We go for a little off-road adventure in my Tesla powered Land Rover Defender. There's mud, river crossings, a 0-60 test and some glorious weather and views. All in all a good day out in Mid Wales. www.electriccl...
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@mcjjordan2 жыл бұрын
Thats got to be the most reliable land rover ever
@luisgonzalez-po5qs2 жыл бұрын
No oil leaks on your driveway
@ferdinandusbagas4122 жыл бұрын
@@luisgonzalez-po5qs oil leaks mean like a dog that marks territorial 😁
@luisgonzalez-po5qs2 жыл бұрын
@@ferdinandusbagas412 more like cat pee cuz you can't clean it away
@ferdinandusbagas4122 жыл бұрын
@@luisgonzalez-po5qs correctly
@bilalazhar99792 жыл бұрын
Haha
@skf22 жыл бұрын
This video just makes it so obvious why electric conversion means "second life" for these cars. Great job.
@mansaha92882 жыл бұрын
for their owners as well
@marcbee12342 жыл бұрын
My guess conversion parts and labor $60k ?
@DerpEye2 жыл бұрын
@@mansaha9288 For their bank accounts not so much. It's just fancy stuff for rich people.
@shaunmckenzie55092 жыл бұрын
Yup, essentially a new car. These engines will last decades too.
@martinwinlow Жыл бұрын
'Eternal life...'
@spring96032 жыл бұрын
I love it how silent it is and you can hear all the natural sounds around you. It's so authentic
@anthonyserdula71992 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking that beauty off road. Mud, dirt, scratchy branches, the river.....lovely.
@LitoGeorge2 жыл бұрын
My favourite part was washing it out on the inside with a hose, and the nice deeper water crossing. I'm sold.
@goosegog2 жыл бұрын
That's absolutely epic, Richard. I love how effortless and capable it is off road and how hilariously rapid it is on road, all while retaining great classic looks. The best LR in the world IMHO
@mrdragoonproductionpteltd.79468 ай бұрын
Imagine in the back below the back seats where the soldiers were to sit were filled with batteries... This would be a good SF car.. go days or weeks without charging
@danielbadger26412 жыл бұрын
I would love to do this with my 2001 Jeep Cherokee. Classic look, should be a celebrated vintage vehicle in my opinion.
@STYLEHUAHINONAIR2 жыл бұрын
Very nice.
@phoenicianbird1092 жыл бұрын
Great idea... Thats how you make sure the classics are immortal 👍
@jorgejnr79022 жыл бұрын
Bloody beautiful mate.
@baronsilverbaron7572 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Gripped! I want one.
@kay_c17732 жыл бұрын
It’s gripped!! It’s sorted!!
@hendrikvanderwesthuizen29622 жыл бұрын
Just love your vehicle
@MarkSimonDiG2 жыл бұрын
Just love it mate I wish I could do this with my 1988 Pajero Shogun
@expandingknowledge82692 жыл бұрын
Your electric motor sounds like the whine of a jet engine...LOVE IT!
@ethanj15982 жыл бұрын
this is like Rivian truck :) good job amigos
@Laner842 жыл бұрын
Wow! This has really changed my mind on Electric off roading! I want one now! 😍
@terryfleming70842 жыл бұрын
I love how quite it is! Here in the USA, someone showed a Rivian going up a popular rock climb. All you could hear was the tires working. No engine noise at all. That made it a very different video. Love your Land Rover!
@allanbaigent43482 жыл бұрын
You’ve got to build a kit for the 79 series landcruiser and of course the earlier ones as well.
@shaunmckenzie55092 жыл бұрын
Omg I love this. This is the future for classic cars. Makes them new again.
@Mike_Costello2 жыл бұрын
I love how the body can barely hold on to the chassis when nailing it!!! And THUMBS OUT driving still needed. Love it!!!
@ElectricClassicCars2 жыл бұрын
Never mind the Landy body. I can barely hold on. 😆😁👍
@Mike_Costello2 жыл бұрын
@@ElectricClassicCars 🤣🤣🤣
@jmena192 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@rollothompson61302 жыл бұрын
seriously impressed!
@walkingthruyourdata-60192 жыл бұрын
HAHA, got field plants in the frame...awesome!
