Recently updated on December 21, 2023 at 12:24 am
If the new generation of the Land Rover Defender is too "soft / round / boring / normal", there is now news from Bowler Motors. The British small series manufacturer intends to keep the original Land Rover Defender alive with the Bowler CSP 575. As is well known, the last original Defender in the Land Rover factory rolled off the production line in 2016 and has been for some time the successor at the start. With its gnarled predecessor it has very little in common visually. Basically, it is a comfortable SUV like any other. Even if with slightly improved off-road properties. Bowler Motors apparently sees it that way and would therefore like to keep the original on the road. And in contrast to the Ineos Grenadier even with an official license.
as a strictly limited edition
Bowler can use the iconic shape of the classic Defender Repromod use and recreate it with an exclusive new model. Bowler Motors is part of the Jaguar-Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division and is currently the only manufacturer licensed to use the world-famous body design of the original Defender. And Bowler is familiar with the construction of off-road high-performance vehicles for long-distance rallies and is also emphasizing this with the planned vehicle project. The classic Defender 110 Station Wagon is supposed to be built with powerful power. A 5.0 liter supercharged V8 from Land Rover with 423 kW (575 hp) will be installed under the hood and orders for the new Station Wagon from Bowler production will start in 2021.
Original Land Rover Defender as Bowler CSP 575
The exclusive small series will initially be sold in Great Britain and the EU. And official licensing by Land Rover opens the way for a new family of high-performance models. She wants to develop bowlers little by little. And the number 1 vehicle should be the CSP 575.
The CSP 575 is a high-performance model for road use on the high-strength steel CSP chassis developed by Bowler and widely used in rallying. There are also aluminum body panels in the design of the classic Defender 110 Station Wagon and the aforementioned 5.0 liter V8. The CSP 575 is being built in a strictly limited edition at Bowler in Derbyshire, UK, and the price in Great Britain should be around £ 200.000. We are curious when the first real copy hits the road. If we get more information, there will of course be an update for this report. You will be informed of this if you simply use ours Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!
Photos: Bowler Motors
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Ur-Land Rover Defender is back as Bowler CSP 575!
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