EXCLUSIVE NEW DEFENDER PREVIEW

All-rounder

G

ETTINGsweaty palms

yet? We’re onlyweeks

awaynow from the

full reveal of the next

generation of Defender

• not just thecar tha t
  LandRover Monthly
  readers have been
  itchingto see for the
  best part of a decade,
  but also oneof the most eagerly-awaited
  vehicles in the entirecar industry.Everyone
  wants to see how oneof the most renowned
  motoring iconscan be reinvented.
  Of course, there are those who might
  suggest that thecar that made the LandRover
  brand doesn’t needreinvention at all. But
  companysources say that the newgeneration,
  codenamed L663, hasto appealto a br oader
  church if it’s to sell in big enough numbers
  to be pr ofitable. Inother words, it’s no longer
  acceptable for De fender to be a niche halo

Weeks ahead of its full

reveal, LRM are one of the

lucky few titles to takea

ride in the new Defender

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