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Here ran needs a real expert. Who could judge better than Bernhard Schlagl, owner of the posh hotel in the Tyrolean ski resort Kühtai Konradin Defender and consummate expert. The blond alpine countries Defender drives for years. And with the possibility for daily comparison: In addition to four years old “110″ in the Lara Croft-styling, he has two Mercedes G-Model in everyday use.

And that’s hard: In the winter, his gray Defender is made 110 with crew cab and a short cargo area especially hard ran. Mutated Equipped with a heavy hydraulic blade of the snowplow in the meaty Allradlers 2020 m altitude in Kuhtai near Innsbruck.

At the cottage

“My father has since the early 70’s Land Rover went,” recalls Bernard Schlagl: “The first we had around 20 years, the next 10 and the current 110s, four years ago, I bought the retailer in Innsbruck.” Day by Berni days sitting behind the steering wheel and brings its guests with the 110 up to the huts. By the way he clears the snow from parking lots and streets in the most heavily snowy winter.

“We are pleased that there has been in Kuhtai this year so much snow so early. Last year it was bitter,” he says, and climbs up his Land Rover. My Defender is a pure utility vehicle. For longer distances, he is really nothing. If you’re going from here to the to Munich, you can look at the latest, in Rosenheim, order a massage for your back. “

This is the new Defender 90 otherwise. Despite numerous revisions to the gain in comfort is hardly visible and less measurable. After all, you can call the dashboard now without scruples, and so most of the switches are better placed. The seats are not new, but useful, or even pretend they can easily still do not: short seat tracks, the lack of chairs, mirrors and steering wheel - all of it contributes to the cramped space is not just a feel-good value of 90.

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