DIFFLOCKEDTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 2011–15
NAMED MODELFan favourites · TV & FilmUnited Kingdom

Spectre Defender SVX.

'Bigfoot' Defender 110 double cab stunt vehicles built by Bowler for Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations for the 2015 James Bond film Spectre - ten built on Santorini Black crew cabs with 37-inch tyres, roll cages and rally suspension.

Drive it in the gameSources & evidence
Spectre Defender SVX — front three-quarter view, registry 3D render
BASE VEHICLEDefender 130 Hi-CapCONVERTERBowlerIN SERVICE2011–15OPERATED INUnited Kingdom, AustriaPRODUCTION10 vehiclesLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

For the Austrian Alps chase of the 24th Bond film, Spectre (2015), Jaguar Land Rover's Special Operations division commissioned off-road racing specialist Bowler to convert standard Santorini Black Defender 110 crew cabs into an extreme 'SVX' specification, nicknamed 'Bigfoot' on set for their 37-inch tyres. The film's original requirement was for nine vehicles, but the stunt co-ordinators ultimately asked for ten. The Bowler conversion brought the diesel engine up to roughly 180 bhp and added a full internal and external roll cage, four-point harnesses, Recaro seats, toughened suspension with rose joints and Bilstein rally dampers, and a hydraulic handbrake with a repositioned lever.

The SVX Defenders were driven by Mr Hinx's henchmen in the film's snow chase, and Jaguar Land Rover unveiled the Bond fleet publicly at the Thurn und Taxis palace in Frankfurt in September 2015. The cars have since dispersed: RM Sotheby's sold the rollover stunt car - fitted with special hydraulics so it flipped at precisely the right moment when it collided with Bond's aircraft, its chassis still bent from the stunt and only about 16 miles recorded - for EUR 115,000 at its inaugural Essen sale in 2019, noting that eight of the ten remained in private hands. Another SVX, a 2011-registered car described by Bonhams as the only Land Rover used in both Skyfall and Spectre, has also been offered at auction, and examples have been displayed at the Bond in Motion exhibition in London and at 007 Elements in Soelden, Austria - the setting of the film's chase.

Specification

MANUFACTURERLand Rover (Jaguar Land Rover)
MODIFIER / COACHBUILDERBowler ↗
for Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations
MANUFACTURED2011-2015 donor Defenders; converted by Bowler 2014-15 for the 2015 film
ENGINE2.2 L turbodiesel inline-four, tuned to ~180 bhp
PRODUCTION RUN10 vehicles
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom, Austria
STATUSdispersed; survivors in museums (Bond in Motion, 007 Elements) and private collections
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEDefender
WHEELS4
CATEGORYFan favourites · TV & Film

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Variants & colours

Factory colours

  • Santorini Black

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AI rendering impression

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Where it was

GB United Kingdom2014–2015AT Austria2015 · Filming at Sölden
  1. ConvertedBowler, BelperUnited Kingdom · 2014–201553.02, -1.48
  2. EventSpectre filming, SöldenAustria · 201546.97, 11.01
  3. Preserved007 Elements, SöldenAustria46.96, 11.01

Sources

  1. 12015 Land Rover Defender SVX "Spectre" (Essen 2019, lot R0167) ↗RM Sotheby's · accessed 2026-09-10SOURCE
  2. 22011 Land Rover Defender SVX 'Spectre' 4x4 Utility - the only Land Rover used in Skyfall and Spectre ↗Bonhams · accessed 2026-09-10SOURCE
  3. 3This James Bond SUV Starred in Hollywood's Most Expensive Stunt Scene ↗Robb Report · accessed 2026-09-10SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-16T05:55:32.019Z · status: researched