Thread: No Defenders to be made in 2015?

Originally Posted by isuzurover

When I was last in kiwiland, I lost count of the number of kiwis who were surprised that possums were protected in AU. My reply was always - well the kiwi (bird) is protected in NZ isn't it?

But yes, they would be good...

Yeah the bloody things thrived over here. They've also evolved and are a lot bigger and furrier than the Aussie ones. I saw an Aussie one in Colac in 2006. What a runt.

Dougal, I reckon we all get ripped off. Our bloody government has given away billions of our taxes to Europe, Indonesia and every other bludger who puts their hand out for a dollar and then just ups the tax to get it back. Wouldn't be so bad if they didn't just waste it. NZ and Oz pay heaps more for everything than they do in the USA. For example, there's an enquiry here as to why Apple are charging something like double in Aus for their products.
As for possums, the little bastards play football on my roof every night. People think they're cute, but they the poop and pee all over the joint, it stinks and to me ( ok, they're an innocent little animal) they're a pest if they're around your house.

Originally Posted by solmanic

No, not the 2013 one. I agree, that's a balls-up. I meant the previous one before they tried to over-pimp everything.

Whew! Thought you were going blind or senile there for a minute...

This the latest idea from Land Rover, getting there I suppose.

Looks like a bronco.

Project "Icon" is most probably one of the biggest marketing secrets in motoring history. The impact on the 4WD world with a vehicle as capable as a Defender, but without most of its "quirks" has immense potential. We as enthusiast might not see it or like it, but Land Rover is aiming at global market growth.

Keeping this in mind I honestly think that unless some serious industrial espionage manages to catch a glimpse of it, we are unlikely to see more than Land Rover wants us to see before the official unveiling.

IMO anything we see before the actual fanfare launch of the vehicle will be misinformation and some of that will be deliberate from Land Rover themselves.

Cheers,

Lou

Originally Posted by Loubrey

Project "Icon" is most probably one of the biggest marketing secrets in motoring history. The impact on the 4WD world with a vehicle as capable as a Defender, but without most of its "quirks" has immense potential. We as enthusiast might not see it or like it, but Land Rover is aiming at global market growth.

Keeping this in mind I honestly think that unless some serious industrial espionage manages to catch a glimpse of it, we are unlikely to see more than Land Rover wants us to see before the official unveiling.

IMO anything we see before the actual fanfare launch of the vehicle will be misinformation and some of that will be deliberate from Land Rover themselves.

Cheers,

Lou

It's a design exercise posted to the web in August 2012 by a person who uses the name "Dezyn Smith"

Defender Concept 2015 on Behance

Most definitely not the latest from LR (or anywhere else).

cheers
Paul

Originally Posted by Loubrey

we are unlikely to see more than Land Rover wants us to see before the official unveiling.

Yeah, expect the usual "leaks" to generate hype and interest before launch.