Thanks for the comparison review Simon. Nice to see the chip shortage is improving, I only just received my 2nd key after 4 months and I know others are still waiting. Mileage on my 2023 P400 110 has averaged 17.3 mpg (US) 20.8 mpg (UK), mixed driving and about 1200 miles total. At first glance looks like you have the base "Meridian" system versus the "Meridian Surround" you'll see stamped on those front door speakers, compare with your X to verify. As others have mentioned, I like the smaller Pivi screen and it's neater integration with the car. Missing the digital dash, analogue is ok but not my preference. I understand there may be a software download to tame the aggression in the engine start, not sure the S/W version number.

Great Video - I’m a v.happy / satisfied owner of a 663 V8 (totally reliable, after 15k miles, so far) … based on this you’ve got me seriously thinking about replacing my jeep JK / 2 door with a 90 in the same spec as your latest, except in white (it’ll live in a hot climate / Arizona / black is not good there). I’m calling up the dealer on Monday. Hope you get kudos from JLR for promoting their products! Keep up the good work. thx.

Great review Simon, love the 90's. I've just had my first service at 32,000km on my 2022 P400 here in Australia and it hasn't skipped a beat. It's still beautiful to drive. Plus it's got a few of your products on it.

Thank you very much Simon for this very lovely review! I still dream of being able to afford a new Defender one day, but for now I'm pleased with my late Freelander 2.

It will be great to see the upcoming videos on this Defender 90 XS. Personally I like the lighter accent colour on the front and back and inside the cabin. I think all back will be too much, but it will be fun to see whatever you do 👍

Perfect timing! Love the number plate with the 663 - as you say if you know you know! I've just collected my 110 D300 SE and already fitted your roof bars and rubber boot mat so everything does not fly about. I actually prefer the smaller Pivi screen as it fits the dash lines better and I guess that was the original design spec. Looking forward to watching progress - especially the chinese light grill bar!

Just watched this video, Simon. Very informative regarding a small but significant change for the 2024 90: the ability to fold the rear seat bottom up and forward to allow the seat back to fold down and FLAT. (I believe this has always been standard on the 110??) I am in America and have had a 2022 X Dynamic 90 for 2 years. Love it except for the fact that I can’t fold the back seat flat (so my Flat Coat Retriever rides in my wife’s Audi Allroad instead). Now if JLR would just add a suicide door so folks could easily avail themselves of that spacious rear seating area! My lease expires in 10 months and I guess I’m going to have to replace the 90 with a 110 so I can really use the back seat and cargo area fully.

Thanks Simon , just love your enthusiasm, it’s addictive. Please May I ask for your new 90 you do a generic rear wheel cover in Santorini black. I’d be in the market for one tomorrow

Petrol, a proper power plant. Leave the crappy electric motors for Flymo's.

I quite like the silver bits on the bumpers, they go well with the alloys, especially noted when you drove off. Think about it a while before you go wrapping.

Hi Simon, I've had my 90 xs P400 for a couple of weeks now. Absolutely fantastic engine IMO. FYI I'm getting an average of 22.8mpg on mostly B road driving. Best wishes Richard.

Hi Simon, would you consider doing a long term comparison/log between the 6 pots given we have a choice between P400 vs D300 in UK? From towing, fuel consumption, reliability, power delivery etc which I am sure you are full of ideas ! This would be a brilliant insight compare different powertrains. Thanks in advance!

I built a removable flat rear deck that rides over the back seats and crossmember. I just remove the rear seat base, lay the seat backs flat and lay the foldable rear platform out across the back so that it’s supported by the seat backs, the crossmember and a small boxed storage that lays in the rear boot space. Due to the difference in height from the crossmember to the boot floor, I built a small drawer space underneath the platform to level and support it plus it gives me additional storage. It’s a prototype but just tested it out on a 3000 mile round trip and it worked perfect. I can take it in and out and have the seats back in place in 5-10 mins. It will need some polishing to get the fit exact and I want to carpet wrap it. I plan to build another one since I had a few ideas to make it a sleeper platform on one side.

