New Land Rover Defender Hyper Truck: 1500hp Twin-Turbo V8! | 4K

This is a Land Rover Defender as you’ve never seen it before. In fact, it’s barely a Land Rover at all, rather it’s the world’s first ‘hyper truck’, thanks to a mid-mounted and twin-turbocharged V8 that produces 1200hp on pump gas and 1500hp on E85! It’s the creation of Joe Scarbo, it’s called the Scarbo SV Rover, and we’ve been for a poke around it and a passenger ride. Land Rover Defender Octa owners, meet the new boss… 🚗 Scarbo SV Rover 🎤 Ollie Marriage 🎥 Subscribe to Top Gear YouTube: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToTopGear ⏪ Subscribe to Top Gear Classic YouTube: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToTopGear 📖 Subscribe to Top Gear Magazine: https://top-gear.visitlink.me/YeyndO 🎧 Top Gear Magazine Podcast: https://topgear.podlink.to/Podcast ✉️ Top Gear Newsletter: https://www.topgear.com/newsletter-signup 🛍️ Top Gear Shop: https://www.topgear.com/shop Follow Top Gear ⬇️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/topgear/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/topgear TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@topgear X/Twitter: https://x.com/BBC_TopGear This is a commercial channel from BBC Studios. Service & Feedback https://www.bbcstudios.com/contact/contact-us/ 00:00 Scarbo SV Rover Introduction 01:23 Is It Really a Land Rover Defender? 01:54 Defender Design Details 02:45 The Most Ridiculous Bit 03:59 Why You Shouldn't Steal These Wheels 05:12 We’ve Never Seen THIS Feature Before 06:15 Some Land Rover (and Jeep) Parts 07:57 A Defender… With Flying Buttresses?! 08:21 Why It’s Mid-Engined 08:55 How To Stop Your Rear Fenders Flying Off 09:30 The SV Rover’s Biggest Surprise 10:37 30 Inches Of Suspension Travel 11:24 A Lesson Learnt From VW 12:10 Air Suspension Or Springs 12:56 6.6-Litre Twin-Turbo V8! 15:46 Supercar Bucket Seats 16:22 New Defender-Inspired Dashboard 16:42 Tonnes (& Tonnes) Of Billet! 17:32 Infotainment. Yes, Really! 18:55 An Utterly Mad Gearbox 19:51 Steering – Only Without A Steering Wheel! 22:29 On The Road In The SV Rover 23:10 What Happens Next? 24:26 What Does It Weigh? 26:31 Testing Plan 27:16 How Much Does It Cost? 28:25 Conclusion