Land Rover’s robust and enduring Defender is still a platform for automotive creativity

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Jonathan Bell has written for Wallpaper* magazine since 1999, covering everything from architecture and transport design to books, tech and graphic design. He is now the magazine’s Transport and Technology Editor. Jonathan has written and edited 15 books, including Concept Car Design, 21st Century House, and The New Modern House.

Defender, a humble production car that survived to see its 70th anniversary. Beloved by everyone from architects, rock stars, fashion designers to

It's also a vehicle that’s ripe for renovation, with a classless image that allows ultra-high-end offerings to mingle with stripped out, no-nonsense restorations. At the extremes, the Defender offers up a solid platform for endless power upgrades; JLR themselves have obviously taken notice, with the recent announcement of the OCTA, a modern-era Defender outfitted with V8 Twin Turbo power.We’ve rustled up a number of workshops and specialists who can give the original model a similar boost.

Ahead of Auralee’s S/S 2025 runway show at Paris Fashion Week Men’s this evening , Dal Chodha meets Tokyo-based designer Ryota Iwai to speak about the brand’s considered, covetable collectionsJaguar Land Rover’s Warwickshire facility features one of Europe’s largest timber roofs Based in a former World War II airbase, Jaguar Land Rover's new design studio is a statement to the company's dedication to contemporary design© Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. All rights reserved. England and Wales company registration number 2008885.

 

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