The standard features list for the Land Rover Defender is what you’d expect for a luxury SUV with all grades and body styles coming with LED headlights, powered front seats, air suspension and drive modes for off-road terrain.

Stepping up through the grades adds a Meridian sound system, panoramic glass roof and Windsor leather seats with heating and cooling functions for seating up front.

The flagship of the Defender range is the Octa which has three-zone climate control, a Meridian sound system, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, 11.4-inch touchscreen with sat nav, wireless phone charging and head-up display. 

The front seats are heated and cooled, while the second row outboard rear seats are heated. There’s semi-aniline leather upholstery, privacy glass in the rear windows, a panoramic glass roof, LED headlights and tail-lights and a proximity key.

There’s a multitude of engines in the Land Rover Defender line-up. The 110 for example is available with a diesel-hybrid system, a petrol-plug-in hybrid setup or a petrol V8.  The most powerful Defender is the Octa with its 4.4-litre twin turbo V8 producing 467kW and 750Nm.

The interior of each Land Rover Defender is almost identical with a dashboard-mounted gear shifter, large climate control dials, and an upright and high driving position. 

It's a modern and minimalist cabin that becomes more luxurious as you step up through the grades which add leather upholstery, premium headlining and more premium trimmings. 

That said the interior isn’t as bedazzled as some of Land Rover’s rivals with the Defender staying true to its workhorse roots with utility as much a priority as luxury.

All Land Rover Defenders apart from the largest 130 bodystyle and the Hardtop bodystyle have at least five seats over three rows. 

The Defender 130 is a three-row SUV with eight seats, while the Hardtop just has a front row of two or three seats with a cargo area behind them.

The Land Rover Defender isn’t a slouch regardless of which you choose, although some are much more athletic than others. The 0-100km/h sprint can take 8.4 seconds in the Hardtop but just 4.0 seconds in the Octa.

The most fuel-efficient Land Rover Defender in the range is the 110 petrol plug-in hybrid. With a combined fuel economy of 3.1L/100km and a 90-litre tank it can in theory travel up to 2900km. Meanwhile the Defender Octa with its V8 consumes 13.1L/100km and has a 90-litre tank giving it a much shorter theoretical range of up to 687km. Of course your mileage may vary.