The LandRover Defender now drives electric with the new plug-in hybrid.
Land Rover Defender Hybrid, the first plug-in electric version, is equal parts luxury urban car and mud-wrangling hero
Although Land Rover bakes in more off-road ability than almost any other car maker, it is arguably building elegant, upmarket machines for customers who are usually several acres short of being landed gentry. The original Land Rover, launched in 1948, was certainly no aristocratic plaything or symbol of upward mobility.
In 2011, the company showed the DC100 concept, a chunky, almost parodic take on the chamfered edges and blunt ends of the original. Ultimately, it was deemed too small and not appealing enough to sate the bitter mix of hardcore fans and potential new customers.
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