The car also has an advanced e-Call system which, in the event of an accident, automatically sends a message to the emergency services, giving the car's location. The Defender has a multi-collision braking system which prevents secondary impacts. A geometric assessment of the rear seats also indicated good whiplash protection. Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injury in the event of a rear-end collision. The Defender is not equipped with a counter-measure to prevent occupant to occupant contact in side impacts. In an assessment of protection in far-side impact, dummy excursion (its movement towards the other side of the vehicle) was rated as adequate. In both the side barrier test, representing a collision by another vehicle, and the more severe side pole impact, protection was good all-round and the Defender scored maximum points for these tests.
In the full-width, rigid wall test, protection was good or adequate for all body critical body regions, except for the chest of the rear passenger, protection of which was rated as marginal, based on readings of chest compression. The vehicle’s high mass and front structure makes it an aggressive partner to a colliding vehicle and the score for the frontal offset test was reduced as a consequence. Dummy readings of femur forces stiff structures in the dashboard and the score for protection of this body area was penalised. The short front and rear overhangs translate into an approach angle of 38 degrees, a breakover angle of 31 degrees and a departure angle of 40 degrees.The Defender’s passenger compartment remained stable in the offset frontal test. Up to six passengers can have a seat inside, with the sixth seat either becoming a center console when not in use or a huge middle blind spot when in use. Thanks to the lightweight aluminum monocoque construction of the chassis the Defender is much stiffer, while the ground clearance is up to 291 mm high. Part of the Defender trademarks, there is still an upright windshield, a side-hinged rear-door and a spare wheel that's been mounted externally, but other than the name, that's where the similarities end. Re-engineered from the ground up, there's not much in common between the old Defender 90 and the new one, but that should be held against it. In other words, it's simply a short-wheelbase Defender, no longer body-on-frame like its predecessors but built on a brand new architecture shared with other modern Land Rovers. Did you know you can download owner manuals and technical information for past and. Apart from its length, number of doors and interior space, the Defender 90 is quasi-identical with its bigger brother, the Defender 110. Stay abreast of the latest in Land Rover vehicle ownership and learn.
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