capability geometry from the global New Defender launch overview of September 2019. Fields neither document states are left out of this table rather than estimated.
Features
Capability and structure
- Permanent all-wheel drive with a twin-speed automatic gearbox and centre differential (global launch specification)
- Optional Active Locking rear differential
- Configurable Terrain Response and Terrain Response 2; Wade Sensing shows wading depth on the infotainment screen
- Adaptive Dynamics with electronic air suspension, monitoring body movement up to 500 times a second
- 3,720 kg towing capacity, 168 kg dynamic and 300 kg static roof load, up to 900 kg payload
Interior, load space and software
- Five, six or 5+2 seating with an optional front-row centre jump seat
- 40:20:40 split second-row seatbacks
- 231 litres behind all rows in the 5+2 layout, 2,380 litres with the second row folded
- Pivi Pro infotainment with a 10-inch touchscreen and a 12.3-inch interactive driver display
- ClearSight Rear Mirror and ClearSight Ground View with the 3D surround camera
- Optional Meridian 700 W 14-speaker system; heated and cooled seats
- Electronic Vehicle Architecture supporting software-over-the-air updates
Pros and cons
What we like
- The capability numbers are stated as work figures — 900 mm of wading, 3,720 kg of towing, 291 mm of clearance and 38/28/40-degree angles — rather than as an off-road styling claim
- Load space is described from 231 litres with all rows in use to 2,380 litres folded, with an optional jump seat, which is a family-utility range rather than a cargo van’s
- Terrain Response 2, Wade Sensing and software-over-the-air architecture are named on the India launch specification, with air suspension listed under Adaptive Dynamics rather than as standard fitment
What we would change
- The India launch listing carries one price point for the 110 and no variant ladder, so a buyer cannot read an equipment ladder off this page
- Nothing in either launch document states a kerb weight, a top speed or a fuel-economy figure, so the running cost of a 300 PS petrol SUV has to be established outside this catalogue
- The safety record available to MotoSutra is Euro NCAP’s assessment of a European 2.0 diesel SE, not the India petrol car, and no crash score is stored for this listing
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Frequently asked questions
What is the price of the Defender on this listing?
₹79,94,000 (₹79.94 lakh) ex-showroom India for the Defender 110, announced by Land Rover India on 15 October 2020, with the shorter Defender 90 from ₹73.98 lakh and deliveries of the 90 to begin in the first quarter of FY 2021. It is a launch price with a date attached, not a current showroom quotation.
Which engine does the India Defender have?
A 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine producing 221 kW (300 PS) and 400 Nm, as stated in Land Rover India’s launch announcement. The document gives no cubic-capacity figure, no engine speed for either peak and no gearbox ratio count for the India car, so this record states none either.
Is this the six-cylinder diesel Defender?
No. The car Land Rover India launched in October 2020 was the four-cylinder petrol. A later India diesel line-up is outside this record and MotoSutra makes no claim about it here; an earlier sample version of this listing described a 2,997cc inline-six mild-hybrid diesel, and that description was removed when the launch document was checked.
Does the Defender have a crash-test score?
No star value is stored for this record and none is shown on the page. Euro NCAP assessed a Defender 110 2.0 diesel SE in 2020 with percentage scores of 85% adult occupant, 85% child occupant, 71% vulnerable road users and 79% safety assist; that is a European variant of the same generation, and the safety row on this listing quotes its equipment findings with that attribution.
What are the Defender’s dimensions?
The launch documents state 291 mm of ground clearance with 38, 28 (31 on the 90) and 40-degree approach, breakover and departure angles, and a 900 mm wading depth. Neither Land Rover India’s announcement nor the global launch overview publishes overall length, width, height, wheelbase or mass for this car, so this record does not either.
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