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The Defender (L663, from 2020) is built on the D7x aluminum platform. It uses 2.0-liter Ingenium four-cylinder, 3.0-liter mild-hybrid inline-six and 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engines, plus a P400e plug-in hybrid, with an 8-speed automatic.
The 2026 Land Rover Defender belongs to the new Defender (L663) generation, built for model years 2020–2027. Most procedures are shared with the other years of this generation, but engines, options and wiring changed from year to year, so the manual is made for the 2026 model year.
Check the model year on your VIN: on a 2026 vehicle the 10th character of the 17-digit VIN is “T”. Vehicles built for North America always carry the model year in that position; on some European or Australian vehicles it may be left unused, so in that case go by the registration papers or the build plate.
At less than a year old, a 2026 vehicle mostly needs scheduled maintenance, software and battery checks, and correct procedures for the newer electronic systems (ADAS sensors, calibrations and module programming).
Same generation: 2020 Land Rover Defender, 2021 Land Rover Defender, 2022 Land Rover Defender, 2023 Land Rover Defender, 2024 Land Rover Defender, 2025 Land Rover Defender, 2027 Land Rover Defender.
All Land Rover Defender model years: 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026 · 2027
