The Land Rover Defender comes in many sizes these days. But the company reportedly believes there’s room for one more.
JLR (the company formerly known as Jaguar Land Rover) builds its rugged off-roader as the 2-door Defender 90, the 4-door Defender 110, and the stretched Defender 130 that’s so long it’s arguably a full-size SUV.
Now, the UK’s Autocar reports, a compact version is on the way. The so-called “baby Defender” will appear as “a sibling model to the next-generation Range Rover Evoque.” But, as befits the Defender name, it will focus on off-road prowess, the magazine reports.
It will be all-electric and “could adopt the Defender Sport moniker,” Autocar says.
Four Defenders may seem excessive, but it fits with the company’s reported strategy of breaking out the Defender nameplate into a separate lineup with its own showrooms.
