CHELSEA TRACTOR
Well, we did it so you don’t have to. The carriage of livestock is clearly not a primary role of the new Defender. Not inside at any rate, though it’d doubtless do a great job of towing an animal trailer to market, the showjumping ring or the abattoir. But, for the record, one ewe comfortably fitted behind the rear seats and even three wouldn’t have been too tight – they squash down well, on account of the wool. Afterward, the Defender’s boot floor easily removes and will take a hosing-down.
In other farming news, the Defender absolutely bursts with off-road capability. Starting this Berkshire day with muddy grass, a surface that simulates fresh snow surprisingly closely. The test car’s tyres aren’t cleated enough for the job and I got it stuck on a greasy uphill. Stopped. Engaged ‘low-friction launch’, and it alchemised traction from nowhere and proceeded to
