This is the Land Rover Defender V8 Bond Edition; only 300 will ever be made

The special edition Land Rover Defender V8 Bond Edition celebrates Land Rover’s 38-year association with the James Bond franchise.

<p>Image: The special edition Land Rover Defender V8 Bond Edition&nbsp;celebrates Land Rover’s 38-year association with the James Bond franchise,</p>

Exactly 300 petrolheads around the world are in with a chance to own a special edition Land Rover Defender V8 Bond Edition that has been created to celebrate the 25th James Bond film, No Time To Die. 

The world premiere of No Time To Die is scheduled for later this month on September 30, 2021.

Each of these special edition Defenders, which celebrates Land Rover’s 38-year association with the James Bond franchise, has been commissioned by the vehicle personalisation experts at SV Bespoke in the United Kingdom. 

The stealthy Defender V8 Bond Edition features 20-inch Satin Dark Grey wheels, Xenon Blue front brake callipers and a 'Defender 007' rear badge.

Based on the recently launched Defender V8, the Bond Edition is powered by a 5.0-litre supercharged petrol engine, which produces 386 kW, 625 Nm of torque and drives through an eight-speed automatic transmission. 

<p>Image: The special edition Land Rover Defender V8 Bond Edition celebrates Land Rover’s 38-year association with the James Bond franchise.</p>

Bond Edition owners will also receive unique features like '007' puddle lamp graphics, touchscreen start-up animation for the intuitive Pivi Pro infotainment system that honours Land Rover’s long partnership with the James Bond franchise and illuminated 'Defender 007' treadplates.

The Defender V8 90 accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 5.2 seconds with a top speed of 240 km/h.

Besides the supercharged V8, the new Defender has a new Electronic Active Rear Differential with heightened body control.

Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, No Time To Die stars Daniel Craig who returns for his fifth and final film as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007.