Land Rover Defender 90 launched in Malaysia – short-wheelbase 3-door L663, 2 engines, from RM838,800

Land Rover Defender 90 launched in Malaysia – short-wheelbase 3-door L663, 2 engines, from RM838,800

Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia (JLRM) has announced the availability of the 2022 Land Rover Defender 90, the three-door, short-wheelbase version of the L663-generation modern Defender. The 90 joins the five-door 110 that was launched here in October 2021.

As with the Defender 110, the 90 comes with two Ingenium engine choices. The P300 2.0 litre turbo-four makes 300 PS and 400 Nm of torque from 1,500 rpm to 4,000 rpm, and there’s a P400 3.0 litre inline-six pushing out 400 PS and 550 Nm of torque from 2,000 rpm to 5,000 rpm.

The P400 is badged as a MHEV, with a mild hybrid system incorporating a 48-volt electric supercharger, a belt-integrated starter motor and a 48-volt lithium-ion battery to store captured energy. Both engines are mated to a ZF eight-speed automatic gearbox. The Defender 90 P300 and P400 are priced from RM838,800 and RM1,098,800, respectively (before road tax, registration and insurance).

Land Rover Defender 90 launched in Malaysia – short-wheelbase 3-door L663, 2 engines, from RM838,800

It’s a Defender, so off-road capability is guaranteed. Like the 110, the SWB 90 has a maximum wading depth of 900 mm and is equipped with a twin-speed transfer box. There’s also electronic air suspension with adjustable height – this ranges from access height of 40 mm below the normal ride height, to an extended height of up to 75 mm. There’s actually an additional 70 mm of ride height lift for extreme off-roading, for a total of 145 mm over standard.

Adaptive Dynamics with adaptive dampers evaluates body movements up to 500 times per second, and this data is used to optimise control and comfort. Of course, there’s Terrain Response, which adds on a Wade mode to the menu make it six presets (Normal, Mud and Ruts, Grass/Gravel/Snow, Sand and Rock Crawl are the other modes).

LR’s latest Electronic Vehicle Architecture (EVA 2.0) supports over-the-air (OTA) software updates as well as the new Pivi Pro infotainment system. A 3D surround camera provides 360-degree visibility, off and on-road, including augmented on-screen visualisation when using Wade Sensing and LR’s ClearSight Ground View transparent bonnet tech.

Land Rover Defender 90 launched in Malaysia – short-wheelbase 3-door L663, 2 engines, from RM838,800

The Defender 90 is available in five colours including this very nice shade of Pangea Green. It also comes with 170 individual accessories, the largest range ever produced for a Land Rover model. Of the lot, I find the exterior side-mounted gear carrier boxes to be very cool, like panniers on touring bikes.

Once again, the Land Rover Defender 90 is priced from RM838,800 for the P300 and from RM1,098,800 for the P400 MHEV. Buying official from JLRM gets you the Land Rover Care programme, which includes a five-year warranty, five years of free service and three years of roadside assistance.

The Defender may be synonymous with off-road toughness and go-anywhere ability, but this new 90 is so cute. Just look at the thing, aiyo. It’s no longer a tool, but a luxury product, and the prices reflect the change. Check out the five-door Defender 110 here, which do you prefer?

GALLERY: Land Rover Defender 90 P300 in Pangea Green

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • pyraxle on Sep 20, 2022 at 2:51 pm

    Omg the price..

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    • Amran on Sep 20, 2022 at 6:53 pm

      BN barang naik …ge15 Kick them out for gud

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      • Maverick on Sep 21, 2022 at 8:11 am

        Dude, this has nothing to do with BN. If you cannot afford luxury cars don’t blame the Government, blame your parents for giving you birth into a poor family.

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        • R77 fox 3 on Sep 21, 2022 at 10:37 am

          LR brand belongs to Tata is not synonymous to luxury

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          • Jeremy on Sep 22, 2022 at 11:53 am

            The late Queen uses Landies until the end. Even the hearse escort are Landies specifically instructed by the Queen. Owned by Tata is immaterial, how it is viewed by us Brits that matters.

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  • Hmmm…quite the expensive price for one of the most least reliable car on the market

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  • ROTI CANAI on Sep 20, 2022 at 3:10 pm

    must be fun being a land rover saleswoman now

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  • Land Onn on Sep 20, 2022 at 3:30 pm

    The overpriced here in Malaysia is purposely for the demand instead in other countries this vehicle for farmers…

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    • Jeremy on Sep 21, 2022 at 8:14 am

      Just about any EPL top earners have a Landie. This brand has not been a farmer tool since dog ages ago. Your looking more at Series 60s Landies for the last time it was utilitarian.

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    • HasifMk7 on Sep 21, 2022 at 9:32 am

      You got a point right there

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    • AP Putra on Sep 21, 2022 at 10:34 am

      wait for recond stock price is 90 percent cheaper

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  • Mr. Sotong on Sep 20, 2022 at 4:34 pm

    A car fit for the Queen, or shall I say King…

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  • PaulN on Sep 20, 2022 at 4:48 pm

    I remember 110 launched at RM800K and 90 launched at RM838K… Our FM said Malaysia is not experiencing an economic crisis even though its currency is hitting low levels against the US dollar. I believe this is only affected the rich. At the price point, we as average joe can’t even afford the 4 tyres…

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  • FudgeMeSideways on Sep 20, 2022 at 4:58 pm

    LOL…MYR is a joke now.

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  • Hahaha. Good one.

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  • komarad on Sep 20, 2022 at 7:06 pm

    please those in Gov, don’t let MYR becoming Rupiah..

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    • Ravin on Sep 21, 2022 at 2:45 pm

      This is another example of a simpleton thinking. If cannot afford to buy expensive good car blame the gomen. If cannot have enough money after retirement blame the gomen. If cannot send children to private school blame the gomen. Typical B40 mindset.

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    • I think rupiah does much better than Rm. 30yrs ago we can buy 7000 rupiah with 1rm, 10years ago it was about 3800 to 1RM. & Today we can only buy 3000 rupiah with 1RM

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  • What is the purpose of a Defender if you are going to price almost like Range Rover? Ridiculous

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  • Simon C on Sep 20, 2022 at 8:38 pm

    Their (Land Rover) biggest customer(s) locally has long been our Royal Malaysian Armed Forces and our Police. One wonders if our forces will bite the bullet and acquire any of the new models now that the older landies have long gone out of production.

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  • Nahhh. on Sep 20, 2022 at 10:34 pm

    Itbis a second fiddles car only for bodyguard and escort in UK and some europe. The real Boss in charge rode in a 7 series, s class, A8, or sometimes Rolls. In MY only stupid ppl that easily got pocket money no need to earn themselve will buy it.

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  • masakroti on Sep 21, 2022 at 11:06 am

    The moment drive out from showroom, resale value drop by half. After 3 years, cheaper than myvi value.

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    • ya find a 3 year old defender that is cheaper then myvi i would like to buy 10 of it

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  • Bullabull on Sep 22, 2022 at 2:28 am

    USD60k to RM800k,really??it cost Mercedes GLS for USD110k.Land Rover just average white people can buy not like Rolls Royce&Bentley.Some overproud average people say Tesla also luxury brand.

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  • Foo chee hoe on Sep 22, 2022 at 7:17 am

    How many of your readers are interested in this ? Such expensive cars is so disconnected from the reality of this country. This article is more appropriate for high society magazine.

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  • Darth Zoom on Oct 05, 2022 at 9:31 am

    Overpriced ⚠️
    Under RM700k – BMW X5 & Merc GLE
    Better quality & refined
    Better performance
    Better maintenance
    Better value & resale

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