Defender PHEV still fit for Camel Man

The combination of an electric system and petrol engine gives the plug-in hybrid Land Rover Defender 110 plenty of power. But the downside is that it gets thirsty once the battery runs out,

- The Citizen's Mark Jones.

Anybody who lived in the 1980s must remember the Camel Man. His name was Bob Beck, by the way, and I only know this because I googled it.

He was a weathered, tough-looking guy with a real mop of curly hair. He also had a proper moustache and plenty of chest hair on display. He would light a Camel cigarette while leaning on his old Land Rover Defender in remote places deep in the heart of Africa.

Smoking was ‘cool’ back then; so was driving a square-shaped bucket of bolts that could literally go anywhere and was held together by oil leaks. It was a lifestyle choice.

Fast forward to 2025. Beck is no longer with us. He died from cancer, but nowhere does it state that it was as a result of smoking.

Either way, smoking is very un-PC today. Bodies get waxed and ‘manscaped’ these days, and a Land Rover Defender comes with a five-year/100,000 km full maintenance plan.