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| LESVOSD110 Member Since: 19 Aug 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 241   
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"ET, phone home" Puma 110 SW
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31st Aug 2011 1:36am |
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| rangitoto Member Since: 24 May 2011 Location: Auckland Posts: 5 
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I refuse to believe it.
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31st Aug 2011 1:48am |
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| NinetyTD4 Member Since: 22 Apr 2011 Location: North Posts: 397  
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Defenders are absolutely senior fit for purpose, but who designed that beatnik? Never forget: cars have owner, Landrover have field service personnel.
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31st Aug 2011 5:15am |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2638 
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Looks like the incestuous love child of a Freeloader2 & Disco4. #epicfail
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31st Aug 2011 5:24am |
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| eutek Member Since: 03 Mar 2009 Location: High Wycombe Posts: 586  
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
It doesn't look so bad from the side, but from the front, it looks awful. Like someone else said, like a Yeti. I don't see it being used as a workhorse either, not with that poncy styling etc. |
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31st Aug 2011 5:32am |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3149 
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Whatever this is, and if its real I'm sure its well designed etc, it is NOT a Defender replacement. 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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31st Aug 2011 6:22am |
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| pannawonica Member Since: 21 Nov 2010 Location: Clackline Western Australia Posts: 568 
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Looks like a Gaylander !
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31st Aug 2011 7:09am |
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| cobs Member Since: 12 Jun 2008 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 336 
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Land Rover seem to have missed a golden opportunity here - both BMW with the mini and VW with the Beetle took iconic cars and brought them up to date whilst still creating something that owners could recognise from the past - come on Land Rover you can do better than this!
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31st Aug 2011 7:13am |
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| daviec1 Member Since: 30 Nov 2010 Location: Ayrshire Posts: 246 
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Thought about this overnight.
Opening bank account today with sole purpose of buying a 2014 90 & 2014 110DCPU, as the last of the breed, before this monstrocity DC100 takes over. One thing is pretty much certain - they will not go DOWN in value. 2001 TD5 110 DCPU in Bonatti Grey |
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31st Aug 2011 7:19am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10381
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It's a cross between a Nissan Cube and a Yeti !
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31st Aug 2011 7:19am |
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| iruffell Member Since: 03 Sep 2010 Location: Marlow, Buckinghamshire Posts: 343 
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Article on BBC news about it http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14726189
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31st Aug 2011 7:22am |
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| DG Member Since: 10 Jun 2007 Location: Lording it !! Posts: 36
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I don't know what some you are whining on about
 ...it's got 4 wheels  ... it has to have a sloping and more rounded front for ped safety and aerodynamics.... illogical judgements about what it can or can't carry without any idea of the specs  It's likely to have all the body variants of the current range so I don't see why it can't carry a bale of hay It will have a revised version of the T5 platform so it will be strong, extremely capable off road and no doubt far more comfortable than the present awkward off-set "elbow in the window" driving position.
With current defender sales barely breaking 25k units pa they have to produce something which is going to appeal to a wider audience otherwise they might as not well build the thing at all. If this is an early incarnation of the final model then ....I like it 
Get with it chaps ...time to take off those wooly underpants and shave those beards  
(runs and hides)  Interloper from disco3Last edited by DG on 31st Aug 2011 7:51am. Edited 1 time in total |
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31st Aug 2011 7:31am |
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| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 654 
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I can see Cumbrian farmers queueing up to buy one of those
Looks like the D4 just became the most utility-biased vehicle in the LR range
To be fair to LR though, they have an impossible task. How do you please a) emergency services/farmers who want a no-frills utility truck, b) beardy enthusiasts who want a capable off-road Meccano vehicle, and c) the Alderley Edge set who like the fashionable side of the Defender. Funnily enough, it's group c) who are holding the most dosh, so they've gone after that (with the looks anyway). However I'd argue they already have the Evoque as a pretend off-roader... Let's not get too carried away though... whilst the Evoque ended up looking a lot like the LRX concept, there's no guarantee the same will happen here, as the quote in the BBC article implies. As for the massive wheels etc, concept cars are always a caricature. Mind you, if that does end up being the replacement, I think it'll be time to buy shares in Jeep and Waxoyl  |
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31st Aug 2011 7:47am |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5013
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Back to the drawing board please. People say the Defender is one of the coolest cars because it has individual styling and presence. This as already said is like an enlarged Mini  Can you imagine going to war in that, the enemy would laugh you off the front line. Can you imagine turning up to market in it, you be laughed out of the gate. Even the bloody cows would laugh at you for trying to shovel  in the back
LR already have the ghastly gaylander and Chelsea tractor, this is just going to compete with them, it's just another car. If there is no longer a commercial market for the Defender then I would rather it's rests in peace as it is than put a Defender badge on that thing and let it ruin the name
Think outside the box boys, old styling can look cool. Think of the airstream as opposed to a white plastic blob - you just need to apply yourself or get someone in slightly left of field that can design something uniquely interesting, practical, versatile and ageless. Work on one of the greatest designs you already have that is recognisable the world over - don't make it into a Rav 4 |
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31st Aug 2011 8:02am |
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