Can The New 2020 Land Rover Defender Keep Up With The Old Defender on a Difficult Off-Road Trail?

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On this episode of The Fast Lane Classics we take the new 2020 Land Rover Defender deep into the Colorado off-road rockies to see how it compares to a 1994. This classic 1994 Defender is powered by a 3.9L V8 and has a manual transmission. The new Defender is powered by a turbo charged inline 6 cylinder engine. How do the two compare when the going gets tough?
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[@gmultimedio]

The new defender fights againt the trail. The old one is in his natural environment.

[@milancyprich1940]

I can not help a feeling, that this crossover on steroids was little bit suffering here ....

[@n506]

Two major issues with the new Defender on this terrain. One is independent suspension and the other is air suspension.

[@robertharmon2792]

gmultimedio it absolutely correct, ("The new defender fights against the trail. The old one is in his natural environment.") and I'd like to add that the old Defender fights against the highway at 70 MPH. Now that said if you are going to run trails like this all day long and have it in your backyard or on a trailer to the trails, the older solid axle Rovers are the best choice. But if you're going to drive from Denver to the Baja for 2 weeks of overlanding I'd choose the new one. 2 amazing vehicles and it was great to see them both on a difficult trail together thanks TFL for putting this together.

[@kirbycairo]

For someone who doesn't know a lot about offroading, it seems counterintuitive at first that solid axels are an advantage over independent suspension. I understand it now but a video that demonstrates it would be a great idea I think.

[@rickydowning2194]

There’s one thing that needs to be the same in tests..... and that’s tyres!

[@Nixbizy]

ahhh great. more disasters from 2020

[@poppyneese1811]

I love the old gal, she don’t seem to think a lot about what she’s doing, she just does it, 180 k on her what?👍👍👍

[@facepillownap]

Man I couldn’t imagine off-roading where the vehicle doesn’t respond directly to throttle input.

[@Ganbala]

From a Land Rover owner

[@thedreamer2906]

In the new defender the lift kit decreases off-road performance, in my opinion. It has no more travel and has to use traction control every second.

[@peachpole]

You should ask that guy if he would buy the new Defender. As someone who actually goes offroad I bet his answer would be a resounding NO

[@fafa9493]

Old Defender for life

[@ButchE30M3S14]

Even a stock ‘old’ defender would walk over that trail like a walk in the park.

[@DuckSherminator]

It would be nice to do a stock old vs stock new comparison !

[@miketucker7466]

Go and get a stock classic defender 110 and do it again

[@CarK1992]

It's a clear cut fact that the old hardened defender dudes won't like the new one simply because of the paradigm shift in the shape and tech, but for most of us we're glad that we have a new defender in land Rover lineups. Plus the former category makes a very small proportion of our population.... So no worries.. Go get the new 2020 defender without any hesitation

[@mrpenguin4288]

Hard to compare. The old one is heavily modded with huge offroad tires. To compare, fit the new ones with the same tires. Also the new one does not have the optional locking rear diff. Even if it’s electronic gimmickry, you could see it could have made a difference at

[@E10Dude]

I've driven pass a few new defender owners and not a SINGLE one even waved back. That says enough about the type of owners that buy the new defender.

[@Pickfordr100]

Ha haaa, this man did some homework and got some series doors for his 90 😁👍👍