@micheltebraake79152 жыл бұрын
At least you're using the Defender for what you built it for, off-roading!
@ThomasAndreFjeldBjorholdt2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome! I would love a Land Rover Forward Control converted 😍😍
@karimalameddine50922 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Supecool! 👏👏👏👏👏👏🙂🏆❤
@hyrennehring46712 жыл бұрын
Awesome what can we say owned a series 3 swb and have done a lot of off road in Sth Tasmania.Very impressive.
@jackbenimblejack12 жыл бұрын
you had me at sideburns
@walkingthruyourdata-60192 жыл бұрын
Rightly Baptisized in the mud. Ready for Photo's!
@nunoaugusto202 жыл бұрын
What a dream! I love old cars, and I love electric cars! ahah
@expandingknowledge82692 жыл бұрын
Fully capable Landy. Water crossings...NO PROBLEM! Long live Land Rover!!!
@brybish2 жыл бұрын
I wish I still had my series 2a and the money I have now, an ev conversation on that would have been awesome, oh well hind sight.
@JohnRushworth2 жыл бұрын
Stunning.
@jebwatson2 жыл бұрын
Kinda terrifying in a solid axle vehicle and leaf springs... I love it!
@ElectricClassicCars2 жыл бұрын
Series Land Rovers had leaf springs. The Defenders were a bit more modern, but not by much😆, with coil springs. 👍
@grantlouw31822 жыл бұрын
Awesome work I want one - love the old Landy body rattles over the sounds of the electric motor.
@OGstonerD2 жыл бұрын
Not sure if a few made it across the pond, but I’ve got a 1963 International Harvester Scout that would be perfect for a swap. It’s original 91hp needs a proper boost.
@creativecomposites61932 жыл бұрын
Lindsey would be proud!Nice work Baz!
@greggScutum2 жыл бұрын
what a beautiful machine!! must give so much joy driving it around in those beautiful areas
@spudproductions76062 жыл бұрын
Thanks😀
@sokolmihajlovic13912 жыл бұрын
What a lovely car with unique character! Ty man for sharing your experience.
@fahimhokoki34052 жыл бұрын
You guys built a full 1:1 model of my Traxxas Defender???? That's AWESOME!!!!!!
@expandingknowledge82692 жыл бұрын
It's only mud..thats what water crossings are for, to clean,clean,clean!!!
@proinseasokiellig43882 жыл бұрын
My dream is to convert my 101 FC to this...great stuff🙂
@57northphoto322 жыл бұрын
Superb, superb, superb, it’s a Landy, there is no more a capable off-roader out there 👍🏻.
@EricSTX3402 жыл бұрын
I want this SOOOO bad. Awesome video
@isharachathuranga8545 Жыл бұрын
That's great. Simply explain thank you.
@billraymond94752 жыл бұрын
Hello Richard. That 944S2 in the opening shot is screaming for a conversion.
@spudproductions76062 жыл бұрын
It’s already converted. Video here - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ibiFZs2eqNOroqc.html 😀
@seanfrank41582 жыл бұрын
I am really really impressed. That Defender is so cool.
@gt1972 жыл бұрын
Superb job and Uber quick as well. Cannot see this all rounder being beaten by anything 👍🏻
@spudproductions76062 жыл бұрын
Thanks Graham 😀
@bruceyoung13432 жыл бұрын
Jolly good. Thank You
@mickhurley73052 жыл бұрын
That was really enjoyable. I admire you for taking your prized possesion and letting it show what its capable of and whats it was built for. Im sure the original fitters who assembled this may be long gone, but would be chuffed to see its reinvention as a modern EV. If your a reader and like Land Rovers , Id recommend a book called 'Earth My Friend' by Peter Townsend (ex Battle Of Britain ace, was engaged to Princess Margaret, features in The Crown tv series) . He took off in a Land Rover and drove around the world solo in the 50s, amazing story of man and machine and remote regions of the world only a land rover could reach.
