2026 Land Rover Defender price confirmed: More V8 grades, new technology – UPDATE
The Land Rover Defender has received an update for 2026 with additional supercharged petrol V8 grades, design tweaks, off-road adaptive cruise control, and more.
UPDATE, June 26, 2025: Australian pricing for the updated 2026 Land Rover Defender has been confirmed ahead of its first customer deliveries later this year.
Prices have increased between $5112 and $12,958 over the outgoing model – while, as detailed below, new P425 grades with a supercharged petrol V8 replace P400 variants with a turbocharged six-cylinder engine.
However, the Defender 110 D250 Hard Top S is down $8051, while a non-Hard Top version has been added at $100,900 to open the standard Defender 110 line-up.
P400e plug-in hybrid variants have been replaced by the dearer and less-powerful P300e system, which quotes a 221kW combined system output compared to the P400e's 297kW, while claimed fuel consumption remains rated at 3.4L/100km.
A price list for the Model Year 2026 (MY26) Land Rover Defender has been added to the bottom of this story.
June 3, 2025: The 2026 Land Rover Defender off-roader has debuted ahead of the first Australian deliveries due later this year.
Due in local Land Rover showrooms in October, the updated Defender has received several design tweaks, including new headlights, smoked tail-light lenses, and new Woolstone Green and Borasco Grey exterior colours.
There is also a new 22-inch alloy wheel design, a gloss-black grille bar, and revised front and rear bumpers in a Silicon Silver or Carpathian Grey Satin finish, depending on the model.
The previously-optional 13.1-inch infotainment touchscreen has been made standard globally – up from 11.4 inches – though it was already standard-fit in Australia for 2025.
The Defender 90 and Defender 110 have received the 5.0-litre supercharged petrol V8 engine in 313kW/550Nm 'P425' tune, replacing current 'P400' variants with a 294kW/550Nm 3.0-litre turbocharged inline-six and slotting below the 386kW/625Nm 'P525' version of the 5.0-litre V8.
The 183kW/570Nm 'D250' version of Land Rover's six-cylinder turbocharged mild-hybrid currently found in the three-door Defender 90 is also now available to order in the five-door Defender 110, down from the D350's 258kW and 700Nm.
Land Rover Australia has confirmed the new Defender S D250 model – which will open the non-Hard Top five-door diesel range – will include electronic air suspension and 19-inch alloy wheels as standard, with 18-inch steel wheels available as a no-cost option.
Off-road adaptive cruise control is now available as an option for the Defender to automatically adjust the speed over undulating surfaces, while the three-row Defender 130 can now be optioned with an integrated air compressor to adjust tyre pressures.
The twin-turbo V8-powered Defender Octa performance flagship has received two new exterior paint options – Borasco Grey and Sargasso Blue – along with a new textured graphite finish on its front and rear bumpers, bonnet vent inserts, side fender vent surrounds and two-piece bonnet script.
Chopped carbon-fibre exterior and interior accents are available as an option for the Defender Octa.
A range of updated official accessories is also now available for the Defender, including black variations of its Expedition roof rack, cross bars and front undershield, and a rear scuff plate with a dark finish.
Deployable or fixed side steps are now fitted as standard.
The 2026 Land Rover Defender will arrive in Australia in October, with more local details – including pricing – due to be confirmed by the end of June.
VFACTS new-car sales data shows 1277 examples of the Land Rover Defender were delivered in Australia between January and April 2025, compared to 2394 Toyota LandCruiser wagons, 1926 Nissan Patrols, 376 Lexus GXs, 155 Lexus LXs, and 151 Land Rover Discoverys.
2026 Land Rover Defender price in Australia
- Defender 90 D250 S six-cylinder diesel – $98,400 (up $5774)
- Defender 110 D250 Hard Top S six-cylinder diesel – $99,500 (down $8051)
- Defender 110 D250 S six-cylinder diesel – $100,900 (new)
- Defender 110 D350 X-Dynamic SE six-cylinder diesel – $114,500 (up $5705)
- Defender 110 D350 Trophy six-cylinder diesel – $118,900 (new)
- Defender 110 D350 X-Dynamic HSE six-cylinder diesel – $130,200 (up $6160)
- Defender 110 D350 X six-cylinder diesel – $165,100 (up $7876)
- Defender 130 D350 X-Dynamic SE six-cylinder diesel – $136,000 (up $6635)
- Defender 130 D350 Outbound six-cylinder diesel – $141,400 (new)
- Defender 90 P425 X-Dynamic SE V8 petrol – $124,300 (new)
- Defender 90 P425 X V8 petrol – $169,300 (up $14,754 over P400 equivalent)
- Defender 110 P425 X-Dynamic SE V8 petrol – $127,100 (up $12,935 over P400 equivalent)
- Defender 110 P425 X-Dynamic HSE V8 petrol – $142,100 (up $13,285)
- Defender 110 P425 X V8 petrol – $172,600 (new)
- Defender 110 P300e X-Dynamic SE – $131,100 (up $4916 over outgoing P400e)
- Defender 110 P300e X-Dynamic HSE – $143,200 (up $5112 over outgoing P400e)
- Defender 130 P500 V8 petrol – $226,500 (up $10,303)
- Defender 110 P635 Octa twin-turbo V8 petrol – $304,500 (up $12,958)
Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.
