---
title: "The 2021 Land Rover Defender Reports for Work Van Duty, In Case You Wanted That"
description: "Need to cross mountains and rivers to deliver roses in style? Here ya go."
date: "2020-06-30"
modified: "2020-06-30"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/34496/the-2021-land-rover-defender-reports-for-work-van-duty-in-case-you-wanted-that"
categories:
  - "Land Rover News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Defender"
  - "land rover"
  - "luxury"
  - "Off-Road"
  - "suv/crossover"
---

# The 2021 Land Rover Defender Reports for Work Van Duty, In Case You Wanted That

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When it comes to shopping for a commercial vehicle, be it a work truck or van, one of the business owners' chief considerations is reliability. If the company vehicle doesn't start, or constantly breaks down, it could mean a lost day of work—or worse—a missed contract. Yet despite [its regular appearances at the bottom of reliability surveys](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/32314/porsche-and-genesis-are-consumer-reports-most-reliable-brands>) with its other SUVs, Land Rover is rolling out a commercial version of [its all-new Defender SUV](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/33933/good-luck-finding-a-2020-land-rover-defender-on-u-s-dealer-lots>), specifically one called the Hard Top. All we can say is, it looks cool and good luck!

Land Rover calls its the worksite-oriented Defender in honor of the official hard top accessory available for the original series of Land Rovers. The modern off-roader gets prepped for work by shedding the Defender's extra rows of seats, which means that it only sits two as standard. It can accommodate a third occupant in an optional, center-mounted jump seat, though there are sadly no available photos of this quaint seating arrangement.

![message-editor%2F1593531345138-lr\_def\_hard\_top\_nick\_rogers\_300620\_04.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1593531345138-lr_def_hard_top_nick_rogers_300620_04.jpg>)
**Land Rover**

![message-editor%2F1593526327513-lr\_def\_hard\_top\_300620\_04.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1593526327513-lr_def_hard_top_300620_04.jpg>)
*2021 Land Rover Defender Hard Top, *Land Rover**

Land Rover insists that its [steelie](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/1700/the-case-for-steel-wheels>)-equipped Defender makes a capable all-terrain commercial model due to its combination of steep approach and departure angles, tall ride height, and four-wheel drive, which one imagines are right for glamping excursions, mining expeditions, facility maintenance in remote locations, etc. Hard Tops also tout a roughly 7,700-pound towing capacity, though that only puts them in the same neighborhood as a [2020 Ford Ranger](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/34277/2020-ford-ranger-is-the-most-american-vehicle-you-can-buy-followed-by-jeep-and-tesla>) with the Trailer Tow Package.

![message-editor%2F1593531196717-lr\_def\_hard\_top\_300620\_08.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1593531196717-lr_def_hard_top_300620_08.jpg>)
**Land Rover**

![message-editor%2F1593531323477-lr\_def\_hard\_top\_300620\_06.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1593531323477-lr_def_hard_top_300620_06.jpg>)
**Land Rover**

And while a tow package-equipped Ranger starts at $26,745, Land Rover anticipates that the Defender Hard Top will start somewhere around the USD equivalent of $43,600. Land Rover hasn't yet indicated that it will sell the Defender Hard Top in the United States, and given that the new Ford F-150 will go on sale around the same time—not to mention [trounce it for job site utility](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/34387/you-can-power-an-entire-mobile-restaurant-with-the-2021-ford-f-150s-onboard-generator>) at a lower price—one imagines Land Rover will most likely stay in its side of the pond.

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## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)