Land Rover Defender

Transmission, start-stop, premium fuel and flex-fuel by model year, 2020–2027

TransmissionThe 2027 Land Rover Defender uses an 8-speed automatic in every configuration EPA tested.

Auto start-stopYes. Every 2027 Land Rover Defender configuration EPA tested has auto start-stop.

Premium fuelEPA tested the 2027 Land Rover Defender on premium fuel; your owner's manual or fuel-door label is the authority.

Flex-fuel (E85)No. EPA does not list any 2027 Land Rover Defender configuration as a flex-fuel vehicle (FFV).

2027 at a glance

3 configurations tested by EPA

CVTNone

0 of 3

No CVT

ManualNone

0 of 3

Not offered

Auto start-stopAll

3 of 3

Premium fuelAll

3 of 3

EPA test fuel

Flex-fuel (E85)None

0 of 3

No FFV versions

EPA lists no manual transmission for any Land Rover Defender from 2020–2027.

Land Rover Defender features by model year

Which Land Rover Defender model years have each feature. Each cell links to that year's configurations.
	’20	’21	’22	’23	’24	’25	’26	’27
CVT	2020 CVT: None	2021 CVT: None	2022 CVT: None	2023 CVT: None	2024 CVT: None	2025 CVT: None	2026 CVT: None	2027 CVT: None
Manual	2020 Manual: None	2021 Manual: None	2022 Manual: None	2023 Manual: None	2024 Manual: None	2025 Manual: None	2026 Manual: None	2027 Manual: None
Automated manual	2020 Automated manual: None	2021 Automated manual: None	2022 Automated manual: None	2023 Automated manual: None	2024 Automated manual: None	2025 Automated manual: None	2026 Automated manual: None	2027 Automated manual: None
Automatic	2020 Automatic: All	2021 Automatic: All	2022 Automatic: All	2023 Automatic: All	2024 Automatic: All	2025 Automatic: All	2026 Automatic: All	2027 Automatic: All
Start-stop	2020 Start-stop: All	2021 Start-stop: All	2022 Start-stop: All	2023 Start-stop: All	2024 Start-stop: All	2025 Start-stop: All	2026 Start-stop: All	2027 Start-stop: All
Premium fuel	2020 Premium fuel: All	2021 Premium fuel: All	2022 Premium fuel: All	2023 Premium fuel: All	2024 Premium fuel: All	2025 Premium fuel: All	2026 Premium fuel: All	2027 Premium fuel: All
Flex-fuel	2020 Flex-fuel: None	2021 Flex-fuel: None	2022 Flex-fuel: None	2023 Flex-fuel: None	2024 Flex-fuel: None	2025 Flex-fuel: None	2026 Flex-fuel: None	2027 Flex-fuel: None

All configurationsSome configurationsNoneNot reported by EPA

Configurations by year

2027 Land Rover Defender

3 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
Defender 110 MHEV	4.4L 8-cyl turbo hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110 Trophy MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 130 Outbound	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No

2026 Land Rover Defender

12 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
Defender 110	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110	5.0L 8-cyl supercharged	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110 MHEV	4.4L 8-cyl turbo hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110 Trophy MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 130	5.0L 8-cyl supercharged	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 130 Outbound	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 130 P300 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 130 P400 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90	5.0L 8-cyl supercharged	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No

2025 Land Rover Defender

11 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
Defender 110	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110	5.0L 8-cyl supercharged	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110 MHEV	4.4L 8-cyl turbo hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 130	5.0L 8-cyl supercharged	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 130 Outbound	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 130 P300 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 130 P400 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90	5.0L 8-cyl supercharged	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No

2024 Land Rover Defender

9 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
Defender 110	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110	5.0L 8-cyl supercharged	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 130 Outbound	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 130 P300 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 130 P400 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90	5.0L 8-cyl supercharged	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No

2023 Land Rover Defender

8 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
Defender 110	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110	5.0L 8-cyl supercharged	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 130 P300 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 130 P400 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90	5.0L 8-cyl supercharged	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No

2022 Land Rover Defender

6 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
Defender 110	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110	5.0L 8-cyl supercharged	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90	5.0L 8-cyl supercharged	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo supercharged hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No

2021 Land Rover Defender

4 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
Defender 110	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No

2020 Land Rover Defender

4 configurations

EPA model name	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Start-stop	EPA test fuel	Flex-fuel
Defender 110	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 110 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No
Defender 90 MHEV	3.0L 6-cyl turbo hybrid	8-speed automaticS8	4-Wheel	Yes	Premium	No

Check before you buy or refuel Confirm on the window sticker, owner's manual or with the dealer. Trims and options can differ from the configurations EPA tested.

About premium fuel EPA data shows the fuel a vehicle was tested on. It does not say whether premium is required or only recommended. Your owner's manual or fuel-door label is the authority.

Before using E85 Confirm the vehicle is a flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) in the owner's manual, or look for a yellow gas cap or an "FFV" badge. Not every version of a model is flex-fuel.

Source: U.S. EPA / Department of Energy vehicle data fromFuelEconomy.gov, data as of September 29, 2026.See how we classify vehicles.

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2027 at a glance

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