Slowly but surely, the Defender is becoming the Pagani Zonda of SUVs in the sense it refuses to die. Even though production of the venerable off-roader ended in early 2016, the British marque keeps finding ways to bring it back. Land Rover Classic is launching a new-ish Works V8 Islay Edition that pays tribute to a 1965 Series IIa owned by Spencer Wilks, one of the founders of Land Rover and Managing Director of the Rover Car Company.
Available in 90 and 110 Station Wagon flavors, the special version takes after the Classic Defender Works V8. Its 5.0-liter engine is good for 405 horsepower and 380 pound-feet (515 Newton-meters) of torque channeled to the wheels via an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission. It takes 5.6 seconds to hit 60 mph (96 km/h) from a standstill and will top out at 106 mph (171 km/h).
