‘For dynamic working days’
Land Rover likes to wink at the past. It does so this time with the Land Rover Defender Edition 53. And in a special way: it is no less than 26 shorter than a regular Defender 90.
Land Rover supplies the Defender in three lengths. It is available as a 90, 110 and 130. The shortest version can be even shorter, it turns out. Meet the Land Rover Defender with Edition 53 addition. That package makes the Defender 26 centimeters shorter than a regular copy. However, for the Edition 53 story, the English do not cut into the bodywork, but remove the spare wheel from the tailgate.
Yes, you might not expect it, but according to its creators, this Defender Edition 53 was developed ‘for life in the city.’ According to Land Rover, the package enhances ‘the urban qualities’ of the Defender and it is ‘more practical’ to park the bulky off-roader ‘in tight spots’. More textual urban fun in the accompanying writing from Land Rover: ‘The Edition 53 is designed for dynamic working days and fits effortlessly into the rhythm of the city’. Dynamic working days! Land Rover knows very well that many Defenders rarely leave the urban jungle, it seems.
Why is the new option package called ‘Edition 53’? Well. Without a spare wheel on the tailgate, the Defender is somewhat reminiscent of the Series 1 Station Wagon from 1953. The Edition 53 package is not only available on the short Defender 90, but also on the 110 and the more than 5 meter long 130.