Sri Lanka's Emerging Automobile Community for Land Rover Defender

NuwanJayasinghe · Aug 25, 2025, 12:16 PM

Saw advertisement for 2025 Defender 130 V8 at 100 million rupees! That's more than most people's houses cost! Remember when Defenders were working man's vehicles, not luxury status symbols. Are these new Defenders even real Land Rovers or just fancy Range Rovers in disguise? At 100 million, you could buy 8-10 decent classic Defenders! Has Land Rover completely abandoned their heritage for profit margins? What happened to simple, honest 4x4 vehicles?

David_Christopher · Aug 30, 2025, 12:25 PM

Machan, modern automotive market is crazy! New Defenders starting from 60 million for base model shows how far brand has moved upmarket. These new ones are technically impressive but lost the soul of original. They're luxury SUVs wearing Defender badges for heritage marketing. Real Defenders are the classics we drive - simple, fixable, characterful. Let rich people buy 100 million toy cars, we'll keep the true Defender spirit alive with our "outdated" vehicles. Sometimes progress isn't improvement, just different!