![]() And the way the Defender transitions from on-road to off-road “without raising a sweat” also impressed. The luxury and quality the Defender delivers to the driver was highlighted as part of the win, with the judges getting “a sense that the design and engineering team knew exactly how serious the job was”. With a range choice of petrol or diesel, long or short wheelbase, there’s a Defender to suit any use, “whether you intend to cross the continent or simply run around town”. ![]() The design and execution of the cabin was praised as “nailing the brief”, with the driving experience providing “a high seating position, excellent visibility, and powerful, effortless performance”. It proved its capability under all conditions “without compromise”. In Trent’s recent article of this coveted award, he describes the vehicle as “a brilliant modern-day rebirth of an off-roading icon will introduce a whole new generation to the Defender name”.Īfter clocking tens of thousands of kilometres testing the new Land Rover Defender on and off-road, Nikolic said “every time we get behind the wheel it impresses us with its consummate blend of quality, refinement and ability”. It’s a real go-anywhere SUV – the breadth of technology, comfort and durability of the vehicle, both on-road and off-road, is exactly what customers want, particularly while Australians are spending more time travelling within our amazing country.”. The Defender is so right for the Australian consumer. Scott Maynard, Managing Director, Jaguar Land Rover Australia, agrees that “It’s a tremendous accolade to win 2022 Drive Car of the Year – Best Upper Large SUV, and a real testament to our designers and engineers with millions of kilometres of endurance testing. This category covers the biggest breadth of capability in the Australian market and it “takes an accomplished machine to win the Drive Car of the Year Best Upper Large SUV award”. According to Drive’s Managing Editor Trent Nikolic, cars in this category need to be comfortable and spacious, capable on-road, practical and well-equipped, while also being able to tackle any track off-road, tow with competence and efficiency, and be the ultimate outback touring vehicle. Land Rover Australia is proud to announce that the Defender has won 2022 Drive Car of the Year Best Upper Large SUV. “With Vandiver retiring after this week, to have another horse stepping into his shoes-I think the future is incredibly bright, and I’d like to think it’s a starting point rather than an end point.DEFENDER WINS 2022 DRIVE CAR OF THE YEAR BEST UPPER LARGE SUV “It’s a lifetime of work, obviously, but at the same time you’re driven to continue to get better,” he said of his weekend. finishers at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and Payne said he already has a preliminary event picked out in July for “Quinn” and his beloved groom Courtney Carson to compete at. Payne had an emotional weekend as he announced the retirement of his and Debi Crowley’s Vandiver from the top levels after the pair completed their five-star show jumping. You’re sitting here and feeling very privileged to ride such wonderful horses, but there’s so many people that actually make that happen.” ![]() I’m very thankful for the group with Susan Drillock, who owns him with us. As an 11-year-old in his third five-star, I couldn’t ask for much more. “To get here, he certainly blew my expectations away. “He was the start of the pipeline of horses coming,” he said. Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg TSF were second overnight but added two rails and 1.2 time penalties to finish on 38.5, and Buck Davidson and Carlevo, in fourth before show jumping, also had 1.2 time penalties to finish on 38.6. finishers separated by one-tenth of a point each. He’s very special, and it’s amazing that we could pull it together for all three phases at such an incredible event.”ĭoug Payne and Quantum Leap jumped from fifth to third with a double-clear, taking home the Land Rover/USEF CCI5*-L National Championship on a score of 38.4 and topping a trio of U.S. It’s always a dream to try to put in our best possible performance, but for the horse’s first five-star, and I’m a little bit inexperienced at five-star level, it’s just really exceeded all expectations. I couldn’t do it without them who put the work in behind the scenes. “I’m extremely grateful to my whole team, my owners, and the whole team that have been behind me the whole week. “If someone told me I’d be here in second place to Michael- so special, and he really deserves this result, and he has such a huge future ahead of him,” she said. Although she previously attempted the CCI5*-L at Pau (France) in 2020, Kentucky was her first five-star completion. Ingham was the youngest rider in the field at 24, and she finished second on 31.7, adding 0.8 time penalties today with Banzai Du Loir. Michael Jung and fischerChipmunk FRH finished on their dressage score of 20.1.
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