Land Rover Defender vs LDV D90
The D90 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,629
- $2,620 (better)
- Australia
- $2,178
- $2,170 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,597
- £1,591 (better)
- United States
- $2,031
- $2,024 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.1 L/100km
- 8.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,107 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg
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- Length
- 5,018 mm
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- Weight
- 2,223 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel mild hybrid
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 147 kW
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- Torque
- 430 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- –
- Drive
- AWD
- –
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
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A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Defender or D90?
Which is cheaper to run, the Land Rover Defender or the LDV D90?
The LDV D90: about $10 a year less in New Zealand than the Land Rover Defender at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Land Rover Defender or the LDV D90?
The LDV D90, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Land Rover Defender's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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