Zulu Super Defender: The 475-hp Brute Land Rover Won't Build - Car and Driver (blog)
Trust us when we say the Land Rover Defender tilts, leans, dips, and generally dislikes any amount of lateral acceleration . Slow, polite roundabout speeds are about all Her Majesty’s 4×4 is comfortable with. It’s the Defender SVR that Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations unit would build if it was called upon to engage battle against that other flying brick, the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG. A six-speed automatic and electric parking brake mark the finishing mechanical touches, all major upgrades from the Defender’s wobbly six-speed manual, crank handbrake, and 2. 2-liter turbo-diesel four that sputters out a quarter of the Zulu. The boys at JE MotorWorks in Coventry have been fortifying Defenders for the past 15 years (and Land Rovers in general for 25 more). Not even the U. K. ’s most recognizable Rover tuner, Overfinch, dares to take the Defender this far off the loony end. Outside the U. K. , prices start at £125,000 ($196,000). Unless you’ve got a Defender 90 from 1994, don’t plan on importing a Zulu. Source: blog.caranddriver.com
