Thread: Why have Land Rover only made minor changes to the DEFENDER over the years??

Originally Posted by jakeslouw

Yes my point exactly. Now if they'd pulled their finger out, they'd still be at 40,000 + units per year.

In South Africa, the guys love horsepower. Nissan V9Xs and Toyota V8 TDs get chipped straight off the factory floor. A 2.2 van engine just doesn't hack it. Ford 3.2 T6 is becoming very popular. So if LR ZA slapped a 3.2 Durotorq engine with the uprated MT82 into the Defender, they'd instantaneously double their sales.
If LR ZA offered a Defender with say a nice 3.6 Petrol V6 @ around 190kW, they'd TREBLE their sales. Get the picture?

As per my earlier post,the replacement Defender will have all that . Pat

Originally Posted by Dougal

The next hilux or the last of the current?

The latest has 5 star rating which is what the big miners want,after they have now lowered most site speed limits to 40km/hr . Pat