Model Year | 2006 | 2020 | |
Model | Jeep Wrangler | Land Rover Defender | |
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Body | 2dr SUV | 2dr SUV | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,372 mm | 2,588 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 3,947 mm | 4,364 mm | -1 mm |
Width | 1,694 mm | 1,996 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,808 mm | 1,969 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,550 kg | 2,191 kg | -1 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 72 L | 90 L | -18 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 1,080 mm | 1,031 mm | 0 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,290 mm | 1,544 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 1,316 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,039 mm | 993 mm | -992 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 1,008 mm | 980 mm | -979 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,455 mm | 1,433 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 1,105 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 897 mm | 930 mm | -33 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,935 mm (over 2 rows) | 1,923 mm (over 2 rows) | 0 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 337 L | 442 L | -105 L |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,334 L | 1,651 L | 0 L |
2006 Jeep Wrangler Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2007 | 4dr SUV 202-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic RWD |
Still small, despite the increased size of the vehicle. see full Jeep Wrangler review |
2006 | 2dr SUV, ext. 190-horsepower 4.0L I6 6-speed manual 4WD, part-time w/low range |
There is not much rear leg room and the seat has you sitting straight up instead of slight recline. see full Jeep Wrangler review |
2006 | 2dr SUV 190-horsepower 4.0L I6 6-speed manual 4WD, part-time w/low range |
Comfortable but not a lot of leg room see full Jeep Wrangler review |
2020 Land Rover Defender Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Comment | |
As a two-row vehicle, the Defender provides plenty of room. But if you want to use the third-row seat (optional on the four-door), the second row folks will need to slide forward a few inches, such that both rear rows end up with marginal legroom. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise. Ignore the 197.6-inch length on the spec sheet, as ten of these inches are taken up by the external spare. Without the spare, the Land Rover 110 is merely 187.4 inches long--insufficient for three spacious rows. Even with transverse powertrains, three-row crossovers tend to be as lengthy as the Defender with the spare included. One good way to maximize space in a relatively stubby vehicle is to mount the seats high so legs angle downward rather than forward, and the Defender's second-row seat is comfortably high off the floor. The third-row seat is not. There is plenty of headroom back there, so space constraints didn't force a low seat. There must have been another reason, such as the amount of space available for the folding mechanism. You might think that the third-row seat is intended for only occasional use, but Land Rover has given it seat heaters and its own HVAC fan control. All of this said, even a tight third row is better than none at all if you need to carry seven people. And none at all is what you can get in the Wrangler, Bronco, or G-Wagen. If you only occasionally need to carry a sixth person, the Defender alone offers the option of a front center jump seat in place of the console. What's more, this option is offered in the shorter wheelbase two-door Defender as well as in the four-door. see full Land Rover Defender review |
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