need4speed Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 So. Are we any closer to actually knowing what the replacement is going to look like or is it the usual renders..... what's the bloody hold up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally V8 Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Frankly I don't think they care,the longer it goes on the more the press keep talking about it - free advertising... I don't think they care if they ever do build one,they are making plenty of money from churning out blingy posh cr-p,with more toys than you can imagine.Only the badge remains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailysleaze Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 They potentially have a finalised design because they invited their "ambassadors" to go see it and got them to tweet about how they thought it looked great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 You will also be glad to know they have plans to release a crossover that is 2wd and has no off road capability at all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Hunter Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 That'll be a cross over to ridiculous for a company that has made its name with go anywhere vehicles! Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 https://www.autocar.co.uk/opinion/industry/why-road-rover-echoes-history 'Road Rover' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Do we care.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 LR will build vehicles that make money for them. There's no sentiment, if a new Defender will make money they will build it. It will probably be full of tech and a ruggedized version of an existing platform. Although there is talk of a separate aluminium chassis. It could be good, but sadly l doubt prices will start at much less than £30,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 7 hours ago, Bowie69 said: You will also be glad to know they have plans to release a crossover that is 2wd and has no off road capability at all.... They're calling it the Metro SII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 wasn't there a 2wd Evoque released, so why bother with another 2wd model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 I thought the vast majority of them were 2wd, Ralph, 4wd being a 5k or so "optional extra". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 (edited) No the only 2wd version of the Evoque is the ED4. I don't think there's a single one among the dozens of Evoques on my estate. Edited October 1, 2017 by Lightning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 As I have said before, I don't believe it exists. It is (would be...) probably the single most interesting new model of this decade, and no spy shots, no information leaks, nothing. All that exists are various rehashed Photoshop horrors based on that ghastly DC100 thing which looks like the village idiot built a Mini out of Duplo. Every other (less interesting) model has been spotted somewhere during the development phase. Whether JLR gave up on it, or never started, I do not know, but I do not believe a replacement vehicle exists in any state of mature development unless it looks so similar to the rest of their blobmobile range that nobody has actually noticed it (in which case they might as well not have bothered, because it'll be no use as a Defender replacement). Because I don't believe it exists, a good-as-new Puma 110 Utility with 4000 miles on it came under my nose the other day, and I bought it. That and the trusty 300Tdi (still with just 30,000 miles on it) will keep me in Defenders until my back won't tolerate them any more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 I'm surprised they are doing this: http://www.off-road.com/blog/2017/09/15/fancy-wheeling-guvnor-jlr-adds-defender-experience-centers/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Anderzander said: I'm surprised they are doing this: http://www.off-road.com/blog/2017/09/15/fancy-wheeling-guvnor-jlr-adds-defender-experience-centers/ Maybe they're testing the water to see if there is enough interest to justify a re-engineered but true descendant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotts90 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 That's an interesting link, driving down to Girvan along the picturesque Ayrshire coast (when it's sunny) I came across a Land Rover Experience fleet...Velar, Sport, Disco5, RRS, Evoque....all 17plates and bumbling away at the rear was a 65 110 Defender. All resplendent in white with the LR oval on the bonnet so it was either still currently available for playing in or was a support vehicle. Time will tell, think I'll stick to the original versions for a while though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 (edited) I think something will break cover before long. How far along the line it is, l don't know. I'm not sure Land Rover/Tata really know how to replace Defender. But there have been reports from LR that it is "near to completion" and l don't think that lying is in the LR remit. Edited October 2, 2017 by Lightning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I read an article yesterday speculating about which brand JLR are likely to buy soon. It included MG, Vauxhall and a couple of others, but most interestingly (and I don't agree with it because of the protectionism that is becoming a theme over there), ended in the conclusion that the most likely brand they'll buy is Jeep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 To be fair, if I was in the market for a new vehicle, then a Jeep Wrangler would be very close to the top of the list, more so if I was in the states of course. By all accounts, JLR could benefit from some of the design ethos as well as the engineering around suspension particularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I agree. I just can't see a major US brand, especially one with such iconic history, being sold to a foreign owner. In all honesty, I wish the UK was a more reluctant to sell off the family silver... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Every single "New Defender" thread... No-one knows anything about it at all but everyone is absolutely certain it's all terrible and there's some big conspiracy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 You're posters always make me smile (though none more than the skotch lock one). Though this feels less of a heated debate than idle musing amongst friends? 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 On 01/10/2017 at 6:55 PM, BogMonster said: until my back won't tolerate them any more. Simple fix for that - put a set of L322 seats in like I have , haven't even bothered getting around to replacing the heavy duty springs I still have on there. To say it's transformed the ride is an understatement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Isn't jeep owned by Fiat ? Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 5 minutes ago, Mo Murphy said: Isn't jeep owned by Fiat ? Mo Was going to say exactly the same thing. So looks like the major US brand was sold to Italy some time ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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