Land Rover Defender SVX Special Edition

The Land Rover Defender SVX was unveiled for the first time by Zara Phillips at the British Red Cross Ball in London earlier this evening. The world’s first SVX has been donated by Land Rover UK to the British Red Cross to auction at the ball.

“The Red Cross association with Land Rover goes back to 1954, when Land Rover supplied a vehicle to the British Red Cross for use in Dubai as a mobile dispensary,” said James Johnstone, chairman for the British Red Cross Ball. “We are thrilled that Land Rover continues to support our vital humanitarian work today. Funds raised from auctioning this vehicle will go towards the work of the Red Cross in the UK and overseas, which this year has included the UK floods, Darfur Crisis and ongoing HIV work in Africa.”

While most of the 25,000 Defenders produced each year are working tools for everyone from farmers and foresters to aid agencies, the SVX is the most stylish and feature-packed version that Land Rover has ever produced.


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DaHarder - 11/22/2007 4:02:48 PM

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Add all the 'doo-dads' you dare to the LR Defender, and it will never be anything but an 'appliance' in both looks and function...

The Anti-Style in every way.

Tour18 - 11/23/2007 3:36:31 AM

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DaHarder, do you own a car?

xj13 - 11/22/2007 5:13:45 PM

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Anti Style in every way, you my friend have NO idea what style is, the defender is all style.

Tour18 - 11/22/2007 6:48:09 PM

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I'm with xj13. It IS style. Every "SUV" after the Defender is nothing more than a design exercise which began with the Defender and ended up with something else.

DaHarder - 11/23/2007 1:27:02 AM

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The LR Defender is all about UTILITY, and works very well in that capacity...

If you find it 'stylish', then so be it, but I'd be the last to have you design anything of aesthetic value/beauty with those sensibilities.

M35MT - 11/23/2007 1:55:53 PM

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"began"? Land Rover...copied the wrangler...careful there.

Matthew1 - 11/24/2007 4:18:01 AM

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Copied the Wrangler? Uh... no.

LandRoverFan - 11/25/2007 5:22:48 AM

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These opening comments echo my suspiciouns, you are going to either love or hate this truck. The series rivet counters will hate it, the chequer plate brigade will love it. I am betting that enough will love it to make the L90 SVX reg plate I just bought a good investment.

woood - 11/23/2007 1:02:41 AM

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While its true that Defender began the SUV 4 x 4 culture. But Land Cruiser defined it further beginning with the 40 series in the 70s with reliability, efficiency and comfort features.

theoptimisticpessimist - 11/23/2007 12:40:07 PM

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"While its true that Defender began the SUV 4 x 4 culture"

Wrong, Jeep invented the SUV over 60 years ago.

M35MT - 11/23/2007 1:56:34 PM

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You are correct, sir.

Matthew1 - 11/24/2007 4:19:06 AM

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Actually the Range Rover invented the 'SUV culture'.

2ndbimmer - 11/23/2007 10:37:32 AM

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I WANT IT!!! I have always wanted a defender 90 and I am awaiting the arrival of a new one. I want it in yellow!