2021 Land Rover Defender 90 V8

The Defender V8 is Land Rover's answer to a question nobody asked but everybody secretly wanted — a supercharged 5.0-litre V8 shoehorned into their utilitarian icon. This 2021 example in Santorini Black Metallic with the Extended Black Exterior Pack and 22-inch gloss black alloys presents a deliberately menacing aesthetic, further reinforced by the gloss black wheel arch protection. With 518 bhp channelled through all four wheels, it turns the boxy 90 into something genuinely rapid in a straight line while retaining the Defender's go-anywhere capability.

Inside, the Ebony Windsor Leather and Dinamica Suedecloth trim strikes a balance between ruggedness and refinement. At 22,300 miles with full service history, this is a well-maintained example that has seen regular use without being over-worked. The V8 Defender 90 was always a limited-production proposition, and finding one in this specification with a clean history at under 25,000 miles represents solid buying for what has become a genuinely collectible modern Land Rover.