Volcano Trails Super Defender

History

Volcano Trails, the Þórsmörk-based sister of Volcano Huts, runs a fleet of Land Rover Defenders — the 'Volcano Rovers' — for self-drive and guided highland tours. Their Super Defenders were modified by adventure pioneers of Iceland's 4x4 scene (the ÍSAK-plated cars come from Ísak 4x4 in Reykjavík) to a higher degree than the Defender had been taken before while keeping its character: 2.4-litre Puma engines with six-speed manual gearboxes, 37-inch tyres for clearance, traction and flotation on snow when deflated, an on-board air compressor, auxiliary headlamps, a snorkel for river crossings and inbuilt VHF radio. The fleet page's photographs show the white wagons in glacial rivers and snowfields under wide body-colour flares.

The registry's model is a white Defender 110 station wagon lifted onto enlarged tyres under wide flares, with the snorkel, auxiliary lamps and ÍSAK plates; in the game it has expedition winch pickups and improved rough-ground traction.

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Registry record

Manufacturer

Land Rover (Defender 110 station wagon, 2.4 TDCi)

Manufactured

Puma-engined Defenders converted for the fleet

Modifier / coachbuilder

Ísak 4x4, Reykjavík / Icelandic 4x4 specialists (super-jeep conversion)

Engine type

Ford 2.4 L Duratorq TDCi turbo-diesel, six-speed manual

Production run

Small batch; fleet size not stated

Country of origin

United Kingdom / Iceland

Operated in

Iceland

Status

in-service

Catalogue data

Record kind

Named model

Model line

Defender

Wheels

4

Nominal wheelbase

110″

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Sources & citations

Researched sources

• Our fleet of Defenders — Volcano Rovers 4x4 Adventures ↗ — Volcano Trails (accessed 2026-09-11)

Catalogue references

• https://volcanotrails.com/4x4-tours/our-fleet-of-defenders/ https://volcanotrails.com/4x4-tours/our-fleet-of-defenders/ ↗