You can now get a fully-electric Land Rover Defender, with a twist

(Pocket-lint) - When you've been craving an electrical Defender then crave no extra, as a result of Twisted have given the basic Land Rover an electrical makeover, as solely Twisted can.

The Yorkshire-based Defender modification firm has its personal resto-mod EV, packing in all the electrical elements and stripping out the outdated combustion engine, to present you electrical energy.

Twisted says that it is a totally modular system, comprised of latest elements moderately than counting on salvaged used elements - and because of the modularity there's the potential for upgrades sooner or later.

It may be fitted to the Defender 90, 110 or 130, so for many who desire a distinctive electrical automotive - with that basic Defender look - now's your probability.

Twisted's demonstrator mannequin takes the Defender 90 Truck Cab, with a 61kWh battery packed into the house usually occupied by the combustion engine and the gas tanks.

There is a 200kW motor (268hp), delivering 1200Nm torque. Twisted says that the offroad efficiency stays unaffected and you may nonetheless change between excessive and low ranges, lock the differential in addition to wade as much as a depth of 900mm.

The estimated vary is given as 210km (about 130 miles) and that is not an enormous vary by present requirements; the altering comes due to a 22kWh Sort 2 plug, so there's some compromise on how far you may realistically roam on this Land Rover.

In fact, this is not only a Defender with electrics fitted. This can be a Twisted EV, so the remainder of the automotive will get an entire makeover too, with sound deadening, carpets, a completely related infotainment system in addition to a digital show to regulate elements of the automotive within the absence of the outdated bodily shifters.

That is along with the outside modifications which protect the enduring design of the Defender, whereas giving it a elevate and making it look much more fashionable.

And a whole lot of this automotive is in regards to the appears to be like and about preserving an icon, as a result of with a cool £225,000 + VAT asking worth slapped on this mannequin, it is more likely to enchantment to well-off followers moderately than these searching for a zero emissions commuter.