John will bang on about his Defender till the cows come home - but can a Range Rover Sport P530 turn his head?
I haven’t done many miles in the Defender this month. Two things stopped the wheels from turning as consistently as usual: KP72 YVV went back to base to have a tow bar fitted, which meant it was gone for a week; and, at roughly the same time, someone fitted me with something – a virus. And a nasty one at that, which turned me into a bed-bound wreck. Whoever that was: sharing isn’t always caring you know.
They signal that this Defender is meant to be comfortable and a little bit swish, which is fine. Personally, that’s what I want: a dual-purpose vehicle that works both on- and off-road. It’s what the original Range Rover’s brief was, and to me, the Defender is currently the car in Land Rover’s range that gets closest to it today. After all, the modern Range Rover, including the Sport, has moved way beyond the original in terms of luxury.
Granted, the wheels and tyres will have played their part – the Defender’s tyres have much plumper sidewalls – but part of the difference is that the Defender seems much better damped. This is a side of the car that I’ve come to admire and enjoy. It makes the Defender more comfortable – although I can see some people arguing in favour of the Range Rover’s extra float. For me, I’m happy to take the slightly brusquer initial hits for a cleaner exit – the over-in-one control afterwards.
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