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milesr3



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2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Keswick Green
Anyone else notice the starting price of the 90? £40,290

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Midlander1231



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The fuel consumption is horrendous for this day and age. It says 30mpg, so in the real word, that’s around 26mpg.
Post #791728 10th Sep 2019 10:26am
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Bluericky



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United Kingdom 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Keswick Green
The prices are absolutely insane , I can not comprehend how they’re going to be selling so many projected units at those figures . To spec the Defender to the same as our Disco 4 HSE will take the price to nearly £85k , a whopping £25k more than I paid for the Disco.
The Red Cross are clearly rather flush !

So where does the Defender sit in the Land Rover stable now , below the RRS but above the Discovery 5 ?

I suppose the American market will be absolutely flooded , I’ve just spoken with my Yankee cousin and they’re all hopping with excitement , they’ve wanted the Defender badge for a long time and now they’ve got it !
The design is fantastic , it’s modern , practical and hopefully does what it says . Infotainment and over the air updates are a worrying addition , knowing JLRs track record with technology .

The real question for me is , Where’s the poverty spec pick up ? That’s what I’m after !!
Any mention in previous announcements? https://www.instagram.com/hustynminepark/
Post #791730 10th Sep 2019 10:34am
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Supacat



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green
AMBxx wrote:
I still like that folding middle seat...


An £800 option.

It does look very small and the total loss of the cubby box and centre rail is disappointing. I was hoping for something that could be swapped between the two.

Can't think of anything worse than having a large dog sat there as was suggested Shocked
Post #791742 10th Sep 2019 11:40am
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Supacat



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green
blackwolf wrote:
Has anyone found the front winch option on the configurator yet? There is a winch accessory pack at (IIRC) a shocking £343 (steep for two shackles, a strop, and a manual), but I cannot find am actual winch.


Not just me then? I did notice winch equipped ones in the promo videos.

That kit states it is only available from mid 2020, which I thought was odd for a bag of commercially available bits. Along with having to purchase the winch manual separately from the winch! I think the manual is probably the LR Guide to Winching instead.

Interior view looks even more like a previous versions of the Discovery, I'd be hard pressed to tell them apart:

Click image to enlarge


* I think I can even see the mouldings where the old jump seats used to be!


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Post #791746 10th Sep 2019 11:44am
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v8bobber



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Java Black
milesr3 wrote:
SJM2018 wrote:

For me, the choice of colours for the ‘reveal’ demonstrates the degree to which LR has lost its way.


It's all a bit Farrow and Ball.

You know that the inclusion of square rear lights, like the current FFRR will be out of date by the next facelift. A Defender should be timeless.


Yeah all Farrow and no balls!
Post #791748 10th Sep 2019 11:47am
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AndrewS



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 SW Rimini Red
milesr3 wrote:
Anyone else notice the starting price of the 90? £40,290



That's a 110 130's have feeling's as well you know Smile
Post #791749 10th Sep 2019 11:49am
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Dave T



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United Kingdom 1994 Defender 90 300 Tdi SW Cairns Blue
110 starts at £45k with steel wheels and cloth seats, (see small print) that is more than I paid for my Disco. Its good it will take 18 inch wheels though 2015 RRS Autobiography SDV6
1994 Def 90 300tdi
Post #791751 10th Sep 2019 11:51am
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Slideywindows



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My lifelong love of Land Rover makes me hope it is a roaring success - but somehow I just don't feel it.

Technically brilliant and massively capable, so "well done" to the engineers at Solihull.

But the design?

I notice a lot of the early "lovers" were female, so is that who it is aimed at?

The launch majored on the "icon" and shots of it performing in the rough - but Gerry seems to have majored on competing with Kahn and the Chelsea Truck Co.

Very expensive, so clearly aimed at a market segment that JLR already have.

With a Freelander badge on, it would be wonderful!


Would like to see the "Country" version but that front end will probably put me off buying it.

And once the gloss of "newness" has worn off, how cheap will it have to be second-hand, so the "aspirationals with no money" can afford to buy it - and will they be able to afford to maintain it?


Good luck with it JLR - and I mean it - but as I am not the target market, I am out, even second- hand..
Post #791753 10th Sep 2019 11:56am
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NoDo$h



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AndrewS wrote:
milesr3 wrote:
Anyone else notice the starting price of the 90? £40,290



That's a 110


Follow the *

Whistle 

54 Freelander modded for mud
2008 D3 SE
2010 90 XS SW
1978 88 Series 3 undergoing surgery with a new owner
2007 90 County Truck Cab - gone
2006 D3 SE - gone
2004 Freelander Sport - gay
1999 Disco V8 ES rotted to bits
Post #791764 10th Sep 2019 12:13pm
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AMBxx



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey
Supacat wrote:


Interior view looks even more like a previous versions of the Discovery, I'd be hard pressed to tell them apart:

Click image to enlarge


* I think I can even see the mouldings where the old jump seats used to be!


All I can see is lots of little crevices to fill with spilled animal feed. Not really dual purpose any more - you either buy a commercial for work or a SW for home. No switching between the two.
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Farmerben



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Keswick Green
Quote:
“The truth is there is nothing about that car you see today that is an evolution of DC100. We always knew that what we created would need to have a more authentic core. In fact, 95% of the sentiment feedback was positive – but DC100 wasn’t right because the traditionalists hated it, and it was useful only to confirm to me and the team that point, and to get the rest of the company thinking that way.


Just read this on Autocar. Is he delusional or trying to gaslight us? https://instagram.com/bentheoandrews
Post #791771 10th Sep 2019 12:25pm
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WindyJ



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Just for fun I specced up a 110 with the options needed to make it functionally comparable to my current puma. Admittedly a bit over the top but it came out at 127000euros!!!
Post #791772 10th Sep 2019 12:32pm
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markb110



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England 2002 Defender 90 Td5 HT Epsom Green


Orkney 90 quick review and Richard Hammond.
Post #791773 10th Sep 2019 12:33pm
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Grenadier



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France 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Corris Grey
Farmerben. A Paperwork exercise. Ask the ‘right people’ the ‘right question’ in the ‘right way’ and you’ll get the ‘right answer’. ‘Goldfish-bowl’ theory. McG knew what he wanted from this new Defender and clearly led it in that direction. What it looked like, but also who he wanted to sell to, (and for how much), both of which are already the JLR preferred target market. A few ‘upset’ current Defender owners was no skin off his nose... Monsieur Le Grenadier

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

2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey
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