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Land Rover has revealed the Defender Works V8 as part of its 70th birthday celebrations.

Land Rover has revealed the Defender Works V8 as part of its 70th birthday celebrations.

Featuring a 297kW/515Nm 5.0-litre V8 it comes out as the most powerful and fastest Defender ever made. It has a 0-60mph (0-96km/h) of just 5.6 seconds and a top speed of 170km/h (106mph).

Only 150 will be produced, available in both ’90’ and larger ‘110’ body styles.

Other special features include uprated brakes, revised springs, dampers and anti-roll bars, along with exclusive 18-inch diamond-turned ‘Sawtooth’ alloy wheels with 265/65 R18 all-terrain tyres.

Pricing starts from £150,000 through Land Rover Classic.

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