With the air-suspension in its maximum off-road height, ground clearance is 291mm (around 50mm more than both the Mercedes G-Class and Jeep Wrangler), which just so happens to be the same height as a wine bottle standing on its end.
New Land Rover Defender has a wading depth of 900mm and a fancy wading mode that, among other things, drags the brakes to dry them off so you’ve got full stopping power when you return to dry land.
Moreover, new Land Rover Defender has approach, breakover and departure angles of 380, 280 and 400 respectively, or 380, 310 and 400 on the 90 – not best in class in every department but still a world-class set of stats for an off-roader.
Towing capacity of 3,500kg matches the Merc as best-in-class, too.