Welcome to the Overland Journal Podcast

Setting the Stage for the Defender Review

The New Defender's Capabilities in Namibia

Technical Terrain Performance: A Digital

Dirt Road Performance: A New Benchmark

On-Road Dynamics and Interior Design

Exterior Design: A Mixed Bag

Design Disappointments and Innovations

Capacity and Capability: A Game-Changer

Durability and Reliability: A Mixed Bag

Final Verdict: A Revolutionary Land Rover

Wrapping Up and Future Content

Overland Journal Podcast | From Johannesburg, Scott Brady and Matt Scott discuss the new Land Rover Defender after driving it on a legitimate 650–700 km backcountry expedition in northwestern Namibia, including Van Zyl’s Pass, the Hoanib River, and the Skeleton Coast region. They contrast it with a Toyota HZJ79 and evaluate the Defender’s technical terrain ability, dirt-road performance, comfort, capacity, and early durability impressions from pre-production vehicles. They highlight independent, cross-linked, multi-stage air suspension; strong driver confidence and predictability; class-leading ride quality on fast dirt; rated recovery points; factory winch option; and major capacity specs including up to 1,900 lb payload, 370 lb dynamic roof load, and 8,200 lb towing. They note limited on-road time, questions around long-term reliability, styling critiques, and concerns about wheel/tire options on the straight-six model.


Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/Dgx_RDTLpwQ
 

Overland Journal Podcast | From Johannesburg, Scott Brady and Matt Scott discuss the new Land Rover Defender after driving it on a legitimate 650&ndash;700 km backcountry expedition in northwestern Namibia, including Van Zyl&rsquo;s Pass, the Hoanib River, and the Skeleton Coast region. They contrast it with a Toyota HZJ79 and evaluate the Defender&rsquo;s technical terrain ability, dirt-road performance, comfort, capacity, and early durability impressions from pre-production vehicles. They highlight independent, cross-linked, multi-stage air suspension; strong driver confidence and predictability; class-leading ride quality on fast dirt; rated recovery points; factory winch option; and major capacity specs including up to 1,900 lb payload, 370 lb dynamic roof load, and 8,200 lb towing. They note limited on-road time, questions around long-term reliability, styling critiques, and concerns about wheel/tire options on the straight-six model.
 Youtube Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/Dgx_RDTLpwQ">https://youtu.be/Dgx_RDTLpwQ</a> &nbsp;

The Overland Journal Podcast features the travelers, topics, and news related to the overlanding community and industry. This podcast is hosted by Scott Brady, Ashley Giordano, and Matt Scott. This podcast is a production of the Overland Journal Magazine and the expeditionportal.com website.

The Overland Journal Podcast features the travelers, topics, and news related to the overlanding community and industry.

The Overland Journal Podcast

Scott and Matt were some of the first journalists in the world to test the new 2020 Defender overlanding, which included mixed terrain throughout Northern Namibia, including sand, mud, rocks, and other challenging 4wd and offroad routes. We give our ratin

2020 Defender Overland Test Drive

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