2022 Land Rover Defender V8: gloriously excessive A supercharged 518-hp Land Rover Defender is utterly useless but very entertaining. As far as potency goes, too often is about right. The current P400 version of the Land Rover Defender, with its 395bhp supercharged and turbocharged 3.0-litre straight-six. With six-figure starting prices, these new high-end variants prove that the Defender only gets better with more cylinders under its hood.