Model Year | 2020 | 2017 | |
Model | Land Rover Defender | Mercedes-Benz E-Class | |
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Body | 4dr SUV | 4dr Wagon | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 3,020 mm | 2,939 mm | 1 mm |
Length | 5,019 mm | 4,933 mm | 1 mm |
Width | 1,996 mm | 1,872 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,969 mm | 1,466 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 2,284 kg | 1,950 kg | 1 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 90 L | 80 L | 10 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 1,031 mm | 953 mm | -952 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,544 mm | 1,468 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 993 mm | 1,054 mm | 992 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 1,026 mm | 1,006 mm | 0 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,504 mm | 1,450 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 993 mm | 909 mm | 84 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,986 mm (over 2 rows) | 1,963 mm (over 2 rows) | 0 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 963 L | 991 L | -28 L |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 2,231 L | 1,821 L | 1 L |
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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