What is a Defender? A Defender is an SUV built at Land Rover’s Nitra plant in Slovakia. The Nitra plant opened in 2018 and is one of several locations where Land Rovers are manufactured and sold worldwide. The 2025 Land Rover Defender 130 is classified as a full size SUV and is an off-road capable vehicle with lots of passenger and cargo space.
On the 2025 Land Rover Defender 130, the 130 signifies that it is the largest body style available in the Defender lineup, meaning it has a longer wheelbase and can seat more passengers than the smaller Defender 90 and 110 models. It also has more cargo space and overall interior room and it indicates the vehicle’s size within the Defender family. The 2025 Land Rover Defender 130 is a luxury 5 door SUV with 3 rows of seats and seating for up to 8 people.
It’s available in 5 models, including the Defender V8, Defender Outbound, Defender X, Defender X-Dynamic SE, and Defender S. The Defender X sits right in the middle of the model line-up in options, price and power. This week, Land Rover sent me a Defender 130 SUV to test drive and review.
The base window sticker price for this X model is $100,900. The options on the test SUV are: the towing pack for $1,294, the cold climate pack for $500, the 2nd row heated and cooled captains chairs for $1,000, the Wi-Fi package for $360, the interior protection pack for $310, the emergency pack for $75 and the Handover pack for $28. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP), including .
