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£225,000 FOR A LAND ROVER. HAS ANYONE TOLD THE SHEEP?
THE £225,000 COTSWOLDS SCHOOL-RUN CAR
There are Land Rover Defenders. And then there are £225,000 Land Rover Defenders. Autelier creates bespoke restored Defender 110s starting at £225,000, turning one of Britain's most famous utilitarian vehicles into something considerably more luxurious. We're talking Connolly leather, quilted Alcantara, bespoke metalwork, 20-inch forged wheels and — because apparently opening a normal cool box would be intolerable — a refrigerated centre console. Which creates a slight philosophical problem. The Defender became an icon because it was tough, practical and perfectly happy being covered in mud. At £225,000, would you actually dare drive this one through a hedge? Dad thinks a Defender should contain muddy boots, dog hair and something from the farm shop that's leaked. Harriet is rather more interested in the fridge. So is this the ultimate Cotswolds car — or has someone taken the humble Land Rover Defender and made it completely ridiculous?
Why it's ridiculous
Because £225,000 is an extraordinary amount of money for a Land Rover designed to get muddy. It's beautifully made. It's unmistakably British. And we'd quite like one. But once your Defender has Connolly leather, quilted Alcantara and its own refrigerator, there's a reasonable chance the roughest terrain it'll encounter is a particularly aggressive speed bump outside Daylesford. And that makes it magnificently Cotswolds ridiculous.
Dad's verdict
85
“It's got a fridge between the seats. Finally, somewhere to keep the Waitrose hummus while crossing a field.”
Harriet's verdict
94
Would could trash the inside like we have the Volvo. I don't think its that crazy daddy price wise.
Georgie's verdict
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No comment on the record.
Ridiculous or understandable?
The five questions we all have to answer.
Dad
RidiculousBest thing about it
Love the interior and is very Chipping Norton
Worst thing about it
If it was like my Defender pickup then has the turning circle of a boat
What I'd actually pay
£100000
If someone handed me the cash, would I buy it at full price?
Yes — I'd buy it
Harriet
UnderstandableBest thing about it
all of it!
Worst thing about it
Nothing
What I'd actually pay
£250000
If someone handed me the cash, would I buy it at full price?
Yes — I'd buy it
Your verdict