Land Rover 90/110/127 or Defender 90/110/130
Years: 1983-present day
Numbers Built: approx. 266,000
Engine:
Petrol: 2.5 L, 4 cyl (1983-present)
Petrol: 3528 cc, 91 bhp @3500 rpm, 166 lb-ft @2000 rpm, V8 (1983-present)
Petrol: 3.9 L, V8 (1993-1995 US spec Defenders)
Diesel: 2.5 L naturally aspirated, 4 cyl (1983-present)
Diesel: 2.5 L turbo, 4 cyl (until 1990)
Diesel: 200 Tdi turbo intercooled, 2495cc, 111bhp @4000rpm, 195 lb-ft @1,800 rpm, 4 cyl (1990-1994)
Diesel: 2.5 L 300 Tdi turbo intercooled, 4 cyl (1995-present)
Weight:
90: 3700 to 3950 lbs
US D90 (Basic): 3880
110: 4150 to 4520 lbs
US D110: 4848 lbs
127/130: 4590 lbs
Distinguising Features: grill flush with wings; plastic, slatted grill; headlights recessed and in the wings; one piece windshield; eyebrows (asa wheel arch extenders); steering arm connteced to the middle of the swivel pin assembly; bulged sides; square doors.
Notes:
110 and 130 are just long wheelbase versions of the 90.
Pre 1988 Land Rovers had galvanized bumpers. 1988 and later Land Rovers and Defenders had black powder coated bumpers.
1983-1989 Land Rovers have a sign just above the grill and below the bonnet (hood) that reads "Land Rover" and it's wheel base (ie "Land Rover 110"). 1990 Land Rovers have signs in the same place that just list it's wheel base (ie "110"). From 1991 to the present the sign reads "Defender".
In Autumn 1990 the name of these models were changed from Land Rover to Defender.