Land Rover Defender 110 Pickup
Land Rover Defender 110 Pickup Land Rover Defender 110 Pickup
Defender can not be treated the same way as its modern tribesmen. They are becoming more luxurious, more spacious and more comfortable, and in the Land Rover salon is still an old-fashioned asceticism. Ergonomics has not changed much since the youth of the model born 60 years ago.
Here is a cliff like a cliff, a console with large buttons scattered around it, a huge steering wheel with an exorbitant section of the rim, a bullied pedal assembly without a platform for the left leg, a fantastically cramped driver's seat. Sitting behind the wheel is already a big deal.
But there are also bright sides: good chairs (I just want to increase the range of longitudinal adjustment), a convenient six-speed manual gearbox with distinct and short strokes, and, of course, the family feature is excellent visibility.
In the interior of the pickup truck, the military style is fantastically mixed with modern solutions
In the interior of the pickup truck, the military style is fantastically mixed with modern solutions. In the interior of the pickup truck, the military style is fantastically mixed with modern solutions.
Trying to sit on the back of the couch adds emotion: getting into a narrow door-slot is not easy. Yes, and living space is clearly not enough: the breadth and breadth of the supply is not bad, and there is nowhere to put the legs. And where are those legendary 110 inches (2794 mm) wheelbases? Maybe everyone got a loading platform? But it doesn’t amaze with its capacity!
In addition, the rear wheel arches eat up a fair amount of the already modest usable area. A small consolation is only that the luggage does not suffer from the vagaries of nature - in the basic configuration, a removable awning is provided above the body.
On the go Defender is also strikingly unlike other pickups. From the start, the cabin is filled with a rumble of rumble of a diesel engine and a rumble of tires, and each gear change is accompanied by a clang from under the bottom. It’s good that the standard audio system allows you to cut off noise and focus on more important things. For example, on the dynamics - from a large and heavy machine you can not expect such a powerful acceleration.
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True, to engage in high-speed exercises is risky: the steering does not indulge in either clarity or information. But the brakes are worthy of praise - perfectly upset the truck that has taken off.
However, asphalt is not his element. The spring suspension in a circle, although it deprives the English pickup of the tendency to "get into" the usual tendency for such cars, but too often makes the car tremble with its massive body, even on seemingly harmless asphalt cracks and knolls.
But on a snowy lane Defender is good! He swallows large bumps and pits with magnificent contempt, and “toothy” regular tires allow you to plow drifts without fear. Of course, it’s better to use the whole arsenal in front of a particularly difficult section: a lowered row and a center differential lock. To do this, you have to reach the second lever … and look for the desired mode by touch - the looseness of the working stroke does not allow you to operate blindly.
The buttons on the lump of the console are convenient to use. But the control lever transmission modes have to reach
The buttons on the lump of the console are convenient to use. But the control lever transmission modes have to reach. The buttons on the lump of the console are convenient to use. But the control lever transmission modes have to reach.
