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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3460  
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Spotted testing
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-car...first-time  Click image to enlarge  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue |
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7th Apr 2025 12:12pm |
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| ruben Member Since: 04 Feb 2021 Location: ASTURIAS Posts: 318 
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😵💫Looks like D5! no?They have managed to disguise it very well!! Defender 110 SE I6 D250 23MY
ExDiscovery 3 TDV6 SE |
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7th Apr 2025 12:34pm |
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| jim4244 Member Since: 13 Apr 2014 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 925  
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It looks like a Freelander 2...
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7th Apr 2025 12:57pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3460
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I think proper Freelander replacement is where they’re heading with it. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
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7th Apr 2025 1:00pm |
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| ruben Member Since: 04 Feb 2021 Location: ASTURIAS Posts: 318
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It seems that the purists were right, anything is a defender now!
  Defender 110 SE I6 D250 23MY
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7th Apr 2025 1:08pm |
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| CincyRovers1 Member Since: 30 Nov 2023 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 129 
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I'm nearly 100% certain this is a "Defender Sport" prototype based on the rear haunches, as well as the rear bumper design and fender flares. Will most certainly be an EV, as its based on the EMA platform that JLR confirmed will be EV-only and produced at the Halewood facility.
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟏𝟎 𝐒 𝐏𝟑𝟎𝟎 (Pangea Green over Acorn/Lunar) 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐒 (Dolomite Silver over Black/Bordeaux Red) 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟕 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐒𝐄 𝐋𝐮𝐱𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝟔 (Aintree Green over Vintage Tan/Ebony) - Gone 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟏 𝐋𝐑𝟒 𝐇𝐒𝐄 𝟓.𝟎 (Ipanema Sand over Almond/Arabica) - Gone |
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7th Apr 2025 6:59pm |
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| Mrburt Member Since: 04 Jan 2023 Location: Shropshire Posts: 39 
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I’m hearing from reliable sources that once the ‘baby defender’ is launched the 90 will be no more.
If this is the case I think LR are missing a trick, but I’m sure sales figures say otherwise.  |
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8th Apr 2025 9:22pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 3060
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The 110 seems more popular round here.
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8th Apr 2025 10:15pm |
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| ruben Member Since: 04 Feb 2021 Location: ASTURIAS Posts: 318
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And it will be a real shame, just if the 90 had the rear seats 25 cm further forward, which I believe is totally possible given the space that exists, it would increase its sales x100, I would have been one of them without going any further... but that boot, more similar to that of a MINI is only for the very staunch LR fans, I'm afraid!! Defender 110 SE I6 D250 23MY ExDiscovery 3 TDV6 SE |
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8th Apr 2025 10:47pm |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2669  
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^ yeah, JLR totally missed the boat with the 90. --
2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear 2015 Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged
Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9 Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ |
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9th Apr 2025 7:10am |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 3060
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Missed the boat or not, they're still selling as many 90's as they can make.
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9th Apr 2025 11:10am |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3460
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90 is still a big seller, quite a few around my area now, initially it was 110 but 90 is more and more common. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
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9th Apr 2025 2:28pm |
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| rustandoil Member Since: 08 Sep 2012 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 816 
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I saw a heavily disguised vehicle around that size parked up in a lane in Gloucestershire a couple of weeks ago....used to see a lot of Land Rover "test cars" around here
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9th Apr 2025 3:23pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2664 
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With a lot of pet owners I guess they were testing its ‘dogging’ capabilities in that lane then……
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10th Apr 2025 6:11pm |
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