Land Rover Defender
Best used dual-cab utes for under $20K
Our top five picks for second hand dual-cab utes we’d be happy to park in our driveway Dual-cab utes, the crossbreed mongrels of the 4X4 world. Half family wagon and half commercial utility, good at both but not the best…
Works V8 Trophy. A new-old Defender for just $350k!
Prefer the old Defender to the new one? You need to get your hands on a re-engineered Defender Works V8 Trophy built by Land Rover Classic… If you missed out on an old-school Defender before production finished in 2016, and…
The Jeep Vangler! No, that’s not a typo…
Check out the Jeep Vangler… a van based on the Jeep Wrangler. It’s Weird Wednesday so we thought we’d bring you a typo. Well, not really, it’s actually the Jeep Vangler, which is a digital 4X4 van concept based on…
Hot or Not? A 450hp Tesla-powered Defender
For this week’s Hot or Not we bring you a 450hp Tesla-powered Defender EV and ask the question, can such a vehicle ever be a practical 4X4? That’s right! This yellow shorty is a 450hp Tesla-powered Defender that’s claimed to…
Custom Land Rover Defender 110 Wagon
This Custom Land Rover Defender 110 Wagon is much more than a means to an end. It’s more like an itch that can’t be scratched… A custom Land Rover Defender 110 Wagon from the Unsealed 4X4 Vault that clearly explains…
Bowler Defender packs 423kW supercharged V8!
What lurks beneath this bespoke Bowler Defender body is like no other Land Rover before it. Thanks to a new licensing agreement, the upcoming Bowler Defender will look like a Defender but offer the performance of a supercar. According to…
Is the new Defender any good off-road in the Aussie bush?
We take the new Defender into the Aussie bush to see if it’s any good off-road… and take an old one along for reference. There’s been plenty of talk about Land Rover’s new Defender ‘going soft’ and that it’s not…
Lift kit? Make sure you get your driveline angles right
Raising your 4×4’s ride height can affect suspension geometry as well as driveline angles. This Defender scores a double cardan front propshaft to eliminate unwanted driveline vibrations. Following on from our recent story titled LONG TRAVEL SUSPENSION… MUCH MORE THAN…
Hot or not? Hot Wheels Defender
What do you build when you love old Landies and you have a thing for Hot Wheels cars? A Hot Wheels Defender, of course. In the latest installment of Unsealed 4X4’s Hot or Not? series, we take a look at…
Long Travel Suspension… much more than springs and shocks
Installing a long-travel suspension kit can involve much more than just bolting in new springs and dampers. Long-travel suspension consisting longer springs and matched shock absorbers can provide many on- and off-road benefits for four-wheel drivers. On-road benefits can include…
Grenadier gets green light as Land Rover loses in court
Ineos gets green light to build Defender-esque Grenadier 4×4 as Land Rover loses court battle to trademark the shape of its iconic Defender. When the all-new Grenadier 4×4 wagon and dual-cab ute were revealed on 1 July, 2020, it was…
Defender OME long-travel suspension installation
Check out a Defender OME long-travel suspension installation in this Unsealed 4X4 video. With tracks closed and camping prohibited now seemed as good a time as any for a Defender OME long-travel suspension installation, despite having replaced almost all of…
Desperate for dirt? Get your 4WD fix at home with these RC rock crawlers
Stuck at home but desperate for dirt? Hit the backyard tracks with these awesome RC rock crawlers. There are plenty of remote control 4WDs on the market and two of the best come from RC4WD and Traxxas. The two Defenders…
Land Rover deploys 160 vehicles for emergency services support
Jaguar and Land Rover have donated more than 160 vehicles around the world to support emergency services during the coronavirus crisis. With the global launch of the new Defender cancelled because of the coronavirus crisis, Land Rover has donated 27…
Hot or Not? How to transform your Jimny into a mini Defender
Hot or Not? A scaled-down Defender with a proper separate chassis and live axles… and Japanese oil seals and reliability?! Yes please. Okay, so it’s not really a Defender but the ‘little D’ body kit from Japanese aftermarket styling house…
