George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Climate science denial in physical form. The Land Rover Defender X (yup - they've gone full Musk). Price: £103,460, plus a few kids' lives. 🧵 97745214
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Land Rover also does a Discovery Metropolitan edition. The name suggests it's for use in cities. Because you never know how high the kerb / cyclist / pedestrian you need to mount might be. And because there must be no limit to the pointless environmental harm you inflict. 1637081
StephenB @stephenmbooth.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I think we should get behind a campaign to make these abominable vehicles, which inevitably come with vomit-inducing personalised registrations, as socially unacceptable as drink-driving. 050
Bettina Struff #Woke #NHS #RejoinEU @bettinastruff.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Plenty of these egregious wankmobiles out here in the Cotswolds. I had a run-in with a bright pink one recently. Apparently, the lady driver was in a hurry to get her kid home from school and objected to me cycling *around* the potholes on the road in front of her. I made her wait 🤣 0170
paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 03/08/2026"JLR is committed to the highest safety standards and our vehicles made with the strictest adherence to safety requirements. We continually invest in safety and advanced technology features, inc. pedestrian detection, 3D surround camera systems, and autonomous emergency braking." — Jaguar Land Rover 2104
Minor league b3tan bloke @rotatingwobblyhat.bsky.social · 03/08/2026If it’s for use in cities it should really be 2WD 110
Those Os @thoseos.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I wonder what the prize for “Most ludicrous justification” would be from those buying these wankpanzers? 120
Stephen Lowe Watson @stephenlowewatson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I always thought the Defender was the one targetted at landowners to head off incursions by townies in their Discoveries. 040
OJ (Owen Jones) @iowenjones.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Here in Australia, judging by the tattoos, implants and botox, I believe it's the drug runner/influencer's vehicle of choice. 070
Rosie Campbell @profrosiecamp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026The ironic thing for was me was noticing on holiday in Devon how few of these giant vehicles there were. They make no sense on narrow country lanes. Or anywhere really. 1160
Paul Bittlestone @paulbittlestone.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Kerb Your Enthusiasm for Wank Panzersstatic.klipy.comLarry David's Disgusting Man Moment in Curb Your EnthusiasmALT: Larry David's Disgusting Man Moment in Curb Your Enthusiasm 000
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026The question in my mind is how out of touch with reality does someone need to be to buy such things during a climate emergency? How many Telegraph editorials add up to a downpayment on one of these contraptions? Or is it a giant Up-Yours to other people and the rest of the living world? 1931836
The Occupier @mudwiggler.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Sometime near me has a modified Defender with a ridiculously overpowered engine, which is only ever used to do the school run and shopping, in a brilliant white paint job. It's always spotless, because they pay someone to clean it every week. Wankers. 110
Mr Thursday @mr-thursday.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Defender 130 (Extended); Length: 5358 mm Height: 1970 mm Width: 3022 mm Valentine Infantry tank; Length: 5410 mm, Height 2270mm, Width 2630mm 081
Ian Spencer 🐧 @ian.spennys.world · 03/08/2026The other notable thing on their website is that they market hybrids not as economical or planet saving, but for "improving performance" and "responsiveness". TBF most manufacturers push EV performance rather than minimising environmental impact. 000
Sid Orange 🍊 @sid0range.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Last time I went to London (I try to avoid it) they're all sat in great big gas guzzling cars going nowhere in gridlock but they're all like "look at me I can afford to drive this in a ULEZ zone" it's almost like an extension of a status symbol on top of the 'car' (a penis extension add on) 010
