Top 10 ‘Forbidden Fruits’ of the 2014 Paris Motor Show

8. Land Rover Defender 90

Alright, so we get do still get two modern interpretations of old-school, off-road SUVS – the Jeep Wrangler and the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. But there is one more I wish we got, the Land Rover Defender 90. A 4X4 that is anything but an all-terrain pretender, the Defender 90 has a massive cult following all over the world.

Powered by a torquey four-cylinder diesel engine feeding power through a six-speed manual, the Defender is everything a proper off-road truck should be. And just look at it. Is there anything else that looks so bad-ass and classy at the same time?