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MNS Chief Raj Thackeray seen driving his Land Rover Defender [Video]

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Raj Thackeray is one of those politicians from India, who likes to drive his cars. The popular politician from Maharashtra has been spotted behind the steering several times. This time around, we have come across a video of Raj Thackeray driving his Land Rover Defender 110 luxury SUV. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief was spotted driving this Land Rover Defender in several occassion. An old video of him driving Defender has now surfaced online.

The video has been shared by Marathi NewJ. The video was posted 2 years ago and Raj Thackeray was seen driving his Defender SUV in Nashik. In this video, Raj Thackeray is seen driving the Land Rover Defender 110 SUV with securit or escort vehicles behind the SUV. Land Rover launched the current generation Defender in India few years ago. The SUV has a huge fan following all around the world. It is an extremely capable off-roader and that is why Defender has been a popular SUV among enthusiasts. With the new generation Defender, things changed.

Land Rover now offers a variety of premium features with the SUV that makes it a lot more comfortable without compromising the off-road capabilities. It is because of the premium features and massive road presence that many rich Indians are buying it. It comes with a 10-inch touchscreen infotainment screen, a fully digital 12.3-inch instrument cluster, automatic climate control, a head-up display, a wireless phone charger, connected car features, a premium speaker system from Meridian, electrically adjustable front seats, electronic air suspension that can be raised at the touch of a button, a 360-degree camera, heated front seats, blind-spot assist, front and rear parking sensors, six airbags, ABS, traction control, leather upholstery, rubber flooring, and more.

MNS Chief Raj Thackeray seen driving his Land Rover Defender [Video]
Raj Thackeray’s Defender

Land Rover offers Defender SUV in 90, 110, and 130 variants. The 3-door version is known as the Defender 90, the 5-door version is the Defender 110 and there is a three row version of the SUV which is known as Defender 130. The SUV owned by Raj Thackeray is the 5-door 110 version. The car is available with both petrol and diesel engine options. Land Rover Defender is available with 2.0-liter and 3.0-liter petrol engines, as well as a 3.0-liter diesel engine. Last year, the manufacturer also introduced a 5.0-liter V8 petrol engine option for both the Defender 110 and 90 versions. All these engine choices come with an automatic transmission as standard. The vehicle features a permanent 4WD system with a locking center differential and active rear-locking differentials.

Other than the Land Rover Defender, Raj Thackeray also owns several other expensive cars. Last year, he bought a Toyota Land Cruiser LC300. Toyota launched the current generation Land Cruiser in the Indian market last year at the Auto Expo. This popular SUV has a long waiting period and Raj Thackeray is one of the prominent personalities in India who owns this SUV. The all-new Toyota Land Cruiser is worth Rs 2.10 crore, ex-showroom. Raj Thackeray also owned the older generation Land Cruiser LC200 and a Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan. It is not clear whether the politician still has that SUV in his garage.