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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4742  
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To paraphrase the old axiom. If you give enough chimpanzees a type writer each and let them bang away for an indefinite period, the odds are that one of them will come up with King Lear.
So if JLR gave enough chimpanzees a drawing board and pencil each, one of them is bound to come up with a decent successor to the Defender. Well they can't do any worse.....  1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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10th Jul 2020 11:11pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2656  
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My prediction
New front and rear spoilers Defender infotainment Clear view mirror Different wheels New names for the same paint colours Annnnnd that's it. Nothing else to see, move along |
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11th Jul 2020 8:32am |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3428 
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All it will get is Pivi Pro infotainment, as incontrol touch pro is garbage, the D300 MHEV engine, some interior/exterior tweaks.
Number plate looks the same to me  Click image to enlarge I liked my D5, was very comfortable long distance cruiser. Lost a bit of the character of the old one but good car in its own right. Too pricey for me now though and really it’s bigger than I need. Namib Orange probably the best colour for it. Click image to enlarge |
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11th Jul 2020 11:26am |
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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2535  
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I've always thought that the bonnet looked too long in proportion to the rest of the body rear of the A pillar. Also it seems too low at the front which gives it a downhill appearance. They definitely made a mistake omitting a drop down tailgate and of course as everyone comments - the offset number plate.
I strongly suspect that the number plate will be centred for the face-lifted version. For me the suspension is much too soft compared with the D3 and D4. Defender 90XS SW Mini Countryman Cooper S Morgan Plus 8 |
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11th Jul 2020 11:48am |
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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2535
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I've just had an email from my local dealer (Duckworths of Market Rasen) offering a £8,500 dealer deposit contribution. Defender 90XS SW
Mini Countryman Cooper S Morgan Plus 8 |
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11th Jul 2020 11:52am |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5878  
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I always thought it was the rear overhang that people disliked, not the number plate. I know that upset some people but maybe that was in addition to the rest of the rear end not being right. Let’s be honest, amongst Disco fans version 1 and 4 were the best, both of which had the offset number plate and the ridge/hip in the roofline. It’s those details, plus a front end that clearly took cues from a Defender, that is what we loved. And as for his talk about DNA, preserving it is a good thing with an iconic vehicle. Look at the G Wagen. But the mad professor is deranged or kidding himself if he thinks any real DNA from the defender transferred to the new Defender. Laughable.
But if you want to understand how Mr McGoo thinks, here’s an insight. Utter guff. And from what he says and how LR have evolved since he became head of Design, you can see clearly see why the Defender became what it did. Or looking at it another way, why 75 years of iconic vehicle development and evolution were scrapped with the swish of a pen. https://www.core77.com/posts/88353/The-Des...-of-Design Monsieur Le Grenadier I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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11th Jul 2020 12:00pm |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4236 
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I think the offset number plate was made a lot worse by dealers insisting on fitting ugly oversize number plates. Why do they do that? The rear of the Rover 75 seemed to attract the same abuse too. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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11th Jul 2020 12:04pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3428
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Very much doubt that number plate will change.
My one was delivered with the large plate, looking at the 2021 car and my 17MY the area where the plate goes looks to be narrower on the 2021 model to prevent large plates being fitted. Also looks like it has narrower rear tail lights. Click image to enlarge |
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11th Jul 2020 12:24pm |
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