Viewed in isolation, the short-wheelbase Defender 90 can be seen as an outdated body style that should never have been part of the modern Defender range.
A niche no longer thereAside from perhaps the Jeep Wrangler and to a lesser extent, the Suzuki Jimny, the affectionately nicknamed shorty Defender competes in a segment long abandoned.
Mitsubishis ending of the Pajero halted the short wheelbase three-door, Toyota left over two decades ago with the limited run Prado SWB, and Nissan did likewise with the Terrano II.
