G4R1 wrote:

I received an email from LR yesterday regarding my order MY21

"Your New Defender is on its way

We’re happy to tell you that your New Defender has now left the production line and is on its way to your chosen retailer.
They will be in touch soon to arrange a date and time for collection, if they haven’t done so already."


Trying to contact my dealership to get an update but did not get any response as yet.

Does anyone know how long it will actually take to get the vehicle delivered after receiving the above email?

Naks wrote:

Pirelli Develops Special Tire For Land Rover Defender: https://carbuzz.com/news/pirelli-develops-...r-defender



"... the Italian manufacturer has partnered with Land Rover to produce a special tire just for the new Defender. Pirelli says that the new tires offer best-in-class rolling resistance, which is always a benefit when you're trying to make vehicles as efficient as possible. ...


Pirelli says that its new Scorpion Zero All Season ultra high performance tire is "designed to deliver excellent levels of comfort and safety" and reduces noise while providing maximum performance throughout any season, whether the road surface is dry or wet. New materials were used for the structure and compounds of the tire, and to ensure optimal performance, Land Rover tested the new tires "both uphill at a constant speed as well as sideways across the slope in order to assess lateral grip on wet grass."

A new shoulder design and a double tread block help improve traction on mud, grass, and snow - something that Landy enthusiasts will surely appreciate.

To ensure that the tires are truly capable in all conditions, a series of laboratory tests were followed by an outdoor program that consisted of tests in the UK's Malvern Hills, where the tires were tested on 66 miles of varied terrain. Following this, snow and ice testing took place in northern Sweden. Land Rover's Gaydon facility in England was then used to test soft handling and comfort while high speed and wet handling testing took place at the Nurburgring and at the Applus and Idiada facility in Spain. Pirelli's own Vizzola test track was also made use of. ... "

Bet they did not test them on Salisbury Plain with all the flint in the ground. Not kind to week sidewalls.

Once took a customer for a drive over a weekend as he had a Mk1 RRS and i told him it would be fine as no trees to hit.

Got an email a few days later saying had a great time.........however slashed three tyres to the core and had to replace them