Land Rover Defender SVX 2008

Land Rover will have a good time its sixtieth anniversary with a brand new unique version of the enduring Defender - the SVX. The world's first SVX has been donated through Land Rover UK to the British Red Cross to public sale on the ball.

"The Red Cross affiliation with Land Rover is going returned to 1954, while Land Rover provided a automobile to the British Red Cross to be used in Dubai as a cellular dispensary," stated James Johnstone, chairman for the British Red Cross Ball. "We are pleased that Land Rover keeps to aid our critical humanitarian paintings today. Funds raised from auctioning this automobile will move closer to the paintings of the Red Cross withinside the UK and overseas, which this 12 months has protected the United Kingdom floods, Darfur Crisis and ongoing HIV paintings in Africa."

While maximum of the 25,000 Defenders produced every 12 months are operating gear for every person from farmers and foresters to useful resource agencies, the SVX is the maximum fashionable and function-packed model that Land Rover has ever produced.

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With metal black paintwork and diffused satin black photo decals, the Land Rover Defender SVX may be to be had in each ninety soft-pinnacle and ninety station wagon versions. Distinctive outside capabilities have a contrasting silver finish, consisting of the unique 'Defender' and 'SVX' badges, tubular side-steps, and the ambitious surround for the the front grille and new, clean-lens headlamps. All automobiles will even function new, 'diamond turned' five-spoke alloy wheels, a strengthened aluminium the front undershield and clean LED rear lights.

To convey the SVX interiors proper as much as date, they're prepared with custom-designed Recaro the front seats, one-of-a-kind alloy equipment knobs, a brand new audio system (with subwoofer and USB socket), iPod cradle and Garmin satellite tv for pc navigation. The soft-pinnacle fashions are in particular eye-catching, with a metal silver tubular cage that helps a tailor-made, detachable black material hood. This encloses a flat load-area and a spare wheel stowed at the back of the the front seats, harking back to the first actual open-pinnacle Land Rovers. Each SVX version for the United Kingdom will even come equipped with an in my opinion numbered plaque, e.g. 001.

"The Defender SVX appears very exclusive to a spartan 1948 Land Rover, however it is nevertheless an basically sensible automobile with a purpose to allow you to head nearly anywhere," says Phil Popham, Land Rover's handling director. "The new and lots greater subtle diesel engine delivered in advance this 12 months has been a top notch achievement with clients, and for individuals who need the closing Defender, we concept that the SVX unique version could be a perfect manner to mark Land Rover's sixtieth birthday."

A overall of two hundred SVX automobiles may be made to be had withinside the UK - one hundred forty two-seat Defender ninety soft-tops and 60 four-seat ninety station wagons. Production of the Land Rover Defender SVX will begin in spring 2008, with deliveries to clients beginning from early summer time season for soft-tops and later withinside the summer time season for station wagons. Prices may be introduced later withinside the 12 months.