2022 Land Rover Defender

Few SUVs channel heritage and hightech engineering as convincingly as the 2022 Land Rover Defender 110 P400 XS Edition. Slotted just above the SE in Land Rovers Canadian lineup, the XS aims straight at drivers who want all the Defenders trailrated toughness wrapped in a more polished, commuterfriendly shell.Under the clamshell bonnet lives JaguarLand Rovers ingenious 3.0litre Ingenium inlinesix, a mildhybrid unit that combines a turbocharger and an electric supercharger to unleash 395 hp and 406 lbft of torque. Hooked to ZFs crisp eightspeed automatic and permanent fourwheel drive, it hustles the big 110 to 100 km/h in about 7.3 seconds, yet still manages a respectable 12.3 L/100 km combinedgood for roughly 730 km between fillups of its 90litre tank. The airsprung chassis keeps body motions tidy on Albertas frostheaved pavement while swallowing washboard gravel with the indifference of a rally truck.When the road dissolves into twotrack, the XS earns its name, an appetite for 900 mm water crossings, and approach/breakover/departure angles of 38, 28, and 40, respectively. Hill Descent Control, a locking centre diff, and the latest Terrain Response 2 software mean you can crawl, wade, or clamber with minimal drama, all while towing up to 3,720 kgenough for a wake boat or a pair of sleds on a car hauler.Inside, the Defenders traditionally utilitarian cabin has been civilised without losing its adventurous soul. Ebony Windsor leather and Robustec trim shrug off muddy gear, yet feel suitably upscale next to the exposed structural elements. Heated, ventilated, and poweradjustable front buckets, optional heated rear seats, a heated windshield, and fourzone climate control make frigid Prairie mornings painless. Land Rovers slick 11.4inch Pivi Pro touchscreen puts wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, navigation, and a 360degree ClearSight Ground View camera system at your fingertips, while an available Meridian surround system floods the cabin with concerthall clarity. Fold the 40/20/40 rear bench and cargo space swells from 972 L to a cavernous 2,277 Lperfect for that Costco run or a weeks worth of camping kit.Safety tech reads like a wish list: adaptive cruise with stopandgo, lane keep assist, blindspot monitoring, rear crosstraffic alert, autonomous emergency braking, all stand guard. Overtheair software updates futureproof the electronics, keeping the Defender current long after it leaves the showroom.Add it up, and the 2022 Defender 110 P400 XS Edition feels like the sweet spot in the rangerugged enough for a snowchoked forestry road, refined enough for Bay Street, and loaded with the creature comforts Canadian families demand. If your sense of adventure is as big as this Land Rovers footprint, the XS is ready to write the next chapter in your backcountry story.<br><br>