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A Defender is rebuilt around the engine its owner picks. Petrol or diesel, period-correct or modern — each unit is fitted as a matched drivetrain, with the cooling, electrics and gearbox specified to suit it.

Land Rover V8 fitted in a Defender engine bay
Land Rover

V8 4.0 / 4.6

225 HP · 0–60 in 10 seconds

Chevrolet LS3 V8 fitted in a Defender engine bay
Chevrolet

LS3 V8 6.2

430 HP · 0–60 in 6 seconds

Land Rover 300 TDI engine in a Defender
Land Rover

200 / 300 TDI

125 HP · Turbo diesel · 24 MPG

Cummins 2.8 turbo diesel engine
Cummins

2.8 Turbo Diesel

160 HP · 24 MPG

BMW engine fitted in a Defender engine bay
BMW

X5 Engine

260 HP · Petrol · Automatic gearbox

Land Rover Td5 diesel engine in a Defender
Land Rover

Td5 Diesel

160 HP · 5-cylinder turbo diesel

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BMW conversions

M54 inline-six and N62 V8 with the ZF 8HP automatic, delivered as a complete turn-key package.