Still, the D90 V8 isn't truly at home in the dirt. However, transition to rocky fire roads and the D90 settles back into its element, thanks in part to the flexibility provided by its all-independent suspension.
But the feeling on poorly maintained roads is less composed and a bit firmer than you'd expect. There are no wallowing motions to the Defender's ride quality, and the suspension soaks up isolated impacts efficiently. LOWS: Pricey, performance tuning both hampers and is limited by its inherent off-road prowess.
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The bigger issue is the D90 V8's long 195-foot stopping distance from 70 mph from 100 mph, that number stretches considerably, to 379 feet, and is accompanied by enough short-wheelbase squirming to warrant our full attention. That's also more stick than you'll get in AMG's G63, the last of which we tested managed only 0.75 g. Its limits aren't very high largely due to the tires, which can only hang on with 0.78 g of grip around the skidpad, but that's probably for the best in a 77.5-inch-tall off-road-oriented rig. It's not a vehicle that begs to be pushed hard down canyon roads, but it can readily cope with a bit of hustle. There's no excessive lean to the body, and the steering is precise and well weighted. The result is a fluid driving experience that feels on point when the road turns twisty. It also helps that the broad-shouldered D90 is 79.1 inches wide and that its 5334 pounds are evenly distributed over its front and rear axles. Certain suspension-link bushings have been changed out, and the front and rear anti-roll bars are stiffer. The fairly wide, street-oriented tires are central to this, but the air springs also are firmer and the Defender's adaptive dampers have been retuned. In keeping with the prodigious power on tap, the Defender 90 V8's front and rear independent suspension has been fiddled with to deliver a sportier driving experience, not to mention the extra stability needed for this tall, short machine to cope with all those angry ponies. 2022 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Brings an Attitude.2022 Land Rover Defender V8: Gloriously Excessive.But the bonkers part is that it's offered in the two-door Defender 90 model with a 101.9-inch wheelbase, which is 17.1 inches shorter than the four-door 110 version and a similar amount stubbier than anything that could pass as a competitor. It's a serious piece of hardware that makes seriously powerful noise. By our measure, that amounts to 518 horsepower, which peaks at 6000 rpm, aided by 461 pound-feet of torque at 2500 revs. We find this somewhat odd, as England is aligned with the United States in the use of brake horsepower instead of PS, but we digress. Land Rover's V-8 treatment for the Defender, referred to as P525, centers around a no-nonsense supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 that absolutely gets with the program, with 525 standing for the engine's output in metric horsepower.
And then there's the four-door Mercedes-AMG G63, which hides a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 under its militaristic hood. Same goes for the 400-or-so-hp output of the 3.0-liter EcoBoost V-6 in the incoming Ford Bronco Raptor. The Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 offers up 470 horsepower from its 6.4-liter V-8, but it only comes nestled within the frame rails of the long-wheelbase Unlimited model. The 2022 Land Rover Defender 90 V8 model highlights the fact that, of the many high-powered SUVs out there today, the majority are of the long-wheelbase, four-door variety.
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