While performance SUVs may be a dime a dozen these days, it’s taken some time for automakers to apply their fire-breathing formulas to more utilitarian offerings. Land Rover, for example, is just now bringing a rumble to the jungle with its V-8-powered Defender. But as block-shaped missiles with six-figure price tags go, it was worth the wait. Safaris will never be the same.If the Defender V8’s recipe seems familiar, it’s because Mercedes-AMG used a similar playbook when transforming Benz’s
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