Just to add that you CAN. Fold the rear seats flat. Just lift the seat base forward and lower the headrest and it all folds flat

Excellent video Simon, one of your best. I now have an "itchy wallet".

Regarding the front light bar , I swear today a saw what looked like your rear spoiler but one for the front and it appeared to sit above the front wind screen but fixed to the roof. It had lights above driver and passenger side. Nothing in the middle part. I thought that would look great on my fl2.

Congratulations/good luck ❤❤🙏🙏

Oh how jealous am I, that is gorgeous !

eagerly waiting for the light bar 😎

Simon, now you've got your lovely 90XS with the fridge, will you be making a compatible version of the Front Armrest Storage Tray? (I bought the standard Type B to see if I could adapt: answer=No)

Another excellent video Simon - will you be putting the Plumb accessories on this one??

Just wondered whether Tom had watched your "dismantling" videos before he made you that offer. 😂

Well done

Very good video 👌🏼

New 90 looks great! Much prefer it to the previous one. That electric seat business would drive me nuts though. What a pain that would be if it was pouring with rain. So many motors these cars must need a battery the size of a house!

Love it in black, great comparison video, just wondering?? I really hope the dealer hasn’t been watching you dismantling the X 😜

It would be interesting if you could do a video that explains the mild hybrid technology used on both petrol and diesel engines, including showing the components and how they react and interact on the road. I had a demo on the D250 110 diesel a few weeks ago and I could not, for the life of me, discern the mild hybrid system working at all. I suspect that it is simply an advanced Uber-expensive alternator that also works as an electric motor at some times, purely putting a handful of extra horses through the wider than normal fan belt . Is my suspicion or theory correct?

Sleeping solution for inside please Simon 👍

Is the E Diff really necessary if they have ETC ??????

I’ve had the 110 P400 for nearly two years as a blue light response vehicle. Goes very well - on and off road. Absolutely love it.

I would think a retrofit locking fuel flap kit would be a fairly popular option if it can be done?

Add fixed side steps and gloss black wheel arches

How come you managed to get a car with a digital dash, when most of use have to put up with the crapy analogue one with the digital insert & no 360 camera! So the question is can you retro fit the 360 camera & can I get a the analogue dash changed for the digital dash?

Hi Simon, I’m a recent fan of your videos which I’m finding really useful as I gear up to ordering my very first defender! I think the xs is the best bang for buck all things considered but the one thing I really don’t like (which you can’t seem to change on the online configuration for the xs) is the ivory headlining. I much prefer the black so was wondering if you knew if an aftermarket change was possible for this? I’ve done some searching but can’t find anything so wondered if you guys have any thoughts given your vast defender knowledge!! Changing to a model with the black headlining option brings a chunky cost increase im struggling to justify 😞 Thanks in advance and keep up the great work… Robin

Nice review, god waiting for the front seats to move forward took me back to my days with my Evoque coupe (which I loved), so these beasts look great externally but some dinosaur inners still. They really do need to up their game in terms of tech. Rear seats not folding flat hmmmm....

Hey, Simon. How about lifting The Stig ? There's a few kits available now for both 90 and 110.

Didn’t realise they have deleted roof rails on the XS, mine has them but it’s a 110. Also USB A in rear used to be USB C.

To honest I think the P400 in black looks better than the X model you have traded. Black out the front and rear Valence's is all it needs really. 20£k well saved and lots of of content to come. Will be very interested to hear how the mpg works out.

Simon has anyone developed using the inbuilt camera system as a dash cam system?? Surely getting into the cambus will allow recording of what the camera see?? Be interesting to see this..

Simon when will you get a solution from JLR for a camping mode for the battery life extension? Summer is coming and that will be very useful for camping.

Lovely Land Rover Simon 🚘🚙🚗👍👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️

Which has the cheaper tax Simon?

Congrats 🎉 that was a great offer from JLR. 113mile journey yesterday (no rain or high winds, relatively flat journey, London to Norfolk) in my P400 X 90 and the journey record is showing 23.7 mpg. Any chance of designing a rear basket so we can dump the hamster hammock ? 😅🤓

Did you sell your SJI 90 with your upgrades or did you put it to totally standard (??), obviously your spoiler had stayed. 🙂

I would like to know how to download the Adaptive Cruse Control?

