Liam wrote:

I was talking to my friendly JLR dealer yesterday, who had seen it at a dealer presentation.

He told me a few interesting snippets:
- in showrooms (in Holland) in 2019
- models will include 90, 110 and 130, including a 130 SW with 8 or 9 seats.
- definitely takes cues from the design concept

Finish will be less spartan than the outgoing models, but still a workhorse. He mentioned earlier discos as comparison.

Let’s see...

That's the complete opposite to what Ive been told.
Launch 2019 available 2020
Models 90 and 110 no 130 (at the moment)
Beefed up D5 looks
High spec and spec in line with current models ie se hse no base spec. 130's have feeling's as well you know

Liam wrote:

I was talking to my friendly JLR dealer yesterday, who had seen it at a dealer presentation.

He told me a few interesting snippets:
- in showrooms (in Holland) in 2019
- models will include 90, 110 and 130, including a 130 SW with 8 or 9 seats.
- definitely takes cues from the design concept

Finish will be less spartan than the outgoing models, but still a workhorse. He mentioned earlier discos as comparison.

Let’s see...

That's the complete opposite to what Ive been told.
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Some classic dis/mis-information  Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey

welshwizard1971 wrote:

basic 5l V8 would do....

Perfect thinking, like it.  Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey

Slideywindows wrote:

On the subject of the "sameness" of current JLR design, a car pulled across a roundabout in front of me yesterday and I thought "ooh, that's a nice Evoque".

Got up behind it - and it was a Peugeot!

I don't think anyone mistook a Defender for anything else, even from half a mile away.

That is what they should be striving for with the new Defender, rather than massaging Mr McGovern's ego.


They are doing a good job in keeping us all guessing though!