I spend way to much time watching youtube content. Here is a new video from Lucky 8 with their Land Rovers including Defender 2 down in Kentucky.

 

That video came out amazing. It was one heck of a trip. The new defender hands down is more capable than both the LR3 and the RRS.

I still cannot believe it drove out of that mudhole. It just kept inching along. If I hadn't been there to see it with my own eyes lol

 

Thanks for sharing!

 

I saw the truck in person over the weekend. It looked very good.

The winch mount design I prefer over the JLR OEM tray, as it is not as wide and therefore the bumper cut-out is executed in one plane (not in a curve), so the black cover bridging piece looks more suitable. But, the Lucky8 approach cannot support a wi-fi wireless winch -- which I subjectively think is an improvement, as a hard-wired control is more realistic to the real-life use of a winch.

I was surprised by the front lens guards design -- they are very subtle (stylish even) and still useful. I think I will look into ordering them.

 

"Typical Land Rover dinner" LoL! You mean, typical Land Rover Defender dinner!

Great video. That trail was pure slop. Impressive. Next time, invite a stock LRD

I can see the RR being weak compared to the Defender. What technology made the Defender stand out against the LR3?

 

The Sport in my experience is every bit as capable as the LR3.

The Terrain Response is vastly superior in the Defender. The whole system works together so much better than it does in the in the LR3. It's much more seamless and it reacts much more effectively in low traction situations. I have been driving the LR3 for 4 years now and got to run the new Defender through a section of trail (seen in the video) and it was simply amazing how easily the truck found the traction to climb. I had to work much harder to move the LR3 through that exact same section a few minutes later.

It also has better rear bumper clearance

The food was amazing I skipped the wine though and stuck to the beer

 

All the traction controls in the world are useless in slop like that with the stock tires, though. I have the Offroad and Advanced offroad packages, including the more “aggressive” tires (I use the term jokingly, as they are so mild), and had the truck up at my cabin in the NC mountains last week. My neighbor is grading for a septic tank and driveway, and it had rained. I went into that greasy slop just for fun and no-go; the instant I tried to go up the driveway it just wouldn’t do it, not in normal and not in Mud & Ruts, or whatever it’s called.

If all 4 tires are slick because they’re full of mud, you can’t “send power to the wheel with the most traction”, no matter how smart the computers are. . I love the road manners of these tires compared to the various MTs and ATs I used on my Jeep (KM, KM2, KO2, Kenda Klevar), but if I’m going into mud I need to get a set of mud tires.

 

You can run a wireless winch set up with their winch design if you wish. He just preferred the wired set up for his truck.



Agreed, when I'm heading out to hit the trail with the LR3 I swap out my Goodyear ultra terrains for my mud terrains. The goodyears are good for probably 85% of what I would hit on the common trip but it's that last 15% that requires the mud terrains so I switch. Nothing worse than having the wrong shoes for the dance.

The off road tires they come with are for the gravel roads they think most of these will see.

 

The 90 has front tie downs or guide wires. Anyone know what he is using or suggestions. I am looking for eyes I can install on hood for tie downs. Appreciate any recommendations.

 

They’re called limb risers.