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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753  
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On the options list for the 90 it is listed as something like “ signature styling” - I can see it being one of the least opted options........ Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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22nd Feb 2020 8:14pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3413 
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It doesn’t restrict the passengers view on the 110 though. It’s not structural on the 90, it’s optional and I’m not sure why anyone would have it. |
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22nd Feb 2020 8:20pm |
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| lohr500 Member Since: 14 Sep 2014 Location: Skipton Posts: 1319  
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I wonder if the conversation went something like this :
JLR test engineer : "Gerry, we've taken your design through to final prototyping and discovered that in a roll over the roof structure performs as well as the old Defender" Gerry : "Too late to redesign the structure now, we are already 10 years behind in getting this latest one out of the jelly mould. But I have a plan. Get a couple of strengthening beams and put them in the window area right where the rear passengers would look out. And to make it tidy, box the whole thing in and I'll call it signature styling" JLR test engineer : "But won't customers realise it's a bodge?" Gerry : "No, because we'll put a matching dummy version on the 90 so it looks like it was there by design" JLR test engineer : "But surely customers will see straight through that?" Gerry : "No, because the signature styling cladding will block their view of the strengthening beams  " |
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22nd Feb 2020 8:31pm |
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| RDR Member Since: 27 Apr 2018 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 595
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No one with sense would have it on the 90.
The reason (according to a rep on one of the viewings I went to) the 110s is structural isn’t because the car needs it but to cover the extra structures in that area behind it used for weight carrying accessory mounting. 110 MY23.5 X Dynamic HSE RR MY23 HSE PHEV D5 MY19 HSE - Now Sold D4 MY16 HSE Luxury - Now Sold D4 MY12 HSE - Gone D3 MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten |
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22nd Feb 2020 10:13pm |
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| JackW Member Since: 09 Jan 2017 Location: Roswell, Georgia Posts: 115  
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I've seen a picture from the inside of the 90 without the panel and there is a nice panoramic view very reminiscent of the original Range Rover Classic 2 door. I have no idea why JLR would put such a silly thing there to block the view out.
I like the 18" alloys shot - that's what I've ordered on my 110 along with the Duratrac off road tires, snorkel and roof rack. |
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22nd Feb 2020 10:20pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3413
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More than capable of towing large trailers
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23rd Feb 2020 7:22pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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That's one way of making up for the lack of space in the back
 Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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23rd Feb 2020 9:40pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Does it also carry some ducting/vents for the air con? |
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24th Feb 2020 7:39am |
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| ak615 Member Since: 22 Aug 2018 Location: essex Posts: 181 |
It carries the extra batteries for the ECU's
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24th Feb 2020 7:50am |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2646  
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ouch, the burn!!!
Click image to enlarge -- 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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24th Feb 2020 11:55am |
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| Ecco Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 280  
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..whats amazing about 'aero effect' ?? My truck has it all the time..so should i be amazed??
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25th Feb 2020 3:44am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Not sure bodes well for his article, if this is how he whets our appetite.
Last edited by Supacat on 26th Feb 2020 7:31am. Edited 1 time in total |
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25th Feb 2020 6:23am |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2646
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The 90 is now available to order: https://media.landrover.com/news/2020/02/new-land-rover-defender-90-goes-sale-following-unprecedented-demand-defender-110 --
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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26th Feb 2020 6:30am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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"With Land Rover experiencing unprecedented demand for Defender 110"
"Success story: Defender 110 orders have exceeded initial targets and customers have completed a record 1.21 million configurations on the Land Rover website" Is it smoke and mirrors with quoting online configurations rather than actual orders taken? Still being Coy on the actual figures, whilst initial targets were nowhere near the 100k per annum they want. The build your own link seems to take you to the 110 configurator? |
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26th Feb 2020 7:39am |
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