The Landy Magazine - September 2021

In this issue

The new Defender is just a pavement princess, right? You hear plenty of people saying that, and yes a lot of people who buy one won’t use it properly. But we got our hands on a base-spec 90 recently, with simple coil springs and steel wheels – and we certainly did. There’s no better feeling than taking on your favourite green lanes with the sun shining and not a care in the world – and, as we discovered, the Defender makes it better than ever. Talking of green lanes, this month’s Landy contains a step by step guide to an epic route in Mid Wales. Great landscapes, great driving – it’s one for the connoisseur. If the old 90 is more your thing than the new model, we’ve got the story of a man who prepped one as an off-road toy and also had a Discovery which he… prepped as an off-road toy. Both at the same time. Well, you can never have too many toys. Of course, as we all know, the 90 is the cool Defender and the 110 is the sensible one. Or is it? When you look at the surfer-chic 200 Tdi we’ve stumbled over this month, you might not be so sure. Or maybe a Discovery 4 is more your thing? There’s no need for off-roading to be a thing that makes you suffer, after all, is there? Especially not on a month-long mission to cross the USA without ever touching tarmac; the tale of Expedition America is one that’s guaranteed to give you serious wanderlust…