This is a Land Rover Defender as you’ve never seen it before. In fact, it’s barely a Land Rover at all, rather it’s the world’s first ‘hyper truck’, thanks to a mid-mounted and twin-turbocharged V8 that produces 1200hp on pump gas and 1500hp on E85! It’s the creation of Joe Scarbo, it’s called the Scarbo SV Rover, and we’ve been for a poke around it and a passenger ride. Land Rover Defender Octa owners, meet the new boss…
? Scarbo SV Rover
? Ollie Marriage

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00:00 Scarbo SV Rover Introduction
01:23 Is It Really a Land Rover Defender?
01:54 Defender Design Details
02:45 The Most Ridiculous Bit
03:59 Why You Shouldn't Steal These Wheels
05:12 We’ve Never Seen THIS Feature Before
06:15 Some Land Rover (and Jeep) Parts
07:57 A Defender… With Flying Buttresses?!
08:21 Why It’s Mid-Engined
08:55 How To Stop Your Rear Fenders Flying Off
09:30 The SV Rover’s Biggest Surprise
10:37 30 Inches Of Suspension Travel
11:24 A Lesson Learnt From VW
12:10 Air Suspension Or Springs
12:56 6.6-Litre Twin-Turbo V8!
15:46 Supercar Bucket Seats
16:22 New Defender-Inspired Dashboard
16:42 Tonnes (& Tonnes) Of Billet!
17:32 Infotainment. Yes, Really!
18:55 An Utterly Mad Gearbox
19:51 Steering – Only Without A Steering Wheel!
22:29 On The Road In The SV Rover
23:10 What Happens Next?
24:26 What Does It Weigh?
26:31 Testing Plan
27:16 How Much Does It Cost?
28:25 Conclusion