Late 1996 saw Land Rover drop the Defender hard-top (HT) model in Australia although the station wagon, cab chassis and 130" extended wheel base models continue. All come with the 300-series 2.5L turbo-charged and intercooled diesel engine in this market.

Land Rover Defender 110 Station-Wagon

Air-conditioning pretty much fills in the parcel shelf. Seats are comfortable and the passenger one is standard; it has just been removed to show a twin-battery set up.

Land Rover Defender 110 1996 manufacturer's specifications:

• Station Wagon-Top, 5+4 seats, 5 doors
• loa: 4599mm, width: 1790mm, height: 2059mm, weight: 1923kg (unladen)
• GVM: 3050kg, towing: 750kg (unbraked), 3500kg (overrun), 4000kg (coupled) track: 1486mm/1486mm, grnd clearance: 215mm
• approach: 50, departure: 35, ramp break over: 152
• turning radius: 6.4m
• 300 series, 2495cc, diesel, 4cyl, Tdi (turbo direct-injection intercooled), 2v/cyl, ohv
• bore: 90.5mm, stroke: 97mm, c.r.: 19.5:1
• transmission: 5m, hi/lo, full-time 4WD, lockable centre diff'
• suspension: live-coil/live-coil, brakes: disc/disc, transmission h/brake
• tyres: 7.50x16, fuel-tank: 80L
• rrp: 40,590 (Aus)
• Notes: Also available as cab-chassis; hard-top (panel van) was dropped late 1996 (Aus)

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