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Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 23 May 2007
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Will heads roll at LR? L663 isn’t What Car car of the year

Not even SUV of the year - that’s a Kia Sorrento 1.6T -GDI Hybrid.......... Car of the Year for What Car? Is the new Dacia Sandero 1.o TCe 90.........
The only other LR mentioned this year is the Evoque P300e PHEV, the Defender put up was the 110 P300 that was rated as the best for off-roading. 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!

16th Jan 2021 2:11pm

J77

Member Since: 04 Nov 2019
Location: Fife
Posts: 3383

I suppose it’s got 30 or more awards already, can’t be too greedy. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue

16th Jan 2021 5:03pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

Marketing budget only goes so far with so many auto journalists with their hands out...

17th Jan 2021 12:03pm

Apapy

Member Since: 08 Jan 2016
Location: Brussels
Posts: 42

2016 Defender 90 Other SW Auto Santorini Black

If a Dacia Sandero is car of the year I would not worry to much

17th Jan 2021 1:03pm

Grenadier

Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: The foot of Mont Blanc...
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2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Corris Grey

With a magazine like WhatCar these days a huge amount of weight is placed on the ‘value’ or affordability of a car. Purchase price, running costs, what’s included vs what costs extra, practicality, tax levels, emission levels, eco credentials, tax rates, resale values etc. A heavy, off-of biased ‘luxury’ SUV will not meet many of those criteria, let alone all of them, despite the many qualities the vehicle has. Whilst it may be ‘fashionable’ from an end-user point of view, it wouldn’t be from a journalistic point of view if you advise on cars for the masses. Monsieur Le Grenadier

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

2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey

17th Jan 2021 3:28pm

jim4244

Member Since: 13 Apr 2014
Location: Bedfordshire
Posts: 771

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Zermatt Silver

Maybe JLR ran out of brown envelopes......?

Jim

17th Jan 2021 3:32pm

SN

Member Since: 29 Jun 2007
Location: SK6
Posts: 729

Grenadier wrote:
With a magazine like WhatCar these days a huge amount of weight is placed on the ‘value’ or affordability of a car. Purchase price, running costs, what’s included vs what costs extra, practicality, tax levels, emission levels, eco credentials, tax rates, resale values etc. A heavy, off-of biased ‘luxury’ SUV will not meet many of those criteria, let alone all of them, despite the many qualities the vehicle has. Whilst it may be ‘fashionable’ from an end-user point of view, it wouldn’t be from a journalistic point of view if you advise on cars for the masses.

Agreed - they're only interested in euroshitboxes and japshitboxes these days... Steve N | 21MY Defender

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| 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)

17th Jan 2021 10:24pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

Just cars that sell then...

18th Jan 2021 6:16am

Huttopia

Member Since: 23 Feb 2016
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 1972

I can’t see a big 4x4 getting car of the year- if there is a model in the range doing 15mpg when pressed hard it’s not going to happen.

18th Jan 2021 8:19am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
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Previous winners include the BMW 735i and the JAG XF, and the Discovery 3 won in 2005...

https://www.whatcar.com/news/every-what-ca...978/n17074 Darren

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18th Jan 2021 8:27am

discomog

Member Since: 09 May 2015
Location: Notts/Lincs Border
Posts: 2526

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

The World Car of the Year seems to put a different emphasis on what is considered to be a winning formula as SUV's have won for the last four years, namely Jaguar F Pace, Volvo XC60, Jaguar I Pace and Kia Telluride.

If you've not heard of the Kia Telluride then Google it - I think it looks that boxy shape that we Defender owners seem to like. Defender 90XS SW
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18th Jan 2021 8:46am

Huttopia

Member Since: 23 Feb 2016
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 1972

Yes sorry I meant to say in the current green / electric climate I can’t see a big 4x4 winning car of the year. It wouldn’t chime.

18th Jan 2021 9:31am

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