The Defender is an all wheel drive 5 door with 5 seats, powered by a 5.0L TURBO V8 engine that has 517 Hp of power (at 6000 rpm) and 625 Nm of torque (at 2500 rpm) via an Eight-speed Automatic. Land Rover claims the Defender 110 P525 V8 (517 Hp) uses 12.7L/100km of Premium Unleaded Petrol in the combined city and highway cycle while putting out 295g of CO2. It has a 90L fuel tank, meaning it should be able to travel 709km per full tank.

The Defender measures 1967mm (77.4 inches) in height, 4758mm (187.3 inches) in length, 2008mm (79.1 inches) in width with a 3022mm (119.0 inches) wheelbase that brings about a total of 2602kg (5736.4 lbs) of unladen weight. The Defender 110 P525 V8 (517 Hp) comes standard with 275/45 R22 front tyres and 275/45 R22 rear tyres.

The 2023 Land Rover Defender 110 P525 V8 (517 Hp) has a 218mm ground clearance with a 3500kg braked and 750kg unbraked towing capacity.

The Defender has received a 5 star rating from ANCAP.