The Electric Defender retains the four-wheel-drive hardware and differential lock of the standard Defender.

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Extras: Power sliding moonroof, rear sonar system, Bose Premium Audio System, Memory System, drivers seat power lumbar support, power tilt, aluminum alloy wheels with all season tires, sport-tuned suspension, viscous limited-slip differential, sport front fascia, Infiniti hard drive nav system, XM NavTraffic, Zagat survey restaurant reviews, DVD-video playback, Infiniti Voice Recognition.

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If the difference was substantial enough, more cars would postpone that trip to take advantage of the differential pricing, thereby reducing the traffic during prime drive time.

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Among the problems discovered by inspectors were "four undercarriage frame cracks including at the drive axle, at the cross member for the motor mounts, and at the differential and over the right front steering axle, " according to a letter sent by Berwick to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Anne Ferro.

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