Hindrances Because of Defender's Switch to Unibody?

[Car1]

I've been seriously thinking about a Defender, the 90, because of its excellent approach, breakover, and departure angles. However, has anyone experienced any issues specifically related to the Defender being unibody rather than body on frame?

 

[Tony Parsons]

My neighbor has a 1990 defender 110, and that truck is rock solid. That guy beats that truck too. I should say he isn't afraid to drive it for what it was made for.

 

[smritte]

Nothing wrong with modern Unibody. Strong and smooth riding. I'm assuming your talking about the L663 (2019-present). I like the way they still look like the older ones.

 

[Vincent Peri]

The problem with the new ones is there is so much plastic used, it doesn't feel as rugged as the old school models IMHO.

 

[Mojave Traveler]

Full disclosure - I don't know squat about the Defender and wasn't even searching on these, however I just went to YouTube after reading some posts on this site and this thread was not one of them. However YouTube put this video in front of me and I watched it. It's worth watching if you have questions on the new Defender and how it may or may not be a good fit for overlanding: