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The New Land Rover Defender V8 Will Cost Nearly $100,000

Photo credit: Land Rover
Photo credit: Land Rover

From Road & Track

Land Rover, bless its heart, is putting a supercharged 518-hp 5.0-liter V-8 in the Defender, and it's not going to be cheap. The company sent us pricing today for the 2022 Defender, and the Defender 90 V8 will start at $98,550 including a $1350 destination charge. That's $13,700 more than a fully loaded six-cylinder model, and more than double the base four-cylinder Defender.

The top-trim Defender 90 V8 Carpathian Edition will cost $105,350, while the four-door Defender 110 V8 starts at $101,750 with the 110 Carpathian Edition ringing in at $108,550. This is, of course, a lot of money. If you want a cheaper V-8-powered Land Rover product, the Range Rover Sport HSE Dynamic is $10,000 less than a Defender 90 V8. Which is sort of hard to fathom.