Land Rover have announced two Limited Edition Models of their iconic Defender, Fire & Ice.

Coming this summer to 16 markets around the globe, but not the US or UK, are two limited edition models in either the 90 or 110 Station Wagon body styles.

Both are eye catching in the same way a garden cane is when you are bending down to pull up a weed, and are only available for the foreign market.

Packed with as much bling and features Land Rover could possibly fit into a standard Ford Transit powered Defender, and sporting a Vesuvius metallic orange lacquer with a Santorini metallic black roof, the Fire model will certainly look good outside the school gates. While the more subtle “Alaskan white” Ice model contrasts with the same black roof for a cooler look.

On the inside, the Defender cabins feature colour-matched centre consoles, contrast stitching on the steering wheel, seats and storage compartment, and floormats add to the unique feel. The Recaro bucket seats combine black leather with gray Alcantara centre panels and headrests with an embossed Land Rover logo.

Despite their limited nature (and appeal?), there are still plenty of customer options to raise the ticket price including: A-frame protection bar, a raised snorkel, ribbed aluminium skidplates, aluminum wing top protectors, black checker plate protection, a luggage rack, and a roof sports bar system.

Both models come packed with all the features you would need for serious off-roading, such as:

• Recaro bucket seats
• Leather & Alcantra trim (and how hard wearing is the latter?)
• Diamond-turned alloys
• Colour-coded lights
• Glass sunroof
• Running boards
• Heated seats
• LED rear lights
• and more…

Only available for the foreign market, Land Rover commented “We don’t believe there’s a strong enough market for them – especially a ‘premium’ Defender in an economic downturn.”

Available in three model options: 90 Hard Top, 90 Station Wagon and 110 Station Wagon and starting at €31,800 on the French market, the 850 vehicles will be available in : Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hong kong, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine.

Further pictures available in our Land Rover Defender Fire & Ice Limited Edition models gallery

Of particular interest was the old vehicle display and the large number of Land Rovers about. There was a good number of old Series, Defenders (90 & 110). Naturally I had to take photos and have uploaded them into a new photo gallery.

Apart from some lovely old vehicles, there were also a good representation from the Services, and there are some nice pictures of Police, Ambulance, Fire and St Johns, all using Defenders.