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06-09-2009, 03:09 PM
Filed under: SUVs (http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/), Euro (http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/), Land Rover (http://www.autoblog.com/category/land-rover/), UK (http://www.autoblog.com/category/uk/), Special/Limited Editions (http://www.autoblog.com/category/special-limited-editions/)
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Land Rover Defender Fire & Ice editions - Click above for high-res image gallery
It doesn't get more back-to-basics than the Land Rover Defender. While most of the world's most hard-core off-roaders - Toyota Land Cruiser, Mercedes G-Wagen, Hummer H2 - have all gone luxed-out, the Defender soldiers on as the bare-bones option. Essentially the same body-on-frame design from 1948, the Defender is still hand-assembled. But what's Land Rover to do when the market demands luxury? Lux out the Defender, of course.
The limited-production Fire & Ice editions come packed with all the features they could fit in the Defender: Recaro buckets, leather and Alcantara trim, diamond-turned alloys, color-coded head- and tail- lights, glass sunroof panel, running boards and more. The Fire edition comes in a special Vesuvius Orange metallic paint, the Ice edition in Alaska white, both offset by Santorini black accents. All that kit drives the price of the special Land Rover up to €68,400, the equivalent of about $95,000. Just 850 examples will be on offer in various markets across Europe, China and in South Africa. Check out the high-res images in the gallery below for all the angles.
Gallery: Land Rover Defender Fire & Ice editions (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/land-rover-defender-fire-and-ice-editions/)
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[Source: Land Rover]Land Rover takes the Defender to new heights with Fire & Ice editions (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/09/land-rover-takes-the-defender-to-new-heights-with-fire-and-ice-edi/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Land Rover Defender Fire & Ice editions - Click above for high-res image gallery
It doesn't get more back-to-basics than the Land Rover Defender. While most of the world's most hard-core off-roaders - Toyota Land Cruiser, Mercedes G-Wagen, Hummer H2 - have all gone luxed-out, the Defender soldiers on as the bare-bones option. Essentially the same body-on-frame design from 1948, the Defender is still hand-assembled. But what's Land Rover to do when the market demands luxury? Lux out the Defender, of course.
The limited-production Fire & Ice editions come packed with all the features they could fit in the Defender: Recaro buckets, leather and Alcantara trim, diamond-turned alloys, color-coded head- and tail- lights, glass sunroof panel, running boards and more. The Fire edition comes in a special Vesuvius Orange metallic paint, the Ice edition in Alaska white, both offset by Santorini black accents. All that kit drives the price of the special Land Rover up to €68,400, the equivalent of about $95,000. Just 850 examples will be on offer in various markets across Europe, China and in South Africa. Check out the high-res images in the gallery below for all the angles.
Gallery: Land Rover Defender Fire & Ice editions (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/land-rover-defender-fire-and-ice-editions/)
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[Source: Land Rover]Land Rover takes the Defender to new heights with Fire & Ice editions (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/09/land-rover-takes-the-defender-to-new-heights-with-fire-and-ice-edi/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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