@morganraad5612 жыл бұрын
I love what you have done. You have just made off-road driving so easy. Love the simplicity of a Landy
@spudproductions76062 жыл бұрын
Thanks😀
@p.w.21492 жыл бұрын
Amazing car 😍
@G3516dude2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. I’d love to have that Landrover 👍🏻
@australiantruckspotting88832 жыл бұрын
Man I love this rig
@theunknownunknowns51682 жыл бұрын
The slack in the steering is a nostalgic feature. People should experience the feeling of driving down a straight road and constantly radically needing to adjust the steering to stay in your lane. 😁🇳🇿
@mrploppy732 жыл бұрын
best part of driving mine
@peterjohnson22452 жыл бұрын
Time for a new steering box if you are doing that i've owned 4 in my life 2 ex mod series 3, a 90 and a 110. Only time ive had that issue was on the 110 when it needed a steering box.
@georgesemple8136 Жыл бұрын
@@peterjohnson2245 true all mine have been acuate as well
@EdResleff Жыл бұрын
Great looking LR...!
@hubabuba39162 жыл бұрын
I like the job you are doing.I hope soon Converting 4x4s will be available for everyone.And street legal.
@michaelj70692 жыл бұрын
Now that looked like fun! So surreal without the engine sound.
@genestatler25142 жыл бұрын
Hey! Hey! Hey! That had to be crazy fun!! That electric Land Rover is a monster!!
@rickwheeler68112 жыл бұрын
What an amazing rig. Great job. Looked like a lot of fun!
@milkyasgashaw58502 жыл бұрын
The quietest Landrover defender ever 😆
@andy26762 жыл бұрын
An ex army 110 puma or wolf would be a dream car with 300-400 miles per charge 😊😊👌👌
@wrenched90405 Жыл бұрын
oi! we need this in the colonies for our ramchargers, broncos and blazers! way larger market, perhaps shallower pockets
@tayne50092 жыл бұрын
“Get out the way Baz, we’ll flatten you!”
@alandowney44582 жыл бұрын
Great to see the awesome capabilities of the EV Landy. I wish I was in Wales and could afford a conversion for my 710 Pinzgauer. Its an amazing off-roader. Keep the videos coming I'm a big fan of your work and your team.
@MattTester2 жыл бұрын
Love it, not having to worry about gear selection and having instant torque off road is like having cheat codes on. Wish we could rent one of these or drive one at a Land Rover Experience centre, if you're looking to convert a more extreme off road Land Rover I'd give you mine to convert, assuming I get it back of course!
@trentc36092 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Would love to know how on-road range compares to off-road range. That steering wheel looks capable of amputating thumbs👍
@clivestainlesssteelwomble76652 жыл бұрын
First rues of off road driving and Snow ice driving ...never hook your thumbs round the wheel .. 👍🏼 to avoid just that.
@energiewender1432 жыл бұрын
Range - the question no one ever asks when it’s about ICE cars.
2 жыл бұрын
@@energiewender143 In all fairness, range is _very_ much on my mind when I plan a trip through the remote corners of Namibia, where I live, and drive an ICE Toyota Land Cruiser. Given how hard it is to recharge an EV across large swathes of this country, range considerations need to be at the forefront of any overland journey.
@dwerg852 жыл бұрын
@@energiewender143 Yes they do... That's what MPG is all about. Range. But with gas you can also just throw a jerry can in the back of your jeep and you have something for when you forget to look at the fuel gauge. Can't do that with electric. Coupled with charging stations being harder to find it's not surprising that range anxiety is still a thing. When we get there people will stop fretting about it.
@DazBochiz2 жыл бұрын
@@dwerg85 you can carry a couple folding solar panels though - and that technically gives you infinite range - with the only downside being charging time
@pale49802 жыл бұрын
Wow this was awesome. Can you please help JLR electrify the New Defender? 🙂 It's shame they missed the boat on that. Your Defender videos so clearly demonstrate that a BEV is actually the superior option for off roading than ICE vehicles. No snorkel needed for wading, no dust filters for air intake, torque instantly available, no noise and soot spoiling the landscape, no fuzzing about with low and high range, dual shifters, etc. Keep up the good work!.
@gdogrun2 жыл бұрын
Just freaking amazing! Love seeing the Rover taking on the English countryside and winning! Great video, thanks for sharing.
