2025 Land Rover Defender 130 review
This 5.4-metre offroad-focused Defender may only have five seats and an awkward rear-end, but it draws attention like nothing else.
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Jack Quick
Land Rover Defender vs Mazda CX-3 Comparison
Land Rover Defender
Mazda CX-3
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2025 Land Rover
Defender
vs
2025 Mazda
CX-3
Select Variants...
How they stack...
Best suitable for...
Driving the family
Long distance driving
TowingFuel Efficiency
85L - 90L
289 to 1179 km
48L
302 km
ANCAP Safety Rating
Warranty
5 year
warranty
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5 year
warranty
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MSRP
$88,870 - $317,592
$26,950 - $38,890
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CarExpert's Take
Jack Quick
Contributor
Jack Quick drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Turns heads
- Ginormous boot
- Effortless highway cruiser
Misses
- Only has five seats
- Large rear blind spots
- More standard equipment expected
Max Davies
Marketplace Journalist
Max Davies drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Super easy to drive
- Sturdy build quality
- Adaptive cruise now standard
Misses
- Tech is showing its age
- High-speed handling isn't ideal
- Thirstier than expected
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Specs
| Type | ||
| TURBO PETROL DIRECT INJECTION, SUPERCHARGER PETROL DIRECT INJECTION, ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR & SUPERCHARGER PETROL DIRECT INJECTION, TURBO DIESEL COMMON RAIL, TURBO | PETROL DIRECT INJECTION | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 1997 - 4999 | 1998 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 4.4L, 5.0L, 3.0L, 2.0L | 2.0L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| 8, 6, 4 | 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 - 32 | 16 | |
| Power | ||
| 183kW - 467kW | 110kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 4000 - 6000 | 6000 | |
| Torque | ||
| 400Nm - 750Nm | 195Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 1250 - 2500 | 2800 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | 91.2 | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
