2020 Defender Overland Test Drive

The Overland Journal Podcast · Mar 24, 2020 · 53m · transcript

Overland Journal Podcast | From Johannesburg, Scott Brady and Matt Scott discuss the new Land Rover Defender after driving it on a legitimate 650–700 km backcountry expedition in northwestern Namibia, including Van Zyl’s Pass, the Hoanib River, and the Skeleton Coast region. They contrast it with a Toyota HZJ79 and evaluate the Defender’s technical terrain ability, dirt-road performance, comfort, capacity, and early durability impressions from pre-production vehicles. They highlight independent, cross-linked, multi-stage air suspension; strong driver confidence and…