The design team at HIMALAYA was so taken with the 70th-anniversary edition of the Land Rover Defender released in 2018 that they wanted to recreate the model while still adding their own spin. Dubbed the Defender Works V8, this bespoke Land Rover includes elements of the commemorative 2018 model with a few important upgrades.
The original 70th-anniversary model was made exclusively for the UK market, built with a 5.0-liter engine that gave the lucky driver 405 horsepower and 380 lb-ft of torque. Instead of keeping that engine, the HIMALAYA 70th Anniversary Land Rover Defender swaps out the V8 for a GM LS3 engine with 525 hp. They also added a lowered sport-tuned suspension to help the special edition Defender take on that added performance. Those enhancements pair beautifully with the full suite of existing features from the BFGoodrich A/T KO2 tires that cut through any terrain to the heated seats in the interior that keep drivers comfortable no matter how bumpy the road gets. The result is a high-performance vehicle that can really live up to the hype.