It’s a car marque I’m sure I’ll own once it’s 10 years old or so, working in the NHS doesn’t allow you to have such extravagances so will have to enjoy it through you

Boom Boom!!

Range Rover Classic 2 Door Seats just tilted and slide forward at the drop of a hat !!!!!!! all mechanical hence reliable - LR ought to offer a Manual Operation Option

Were you required to take the D300 back to the factory specification or did the dealer take it back with all the modifications?

Does your new model 90 have the "soft-close" rear boot door? -- My one-year-old North American-market P400 90 may be among the last to get the soft-close rear door.

Has the XS got the Meridian sound system?

Has it got an electric tow hook? I don't think you mentioned that.

Have you noticed that the six cylinder diesel has a coolant to air intercooler on top of the engine rather than the original launch edition four cylinder engines that have an air/air intercooler mounted low down behind the bumper, rather vulnerable to being clogged by mud and cowshit?

Looks like Tom played a blinder. It’s on their website for £5K over what they sold it to you for 3 months ago.

Hello, your video is as usual PERFECT thank you, it is very well explained, would it be possible for you to make one also to defend it hybrid P400 e because some models have not had the desired finishes, and you are the only one to give us advice to improve the finishes on this model and to provide us with the necessary equipment that we find only at home. You are great. Don't change anything to your system. We are not a fan of it. Regards. JP Bonjour, votre vidéo est comme d'habitude PARFAIT merci, elle est très bien expliqué, vous serait-il possible d'en faire une aussi pour le défender hybride P400 e car certains modèles ont pas eu les finitions désirer, et vous êtes le seul à nous donner des conseils pour améliorer les finitions sur c'est modèle et à nous fournir le matériel nécessaire que l'on trouve que chez vous. Vous êtes formidables. Ne changez rien à votre système. On n'en est fan. Cordialement. JP

How long will this one keep your interest?

Want a big screen? Look at Renault, the centre screen is bigger than an iPad and, it’s in portrait configuration!

Simon such a lover of money

my opinion is a big mistake to choose p400 xs trim . XS have not BACK differential and the car is like a half car without it, you have half defender just lost half from the car. Diesel engine is more better as gas . NM for 300 diesel is powerful as P400 gas . I tried D250 and liked more as P400 so D300 must be better. Diesel have maximum torque from 1200 rpm, P400 have the maximum torque more later . In off road and city diesel engine is more responsive . XS not head up display how you said . Is a review to person which is very dissapointed in the snow how work P400 and i suppose in off road not same level with diesel . Also i think consumption much higher to P400 . I dont see any advantage for P400 comparing with D300. Really the best trim is D250-300 Xdynamic HSE you may put back differential , advanced off road pack , refrigerator , head up display and for D250 18 rims from factory; finally in such trim car is more cheaper as trim X having close same options. XS is a city trim only outside design is better .

Very nice, you can't beat a powerful petrol engine 😁

Having to faff about with electric seats going forward will get really blinking grating when it's peeing it down and everyone has to wait while the seats move. Why they couldn't make some sort of short cut is madness.

I have the 110 XS, it’s the dullest thing to look at, too much of one colour. Trading it in for a 90 X-Dynamic, I should’ve stuck with my first 90.

So you ended up putting back the rear seats , Oh Yes , Love my Volvos But looking at a D4 . So could be coming back to Land Rover ! - Your Fault !

Clean black car - an oxymoron if ever there was one 😂 Nice deal though 👍

Big Mud Flaps and a Set of Good Year Wrangler Duratecs and youll be looking about Right

I'd love to see a way to maximize what little space there is under the boot where the jack is in a P400 90. Retro fot for the Rear-exit detection on the interior of the doors would be cool as well. I miss that feature working in the city double parked or near a bike lane ha!

I hate black cars BUT black in the XS looks way better than any of the other options of colours for the XS. The body colour bits in other colours just don’t look right to me

Prefer the xs

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First. Boom.

So has the dealer given you £20,000 back?

Should have been a diesel

Can’t take my eyes from you..

70 grand and no adaptive cruise control???