Land Rover 90/110/127 or Defender 90/110/130
Years: 1983-present day
Numbers Built: approx. 266,000
Engine:
Petrol: 2.5 L, 4 cyl (1983-present)
Petrol: 3528 cc, 91 bhp @3500 rpm, 166 lb-ft @2000 rpm, V8 (1983-present)
Petrol: 3.9 L, V8 (1993-1995 US spec Defenders)
Diesel: 2.5 L naturally aspirated, 4 cyl (1983-present)
Diesel: 2.5 L turbo, 4 cyl (until 1990)
Diesel: 200 Tdi turbo intercooled, 2495cc, 111bhp @4000rpm, 195 lb-ft @1,800 rpm,
4 cyl (1990-1994)
Diesel: 2.5 L 300 Tdi turbo intercooled, 4 cyl (1995-present)
Weight:
90: 3700 to 3950 lbs
US D90 (Basic): 3880
110: 4150 to 4520 lbs
US D110: 4848 lbs
127/130: 4590 lbs
Distinguising Features: grill flush with wings; plastic, slatted
grill; headlights recessed and in the wings; one piece windshield; eyebrows
(asa wheel arch extenders); steering arm connteced to the middle of the
swivel pin assembly; bulged sides; square doors.
Notes:
- 110 and 130 are just long wheelbase versions of the 90.
- Pre 1988 Land Rovers had galvanized bumpers. 1988 and later Land Rovers
and Defenders had black powder coated bumpers.
- 1983-1989 Land Rovers have a sign just above the grill and below the
bonnet (hood) that reads "Land Rover" and it's wheel base (ie "Land Rover
110"). 1990 Land Rovers have signs in the same place that just list it's
wheel base (ie "110"). From 1991 to the present the sign reads "Defender".
- In Autumn 1990 the name of these models were changed from Land Rover to
Defender.
Production Data:
- Unfortunately, no data giving the breakup between 90, 110 and 127/130 models
exists
- Sales data is given when production data is unkwown
1983: 7,000
1984: 21,562
1985: 28,046
1986: 19,195
1987: 20,475
1988: 22,229
1989: 22,738
1990: 21,363
1991: 19,480 (sales)
1992: 17,564 (sales)
1993: 19,375 (sales)
1994: 21,091
1995: 26,000 (approx)