defender ute 2023

Short answer: there isn’t an official Land Rover Defender ute for 2023—no factory pickup body, no tray, no "throw the esky in the back" version.

Land Rover sells the new Defender in 90/110/130 wagon forms here, while any ute-style conversions are aftermarket creations with varying costs and approvals.

If you want that vibe from the showroom, look at the Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster, or go classic with a pre-2016 Defender 130 cab-chassis.

Whichever route you take, check GVM/GCM, towing (3.5 tonnes is the common headline), and local compliance before you hitch up the boat and head for the Cape.