Landrover Defender 110 Xtreme

2001 June: Land Rover is hoping to make some sales of Land Rover Defenders out of the movie `Tomb Raider' starring Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft and opening on 21 June (.au).

Lara Croft drives a topless V8 Land Rover Defender high capacity pickup (HCPU) with loads of special expedition gear.

The bad guy drives a Range Rover - a definite trend in movies.

Australians will be able to buy a limited edition Defender V Wagon Td5 Extreme `TR' in Bonatti Grey - Lara's favourite car colour - for 49,990 + orc. Well, the Defender is seen in a better light than the Jeep in `Breakdown' which was on the box recently. The `TR' features "roof rack, rear ladder, headlamp protectors, 2×roof mounted & 2×front mounted spot lights, bull bar, chequer plate bonnet, wing top & support strip protector kit, chequer plate side-rails, raised air intake, sump guard and windscreen washer guard" [-LR].

2001 Victorian 4WD Show: LandRover Defender 110 Xtreme has the sophisticated transmission and brake electronics from the current Discovery: ABS and traction control as well as the centre differential lock (the Disco' still has the lock in the transfer case but no switch).

The engine is the Td5 2.5-litre, 5-cylinder, turbo charged and intercooled, "common rail" diesel. The Defender Xtreme is even fitted with 5-spoke alloy wheels.

Front suspension.

Rear suspension.

LandRover Defender 110 Xtreme 2001

• station wagon, 5+4 seats, 4-doors
• loa: 4599mm, width: 1790mm, height: 2035mm, ground clearance 215mm
• approach: 50°, departure: 35°, ramp break over: 152°
• weight: 1977kg (unladen), GVM: 3050kg, towing: 750kg (unbraked)
• Td5, 2495cc, 5-cyls, common rail, 2-valves/cyl, ohv
• bore: 84.5mm, stroke: 89mm, c.r. 19.5:1
• transmission: 5m, 2-speed transfer case, full-time 4WD, centre diff', traction control
• suspension: live-coil/ live-coil, brakes: disc/disc ABS
• tyres: 235/85R16, fuel-tank: 75L

• Defender 110 chassis cab
• Defender 110 station wagon (not Xtreme, sort of Rdinary))
• Defender crew cab.

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