New Defender Details Leaked

[DC.]

Catchpole if, like me, you don’t want to listen to Richard Hammond.

 

[Ged]

Big landrover fan but i think its a bit of a strech starting price of 45k and youre into 60k very quickly for any spec, pretty much rangerover money for essentially the same tech specs and drivetrain. i think they have missed thier base customers.

 

[Shannonsir]

JLR Boucher may start expanding that workshop of theirs now then.

 

[DC.]

To me it looks like a new Freelander with a hint of Kia Soul about it. They were never going to replace the original.

 

[Artoir]

Big landrover fan but i think its a bit of a strech starting price of 45k and youre into 60k very quickly for any spec, pretty much rangerover money for essentially the same tech specs and drivetrain. i think they have missed thier base customers.

Full fat RR is well north of 60k now!

 

[StephenMcC]

cant wait to see it in PSNI form lol

 

[Coog]

I think they've got their customer base just perfect. BT9'ers taking Henry to rugby practice on a Saturday afternoon specials.

 

[fatboysamo]

I don’t hate it but I don’t exactly like it either. It is too expensive and also in my mind doesn’t appeal to the true nature of the Defender name. It’s not built for farmers or modify yourself off-roaders. I would stick to the old defender and the problem now is that I would say the old defenders are just going to keep going up in price as a lot of people will not see this as a replacement.

 

[Ged]

Full fat RR is well north of 60k now!

I meant a velair, i know what id rather be in. at that money, Specced up a 110 with the 300hp engine online, 85K. i dont think ill be buying one, its now in luxury SUV territory not a utility vehicle. Time will tell but i dont think ull see to many on farms. With ford rangers starting from 19K etc

Sure the americans and rich boys will be buying em up. should have chosen a different name i reckon.

 

[Jason]

I think its class, can't wait for it to come out and see what some of the Urban guys etc do with it.

 

[Woodcutter]

Catchpole if, like me, you don’t want to listen to Richard Hammond.

Love that!

 

[Lee]

I remember my first and last drive in an old shape Defender. Pulled out of the driveway and almost done 180 degrees right back into the wall. Horrendous!

 

[Bryan]

Just downloaded the brochure for a nosey... 106 pages flip me.

No longer a body on chassis design. I also see there is no manual transmission option either (same as the new Wrangler all going auto).

What is the stupid body coloured thing in the upper rear quarter panel? I think it would look better without that.

 

[Boydie]

I feel the name "Defender" should have died with the old model and this one given a new name. To me, the Defender is a box tank and this, is not.

 

[Boydie]

Carwow's verdict - seems everyone must have been invited down yesterday/today and had their slot with the cars!

 

[mcmurray]

Quite like it. The commercial version looks well with the solid rear panel.

 

[StephenMcC]

The commercial one is actually a lot nicer!

 

[Jamesc]

I really like the look of them and think they done a good job of "remaking" the defender, granted they will never please everyone, but alot of change was down to the safety regulations etc thats required the orginial was WAY off the mark for. Looking forward to start getting them in etc, the "showroom demo tour" one should be starting doing the rounds soon.

 

[Apis]

Needs round headlights and a spare tyre on the bonnet.

 

[Lyons]

I don’t mind it. Fair play to them for changing their target audience, it is certainly going to appeal to a massive market. Personally I just think it’s a bit sad that they have strayed so far from the simplistic utility vehicle approach, but £ talks! The likes of my father in law won’t be replacing his 90 with one anyway.

 

[Bryan]

Can’t imagine you’d get a 50 cal mounted in the back. Roof doesn’t look like it comes off either. The commercial one looks much better because it doesn’t have that stupid body coloured detail in the quarter window.

So many utilitarian organisations and armies around the world rely on the defender as a workhorse. What are they going to buy now?

 

[ALN]

To me it looks like a new Freelander with a hint of Kia Soul about it. They were never going to replace the original.

I made the freelander comment too and would have guessed that’s what it was lol

 

[Shannonsir]

Wee Jimny snuck the rohypnol into his mates mummies Velar but daddy wasn't in range to defend'er and before we knew it out rolls this young sport.
Who gives an Evoque anyway, it's ghastly... shocking discovery nonetheless.


I'll get my coat.

 

[mk2driver]

Can’t imagine you’d get a 50 cal mounted in the back. Roof doesn’t look like it comes off either. The commercial one looks much better because it doesn’t have that stupid body coloured detail in the quarter window.

So many utilitarian organisations and armies around the world rely on the defender as a workhorse. What are they going to buy now?

They haven’t been able to buy a Defender for 3 years and the volumes they did buy was tiny and completely unsustainable

 

[svensktoppen]

I think they've got their customer base just perfect. BT9'ers taking Henry to rugby practice on a Saturday afternoon specials.

This

Selling a few agricultural implements to tight farmers = no money.

Selling a toffroader for the school run with a token bike hanging off the back, and loads of "off-road" extras to look good on the curb outside the school?

Loadsamoney! They will be flying off the shelf.