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| neddy Member Since: 03 Aug 2011 Location: Birmingham Posts: 61  
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It must be close to the launch of the new Defender but there appears to be no sightings or leaks from the makers or part suppliers. Are we being mislead and there is no new Defender?
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12th Apr 2017 7:41am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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If LR wanted to tie the launch to the first ever Land Rover then that'd be next year - 70 years going on strong...
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12th Apr 2017 8:22am |
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| nicam Member Since: 14 Dec 2007 Location: deepest Lancashire Posts: 156 
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The teasers being given out by the LR guys doing the factory tours is that the Defender replacement will be out at the latter end of 2018. Oh, and not built in the UK!
Don`t hold your breath Don`t drive faster than your angel can fly! |
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12th Apr 2017 8:25am |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3781  
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No one knows a thing.
"Not built in the U.K."?...Quite possible, but like everything else relative to the "new" Defender, there has been nothing of a confirmatory nature about that, from JLR , or about anything else for that matter. Pickles. |
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12th Apr 2017 8:44am |
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| tobz102 Member Since: 07 Feb 2014 Location: Atherstone Posts: 134 
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it won't be built in the uk
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12th Apr 2017 8:47am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Right now all I want is an updated picture of what it is going to look like... not much to ask.
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12th Apr 2017 8:52am |
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| TechnoTurkey Member Since: 25 Jul 2016 Location: Worcestershire Posts: 88 
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Just look at how secret the Velar was before it launched, JLR seem good at keeping things under wraps at the moment!
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12th Apr 2017 9:03am |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2215 
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It won't be a real Land Rover, it'll be a tarts handbag like their other offerings.
Pitchfork and flaming torch ready ... Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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12th Apr 2017 9:04am |
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| Farmerben Member Since: 16 Jan 2017 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 605 
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I know he could have been speaking complete nonsense but when I went on one of the Land Rover Reborn tours at Solihull, the tour guide told us than in order to meet the expected demand it would be built in both the UK and Slovakia as neither one had capacity for full production. https://instagram.com/bentheoandrews |
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12th Apr 2017 9:18am |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720 
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Possibly RHD models built in the UK and everything else built in Slovakia? It depends on what market they're actually going for, if it's going to be a utilitarian working vehicle, then it makes sense to build it where ever is cheapest.
The old Defender was basically a low volume car, something like 20'000 vehicles a year so no Solihul probably doesn't have the capacity to build large volumes of them. |
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12th Apr 2017 9:32am |
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| defender9 Member Since: 12 Mar 2016 Location: Fylde Coast Posts: 1629 
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As per Farmer Bens post I got the same story from the Tour Guide, I doubt they would comment if they didn't know what was going to happen.
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12th Apr 2017 11:21am |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1763 
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True, but did anyone really care about the Velar before it was launched?! |
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12th Apr 2017 1:40pm |
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| isacs Member Since: 28 Aug 2015 Location: Leamington spa Posts: 404
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Well I've seen nothing driving round Leamington in full camo remotely resembling a defender. Just lots of facelift Range rovers both full size and sport and now velar things. Oh and the new horrific discovery in camo still
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12th Apr 2017 8:16pm |
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| Muddybigdog Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1016 
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With launch allegedly end of 2018, must either be using existing running gear and chassis, or perhaps so called disco 5 mules are covering more than a disco 5 underneath, as time is getting short for getting new models through all the EU and US testing Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200
Puma 90 XS - Sold D3 - 2.7 S x2 (both Sold) Freelander 2 HSE - Sold Freelander 1 - Sold Disco 2 - Sold |
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12th Apr 2017 9:25pm |
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