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The 2021 Land Rover Defender 90 is like a concept car you can buy

This beast of and SUV is both achingly cool to look at and as capable as anything else on four wheels.

Craig Cole
Craig brought 15 years of automotive journalism experience to the Cars team. A lifelong resident of Michigan, he's as happy with a wrench or welding gun in hand as he is in front of the camera or behind a keyboard. When not hosting videos or cranking out features and reviews, he's probably out in the garage working on one of his project cars. He's fully restored a 1936 Ford V8 sedan and then turned to resurrecting another flathead-powered relic, a '51 Ford Crestliner. Craig has been a proud member of the Automotive Press Association (APA) and the Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA).
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The 2021 Land Rover Defender 90 is one of the coolest new SUVs you can buy today.

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There are some ergonomic oddities here, but the Defender's interior is still well made and built to last. 

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The styling is clean and modern but still totally retro.

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This boosted 3.0-liter straight-six delivers 395 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque.

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The Defender 90's digital gauges are easy to read and stylish.

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This SUV can take nearly anywhere you want to go. 

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The Pivi Pro infotainment system is beautiful and very easy to use.

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This fetching paint color is called Pangea Green.

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There are miles of room in the Defender 90's back seat, but there's precious little cargo space in the back.

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