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Land Rover Defender

3 years ago

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Writer:

Andrew Frankel | Ti co-founder

Date:

14 April 2021

There’s probably not a car launched in the last decade I’ve worried about or looked forward to driving more than this. How could Land Rover resolve the conflicting desires of fashion victims wanting comfort and refinement and only the image of a Defender, with those of die-hard traditionalists like me who consider electric windows as something of a cop out when it comes to such cars?

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