Can’t wait to see more of the freelander 2 😊

Great to see the new defender in a natural off road enviroment. Please, please, please, next time take the Freelander 2 . I'd love to see more off roading content featuring this underated car.

Good on you for taking the Stig down some pretty extreme tracks and showing that not all white domestic appliances can perform like a Land Rover. Hope the damage inflicted was not too bad. Some squeaky moments and safe offroading. Look forward to the FL2 antics.

I'm really happy to see the "new" Defender doing more off-roading! I have a set of BFG KM3s on my Disco 1, and I love them! Cheers!

Great vid Simon! What a day we had! That rock was super sharp!! Your defender did exceptionally well!! Looking forward to taking you out with the freelander 2 next time!!

Simon…The Stig Rules! I’m guessing he is the most tested new Defender out there so far!! I do wonder though as JLR have a SWB Commercial with over 40,000 miles and 18 months old…it looks fine and is in super basic trim with steels…a bit too basic for me though! I think Stig needs a full valet and machine polish now…..or should he wear his scratches with pride?!!!!😀😀😀😀😀

Nice driving. I am glad someone is actually taking the new Defender offroad. The tyres seem to to be pretty crap i must say. Never seen such damage on BFG's running it in similar conditions for thousands of km on my Landrovers.

The tires let us down Boom Boom

What a brilliant adventure. There are those that say the new defender isn’t up to it. But this should shut a lot of folks up. Pity Goodyear didn’t come good on customer service. I was thinking about the duratracs for my Disco4, but I will now choose Falken Wildpeak just because of the way Goodyear have thrown you under the bus. All the best. Ty

Brilliant Simon, best L663 off-road video globally to date. Very impressive, especially considering you don’t have the 2nd auto locking E-diff on yours 🤔👌😊 🏆

Well done!

probably a good idea to actually have a front numberplate! you are on public highways under the same regs as everyone else. if you can't run with it on, don't run on the highways. simple as. if you need to remove it where you actually need to use the winch, then replace it.

Evening guys. Love the new defender.

I used Yokohama GEOLANDAR M/T G003's on a Disco 1 I used for RTV trialing for many years and never punctured a side wall. I've slashed a few up in quarries but they never went through. Unlike the Yoks, the Wranglers don't look to have a rim protectors built in so probably have quite a thin side wall in comparison. All hail the stig.

Well that was a proper test and nobody can say you use it like a Chelsea tractor and you were along with proper off road people and terrain and the Stig did well and this is the most off road video yet that I have seen with the new Defender tested on.

Great video! Really curious what happened to that duratrac

Another good video Simon 👍👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👏👏👏👏👏

the stig looks very wide on those trails compared to the other cars. Is it a fact? Maybe it explains the punctures...? Cheers from France.

I've been running goodyear wrangle duratrac on my discovery 4 for 3 years now and never had a problem or got stuck.

You went the easy way!!

Would love to see how the Ineos Grenadier would do through all that. Oh well.

Boom Boom!! 💥 💥

Would really love to see the Freelander 2 back in action.

Old tractors VS a really comfortable and efficient off-road vehicle. 👍

I’d go for Falken wildpeak as replacements.

They are quite good going down hill🤣

You need to get yourself one of those airbag jacks that all recovery services use. They need minimal spec to be used in and, you have the onboard airline to inflate it. Would make swapping wheels much easier when off reading or anywhere really.

What terrain setting did you use Simon? Auto? 🤣

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I cant believe they did not replace that tyre! What did they think you would be driving on tarmac? Stay safe! Chris B.

Would be interesting to see what stones (or what ever) caused all that damage to your tire!

Did Goodyear really refer to the dislocated Disco1 spring as a cause for the perforated tire!?😂

The West Wales Laners didn't give you much leeway did they?

Definitely interested in how the FL2 will perform in God's country. Give us a heads up and I'll come and join you. I'm only a mile away from the old Bearmach site

Not really spicy - more overgrown 😂

I’d be scared to rub the tyre shine of my AT3,s on my P38.

So... Range Rover classic it is then.

Invite Munro to 'Spicy Lane' to test the capabilities of their new modern electronic offroader the MK1 - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a8tjgaqWzszDj6s.htmlm5s

Is it fair to say you were a bit squeaky bum knowing you had no spare then?? Don't blame you!!!

It should be named ‘Spikey Lane’! Those tyres are rubbish when deflated. Perhaps too much? Look for the Multi-ply sidewalls or Kevlar?

That ghetto Grand Cherekee shouldn't be there. It didn't fit in. It should flip over and turn into a pile of junk it already almost were.

My Freelander can do that.

River? Do you mean a wee burn that I would take my wife’s mokka through?

Readers…whenever we see more keyboard warriors on Facebook repeating all the usual stuff about reliability and capability, we should repost Simons video after each post to show just how wrong they now are. Most are only blurting about older stuff after 60,000+ miles and hopeless servicing…all noise and showing off but not relevant to current JLR vehicles! 😀😀😀

I have a solution don’t buy Goodyears, awful tyres

All those branches scratching your paint