@ElectricClassicCars2 жыл бұрын
Welsh countryside. 😉😁👍
@gdogrun2 жыл бұрын
@@ElectricClassicCars I stand corrected…
@Anonymous-sb9rr2 жыл бұрын
Would be cool to see a comparison to the Rivian.
@robertgreig99362 жыл бұрын
What do I think? I love it!
@martinmcdonald42072 жыл бұрын
I love this little beast and it`s big brother Spector.
@joelvanb12 жыл бұрын
This is the best channel on KZfaq. You sir are so entertaining to watch. I want one of these.
@spudproductions76062 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Glad you like the channel 👍😀
@soggydoggy6712 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Once again, another superlative video, and proof that electric is the way of the future... 😎
@youxkio2 жыл бұрын
Awesome electric Defender, Richard. Looks so fun to drive off-road. Man, we need more guys like you all over the world.
@buzzofftoxicblog7912 жыл бұрын
Agree 👍 💚🌍the future green and FUN
@tomibiloglav2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love it! Wish I could buy one.
@chanurajulanjith22532 жыл бұрын
I love this vehicle I want buy like this Tesla powered defender💕💕💕💕
@marveljosefpetrusledo88012 жыл бұрын
Just simply amazing...I love it!
@moseskayiira21972 жыл бұрын
Good work
@toninocars2 жыл бұрын
Great car and excellent presentation. Well done 👍
@spudproductions76062 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad you liked the video 😀
@martinierebernard30112 жыл бұрын
Superbe réalisation, nature préservée, bravo !
@NasserAlhameli10 ай бұрын
The kid has smooth driving! 👍🏻👍🏻
@jimcabezola30512 жыл бұрын
Superb off-roader! None better!
@ianmangham45702 жыл бұрын
MadMan acceleration 🙏😎👌
@malcolmbindon59112 жыл бұрын
You need a side window net 😄
@ElectricClassicCars2 жыл бұрын
And a hair net. 😆😁👍
@MrRossi18052 жыл бұрын
Great car! I would love to have one of this!
@williamarmstrong71992 жыл бұрын
Oh how I want one! No real use for something that capable but I would go and find some gnarly land to try it on.
@gls66 Жыл бұрын
WOW, REALLY GREAT
@jessehummer2 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!! That looks so much fun!!
@stevanstanley2 жыл бұрын
That is fantastic and i do love old land-rovers well done
@AH-cn5li2 жыл бұрын
Wow, I'm impressed, that was absolutely brilliant 😃 I love the old Landy, and with that conversion it's fookin fantastic 😊 I was a bit surprised about the water crossing, but I suppose everything has to be waterproof for normal driving on road anyway. I was also surprised by the augmented downhill braking as well, that was brilliant. By fitting that kit it made a great old fourby much, much better, improving its off-road capability. As I said, I'm very impressed ☺I'd hate to think of how much the conversion would cost though 🙄
@spudproductions76062 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it 😀
@willienelsongonzalez4609 Жыл бұрын
I genuinely wish more companies (and car manufacturers for that matter) were pushing for electric conversions rather than buying new EV’s! We need to be cognisant of the harmful waste we will create as we essentially dispose of our old vehicles.
@giulianomarco2 жыл бұрын
Gripped and SORTED! (Did you get that, Baz?) Take the gigs off, Spud - they make you look stupid...
@seabream2 жыл бұрын
Lovely work, both on the vehicle and video production. I'm not sure why, maybe it's KZfaq's compression doing funny things to edges, or just that I'm not used to seeing you in such bright sunshine, but in some shots of you driving against the fields and houses, I had the feeling of a greenscreen shot. It could also have been because your sound quality is quite impressive for being in a car at speed with open sides and a soft top.
@insAneTunA2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, great driving capabilities, and it looks very cool as well. 👍
@kosmass Жыл бұрын
I really really like it and I want one so much...!!!!! The best off-roading machine
@apoco_lips99572 жыл бұрын
Really cool how you set up the motor on this swap
@Mardy722 жыл бұрын
Good stuff Moggie 👍👍
@itonylee118 күн бұрын
probably a good idea to upgrade the front and rear ring and pinion from stock to Ashcroft one too
@ElectricClassicCars18 күн бұрын
All our Land Rover conversions have upgraded Ashcroft components in the axles. 👍