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- Land Rover is working on a smaller, more affordable model for the Defender range.
- Possibly called the Defender 80, it may ride on a platform shared with parent company Tata.
- Expect the Defender 80 to arrive in 2022 with a starting price in the $30,000 range.
The upcoming Defender 80 is a new baby Land Rover set to be positioned below the recently revived Defender in the brand hierarchy. If it reaches the U.S. market, it could provide a more affordable entry point to the off-road-oriented Defender range. U.K. media reports have named it the 80—given that Land Rover calls the two- and four-door Defenders the 90 and the 110, respectively—although there is no confirmation of that.
Land Rover will likely build the 80 in Asia on a platform shared with parent company Tata and related to the one that underpins the existing India-market Tata Harrier. Powertrain options should include JLR's smaller turbocharged Ingenium engines, possibly including a three-cylinder,
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